With blockbuster films costing hundreds of millions of dollars, the way two musical notes manipulate tension in ‘Jaws’ serves as a reminder that less can be more.
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Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation
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6/20/25
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AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators
Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.
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Eve Bohnett, University of Florida, The Conversation
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6/20/25
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Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans face of Lyme disease and other illnesses.
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Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University, The Conversation
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6/20/25
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A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.
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Brian Bossak, College of Charleston, The Conversation
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6/20/25
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Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.
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Jennifer D. Oliva, Indiana University, The Conversation
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6/20/25
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A shark expert whose own curiosity about these fascinating fish was sparked by the movie explains some of their unique features. Many discoveries came in the decades after ‘Jaws.’
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Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida, The Conversation
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6/20/25
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Floodlight reports support for renewable energy is declining as fossil fuel interests rise, with bipartisan decreases noted since 2020.
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Pam Radtke for Floodlight
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6/20/25
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Knowable Magazine points out that while carshares, bikeshares and the like are a positive for the environment, access to them isn't equal—so what can be done to give everyone more transportation options?
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Kaja Šeruga for Knowable Magazine
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6/20/25
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Freedom Debt Relief offers tips on what to do if you’re tired of picking up the phone to find a debt collector on the other end of the line.
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Maurie Backman for Freedom Debt Relief
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6/20/25
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The 74 reveals the open-source tool, ALDA, that could help open the prohibitive world of instructional design to everyday educators.
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Greg Toppo for The 74
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6/20/25
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