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Lead story Have you recently felt like you’re not just often at the end of your rope, but that your rope is getting shorter and shorter? Join the club. Wake Forest University philosopher Christian B. Miller sees people becoming more impatient, and he blames the rise of AI tools. “You can have an AI do everything from school assignments to legal writing, sermon preparation, vacation planning, work emails and academic research,” he writes. Getting instantaneous, pre-synthesized information means you don’t need to practice old-fashioned skills of investigating, thinking and making connections. These can take a lot more time and effort, but come with the beneficial side effect of strengthening your capacity for patience. There are still ways you can cultivate patience, even as AI becomes more integrated in everyday life. Miller has suggestions – along with the caveat that it won’t be easy. [ Miss us on Sundays? Get a selection of our best and most popular stories (or try our other weekly emails). ] |
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Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University Patience is a virtue that researchers have linked to many parts of well-being. But it’s also something that needs a bit of practice and training – and can be undermined by instant, easy gratification.
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Julia McWilliams, University of Pennsylvania Nearly one-third of Philadelphia schools closed in 2013 still sit vacant while cyber charters banked millions in revenue. |
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Ali Besharat, University of Denver About a third of Americans report using high-interest credit cards for everyday expenses as costs continue to rise.
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Khachatur Manukyan, University of Notre Dame Ben Franklin led an effort to print paper bills in the American colonies, after a coin shortage constrained the economy. Michael Gregory, Clemson University Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting the public toward coercing support for the regime. Sanaa El-Sayed, University of Michigan A team of researchers worked grueling, hot hours in the desert to understand the history of life in Earth’s oceans after a major extinction event. |
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Kirk Bowman, Georgia Institute of Technology ‘Soccer’ originated as a slang term in the 1880s and continues to be used around the world today. So why are some people squeamish about the term? Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida Behind the difference looms the specter of Russia, which each side sees in increasingly opposing terms. Andrew Latham, Macalester College The leaders of Canada, France, India and Turkey are among those looking to leverage their ability to say ‘no’ to Washington. |
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Madison Stevens, Montana State University; Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum, Boise State University Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock. |
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Austin Sarat, Amherst College The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again. Sativa Banks, University of California, Davis Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands. Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an Instagram post that said, ‘86 47.’ Elliot Mamet, Princeton University; Austin Bussing, Trinity University 125 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress. |
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