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      "id": 19592,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/one-of-the-most-common-brain-disorders-is-one-of-the-most-misunderstood-how-functional-neurological-disorder-is-both-all-in-your-head-and-beyond-it-288048",
      "title": "One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both ‘all in your head’ and beyond it",
      "summary": "Millions of people suffer from debilitating symptoms their doctors don’t quite believe. But advances in neuroscience and education may be changing the tides for treatment.",
      "authors": "Mackenzi Moore, Program Manager, University of Colorado Anschutz",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "children-education",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T12:39:45.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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    {
      "id": 19296,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/teens-are-turning-to-ai-chatbots-for-emotional-support-heres-how-to-keep-kids-safe-283651",
      "title": "Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe",
      "summary": "Chatbots are becoming commonplace in teens’ lives, but these tools were never developed or validated for mental health support.",
      "authors": "Phoebe S. Moore, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School, Megan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry, UMass Chan Medical School, Yael Dvir, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare,children-education",
      "published_at": "2026-08-13T12:31:33.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 18893,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/starwashing-how-space-companies-use-the-greenwashing-playbook-while-engaging-in-environmentally-damaging-practices-285904",
      "title": "‘Starwashing’: How space companies use the greenwashing playbook while engaging in environmentally damaging practices",
      "summary": "Orbital data centers, space habitats, mining the Moon – despite taking place in space, the practices many companies are imagining will still affect the Earth.",
      "authors": "Marissa E. Yingling, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Louisville",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T12:37:51.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18893"
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      "id": 18526,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/new-tech-adds-phone-tracking-to-license-plate-readers-associating-devices-with-identifiable-cars-288876",
      "title": "New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars",
      "summary": "License plate readers are widely used in the US. A new product marketed to police departments promises to add the ability to sense phones and other devices in passing cars.",
      "authors": "Nicole M. Bennett, Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Assistant Director at the Center for Refugee Studies, Indiana University",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "privacy-surveillance",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11T12:31:35.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 17531,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/a-lot-of-casual-friends-or-only-a-few-youre-really-close-with-new-research-questions-that-trade-off-282952",
      "title": "A lot of casual friends, or only a few you’re really close with? New research questions that trade-off",
      "summary": "Friendships are integral to human health and well being, yet researchers know very little about how people make friends. A new study investigated what people prioritize for new friendships.",
      "authors": "Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University, Diego Guevara Beltran, Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, University of Arizona",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-07T12:36:49.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 17190,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/taxi-drivers-rarely-die-of-alzheimers-how-complex-mental-maps-and-spatial-reasoning-protect-your-brain-286650",
      "title": "Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain",
      "summary": "Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.",
      "authors": "Hatim Sharif, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-06T12:35:37.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 16396,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/how-hackers-attack-municipal-water-systems-and-why-the-utilities-are-so-vulnerable-288864",
      "title": "How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable",
      "summary": "A cybersecurity researcher explains how hackers target small computers that control a water system’s tanks, pipes and valves.",
      "authors": "William Akoto, Assistant Professor of Global Security, American University School of International Service",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T21:41:00.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 16397,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/producing-spider-silk-is-a-biological-feat-scientists-are-using-it-to-develop-materials-for-drug-delivery-and-wound-care-288868",
      "title": "Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care",
      "summary": "If Spider-Man were real, he could help scientists revolutionize healthcare. Since he’s not, researchers develop creative ways to produce spider silk to study.",
      "authors": "Aliasger K. Salem, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare,biotech",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T12:34:13.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 16398,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/how-to-do-your-own-online-health-research-like-a-scientist-a-biostatisticians-step-by-step-guide-282559",
      "title": "How to do your own online health research like a scientist – a biostatistician’s step-by-step guide",
      "summary": "Here’s how to sift through complicated studies without getting overwhelmed.",
      "authors": "Lucy McGowan, Associate Professor of Statistical Sciences, Wake Forest University",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T12:33:57.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16398"
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      "id": 15984,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/when-expressive-humanoid-robots-are-awkward-people-become-wary-new-brain-study-288696",
      "title": "When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study",
      "summary": "People who interact with expressive robots that make mistakes react with suspicion rather than seeing the bots as malfunctioning machines.",
      "authors": "Hasan Ayaz, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Ewart J. de Visser, Technical Director, Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center, United States Air Force Academy, Frank Krueger, Professor of Systems Social Neuroscience, George Mason University, Yigit Topoglu, Research Scientist, Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center, United States Air Force Academy",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T12:29:54.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15984"
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      "id": 15444,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/foldable-synthetic-molecules-could-infiltrate-and-bust-apart-the-toxic-protein-clumps-causing-parkinsons-281842",
      "title": "Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson’s",
      "summary": "Researchers are finding ways to target the toxic proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s that were once considered ‘undruggable.’",
      "authors": "Sunil Kumar, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Denver",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "biotech",
      "published_at": "2026-07-31T12:09:24.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15444"
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      "id": 15445,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/getting-outside-despite-your-9-to-5-job-can-improve-your-mental-health-heres-how-to-spend-time-in-nature-during-and-around-working-hours-286619",
      "title": "Getting outside despite your 9-to-5 job can improve your mental health – here’s how to spend time in nature during and around working hours",
      "summary": "Sometimes the best escape isn’t a weekend away. It’s the park just down the road.",
      "authors": "Todd Lookingbill, Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy,healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-07-31T12:07:36.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 13922,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/flocking-together-how-a-birding-hobby-may-boost-your-mental-health-and-build-community-287176",
      "title": "Flocking together – how a birding hobby may boost your mental health and build community",
