Schools across the United States are hustling to introduce a new subject: A.I. literacy. In what some educators are calling a “driver’s license” for A.I., the new lessons aim to teach students how to examine the latest tech tools and use them responsibly. (Singer, The New York Times)
Read MoreAmerica has officially been in existence for nearly 250 years. Motion pictures have been around for less than half of that, but few inventions have been as effective at telling the story of America and its value. (Yazel, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreMore U.S. states are making physician-assisted suicides available — although only under narrow circumstances — and both defenders and critics of the practice say they see a growing discussion among baby boomers, who are mostly in their 60s and 70s, about what role, if any, it should play in end-of-life decision-making. (Najmabadi, The Washington Post)
Read MoreOver the decades, we can see the shifts (and non-shifts) in professional priorities and interests by looking at what college students are studying. The National Center for Education Statistics has kept a running tally of conferred bachelor’s degrees in the United States since 1970. (Yau, Flowing Data)
Read MoreThe bones of St. Francis of Assisi, the medieval friar who inspired Pope Francis and generations of Christians before him, are going on public display for the first time, giving his hilltop Umbrian hometown yet another reason to welcome pilgrims. (Winfield, AP News)
Read MoreAs marijuana use among teens has grown in the past decade, researchers have been trying to better understand the health risks of the drug. Now, a new longitudinal study finds that cannabis use among adolescents increases risks of being diagnosed with bipolar and psychotic disorders, as well as anxiety and depression, years later. (Chatterjee, NPR)
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