Lost in Algorithmic TranslationScientists Are Teaching a Robot How to Laugh Robots may eventually laugh like us, and with us, reflecting a desire for A.I. to reproduce every part of "human-like" intelligence, including empathy. By Saumya Kalia
Rebooting Immunity‘Breakthrough’ Treatment Cures 5 People of an Autoimmune Disease The results are "phenomenal" as they hold implications for treating people living with lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. By Saumya Kalia
Not Immune to BiasHPV Vaccines Can Save People’s Lives. Why Is Awareness, Access Still So Low? The immunization challenges with cervical cancer are reflective of systemic anxiety around women’s sexual and menstrual health. By Saumya Kalia
burnoutBurnout Among Doctors Is Not Only Impacting Their Health, but Also Patient Safety, Finds Study Burnout in medicine is reflective of the health infrastructure's inadequacies, and the responsibility of care must "shift from individual physicians to institutions." By Saumya Kalia
Don't Breathe InNew Research Shows How Air Pollution Causes Lung Cancer Among Non‑Smokers “It’s a wake-up call on the impact of pollution on human health. You cannot ignore climate health." By Saumya Kalia
Surge of ExploitationMore Than 50 Million People Globally Are Now Trapped in Modern Slavery: ILO Report Women in forced labor face wage non-payment and threat of dismissal, reflecting a “surge of exploitation” over the last five years. By Saumya Kalia
An Exercise in CaringNCERT Issues Guidelines to Schools to Help Address Students’ Mental Health Problems The framework was released after a survey found high prevalence of anxiety, fear of exams, and body image issues among children. By Saumya Kalia
Hot and BotheredResearch Shows How Online Hate Speech Rises With Heatwaves, Extreme Weather Online hate speech functions as a "new impact channel through which climate change can affect overall societal cohesion and people's mental health." By Saumya Kalia
Epidemic of InvisibilityMuslims Comprise Only 1% of Characters on Popular TV Series, Finds New Research "Not only is this radical erasure an insult, but it also has the potential to create real-world injury for audiences," the researchers said. By Saumya Kalia
Pandemic BluesChimpanzees, Bonobos Became Lonely and Sedentary During the Lockdown, Shows Study The research paves way to understanding more about "the impact individual differences and animal environments have on animals’ experiences with visitors." By Saumya Kalia
The Shadows of PrejudiceFans Think ‘Lord of the Rings’ Prequel Is ‘Too Woke,’ but It Shows How Fantasy Fandom Gives Way to Bigotry The controversy around the ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel highlights the ways in which fantasy fiction is gatekept in the name of preserving the sanctity of lore. By Saumya Kalia
Double BindUnpaid Labor Takes a Toll on Employed Women’s Mental Health, Shows Study “This double burden of paid and unpaid work exposes women to greater risk for overload, time poverty, and poorer mental health." By Saumya Kalia
Be Right BackTaking 10‑Minute ‘Micro‑Breaks’ Helps Prevent Burnout, Shows Study A meta-analysis of 22 studies shows micro-breaks of people walking around or watching something help to reduce fatigue. By Saumya Kalia
Doing a Number on MePeople Count From Left to Right. But There Is a Better Way to Use Numbers, According to Research Looking at numbers vertically "might help [in] getting our heads around how numbers work a little easier." By Saumya Kalia
Best Friends ForeverMale Dolphins Form Lifelong ‘Friends’ That Help Them Find Partners, Fight Competitors This "strategic alliance" behavior was never previously confirmed among animals. By Saumya Kalia
Love and Law‘Domestic, Unmarried Partnerships or Queer Relationships’ Also Constitute a Family: Supreme Court "These manifestations of love and families may not be typical but they are as real as their traditional counterparts," the court observed. By Saumya Kalia
Let Me BeIt’s Okay: To Live in Denial Sometimes Sometimes, denial is our best friend, offering the comfort of stillness. By Saumya Kalia
Worlds of WonderCan Reading Fiction Early in Life Make People More Empathetic? Reading fiction can help people in seeing the world from the perspective of others and understanding its complexity. By Saumya Kalia