      "summary": "With social media communities and naturalist apps, birding is easier to get into than ever. A psychologist explains why it may also be just what the doctor ordered.",
      "authors": "Jennifer G. Andrews, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Morehouse College",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-07-27T12:39:25.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 12809,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/rescuing-satellites-is-harder-than-it-looks-a-growing-space-junk-problem-will-make-doing-so-more-important-286737",
      "title": "Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important",
      "summary": "A new mission to save NASA’s Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.",
      "authors": "Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy",
      "published_at": "2026-07-22T12:29:20.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 12810,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/new-genetic-approaches-raise-hopes-for-restoring-the-american-chestnut-to-its-former-glory-282125",
      "title": "New genetic approaches raise hopes for restoring the American chestnut to its former glory",
      "summary": "By identifying the genes and molecules crucial to resistance in American chestnuts and other species, researchers hope to use genomic techniques to breed trees that can flourish in the face of blight.",
      "authors": "Steve Strauss, University Distinguished Professor of Forest Biotechnology, Oregon State University",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "biotech",
      "published_at": "2026-07-22T12:29:02.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/12810"
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    {
      "id": 12079,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/more-testosterone-wont-make-a-better-soldier-or-a-tougher-man-aggression-and-strength-drive-t-levels-not-the-other-way-around-287828",
      "title": "More testosterone won’t make a better soldier or a tougher man – aggression and strength drive T levels, not the other way around",
      "summary": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring service members to screen for low testosterone levels. Ironically, the military lifestyle itself is more likely to lower T levels.",
      "authors": "Adam Stanaland, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "military-security",
      "published_at": "2026-07-20T22:08:08.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 12080,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/how-hot-does-it-get-in-the-desert-a-climate-scientist-explains-its-blazing-heat-284498",
      "title": "How hot does it get in the desert? A climate scientist explains its blazing heat",
      "summary": "Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s why deserts can reach such scorching temperatures – and also very cold ones.",
      "authors": "Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-20T12:25:57.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/12080"
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      "id": 12081,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/keeping-drugs-free-of-contaminants-pharmaceutical-manufacturers-filter-medications-through-tiny-pores-to-keep-them-sterile-and-safe-279962",
      "title": "Keeping drugs free of contaminants – pharmaceutical manufacturers filter medications through tiny pores to keep them sterile and safe",
      "summary": "History has shown that when manufacturers skimp on sterile filtration of drugs, the consequences can amount to the loss of hundreds of lives and millions of dollars.",
      "authors": "Shreya Kapila, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, Penn State",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "biotech",
      "published_at": "2026-07-20T12:25:43.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/12081"
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      "id": 11472,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/screen-time-guidelines-for-kids-and-adolescents-have-shifted-as-research-paints-a-more-nuanced-picture-281300",
      "title": "Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture",
      "summary": "Studies increasingly show that how kids are using screens is more important than the exact amount of time they’re spending on them – and parents and caregivers tend to know what’s best for their families.",
      "authors": "Gabriel E. Hales, Research Fellow in Media and Information, Michigan State University",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "children-education",
      "published_at": "2026-07-17T12:16:49.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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      "id": 2578,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/can-ozempic-prevent-cancer-a-doctor-explains-why-the-headlines-are-easy-to-misread-285206",
      "title": "Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread",
      "summary": "Several studies suggest GLP-1 drugs may lower cancer risk. But that benefit may be due to the patients themselves: those who are healthier, wealthier and with better access to care.",
      "authors": "Ziyad Al-Aly, Clinical Epidemiologist, Washington University in St. Louis",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-07-13T12:05:32.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/2578"
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    {
      "id": 10105,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/creating-synthetic-life-in-a-lab-spudcell-falls-short-of-the-goal-but-raises-even-more-useful-questions-286762",
      "title": "Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions",
      "summary": "The goal of creating synthetic cells is not to replace nature, but to learn more deeply about biology and reengineer it to help society.",
      "authors": "Tara Deans, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "biotech",
      "published_at": "2026-07-08T12:46:14.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/10105"
    },
    {
      "id": 2580,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/ivermectin-isnt-a-cancer-miracle-drug-but-influencers-claim-otherwise-heres-how-to-avoid-sprinting-past-scientific-evidence-286337",
      "title": "Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence",
      "summary": "Science works at a much slower pace than social media, opening a large window for early findings to be taken at face value and misinformation to spread.",
      "authors": "Dannell D. Boatman, Assistant Professor of Cancer Prevention and Control, Researcher in Health Communication, West Virginia University",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "misinformation,healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-07-08T12:06:26.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/2580"
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    {
      "id": 2583,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/fishing-for-dna-how-a-cup-of-river-water-can-reveal-secrets-about-human-health-pollution-and-biodiversity-282215",
      "title": "Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity",
      "summary": "Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and pathogens, helping researchers track where they’ve migrated.",
      "authors": "Jenny Whilde, Adjunct Research Scientist in Marine Bioscience, University of Florida",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare,environment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-07T12:14:29.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/2583"
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    {
      "id": 2586,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/how-did-it-feel-to-be-an-american-colonist-in-1776-probably-itchy-achy-and-slightly-nauseated-277153",
      "title": "How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776? Probably itchy, achy and slightly nauseated",
      "summary": "The medical tools of the Revolutionary period help flesh out the picture of what physical well-being felt like for people living in the American colonies 250 years ago.",
      "authors": "Katherine Ott, Curator of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02T12:47:46.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/2586"
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    {
      "id": 2591,
      "url": "https://theconversation.com/world-cup-propels-surveillance-to-new-heights-284712",
      "title": "World Cup propels surveillance to new heights",
      "summary": "The World Cup is bringing visitors and AI-driven surveillance systems, but only one of those is certain to leave when the games are done.",
      "authors": "Anne Toomey McKenna, Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Penn State",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "privacy-surveillance",
      "published_at": "2026-06-30T12:35:55.000Z",
      "source": "The Conversation Technology",
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