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Trigger Warning: This article includes graphic discussion of combat, violence, sexual assault, and death. Please engage with this interview with discretion, as the material may be highly distressing for some readers. James “Jimmy” Hatch is a former special operations Navy…
No electricity. No heating or hot water. Mold. Asbestos. Broken piping. Holes in the walls. Plaster falling from leaky ceilings. These are just a handful of the conditions that residents in New York City’s public housing are currently facing. The…
John was a curious programmer who had been working on ChatGPT’s code for years. One day, while debugging the system, he noticed something strange – ChatGPT seemed to be responding to his questions in a way that was too human-like…
Bounded by the massive Mojave and Sonoran deserts, the Colorado River is known as the Lifeline of the Southwest. Winding from Colorado to Utah, through Arizona, and along the borders of Nevada and California, it encompasses 1,450 miles of flowing…
In January 2023, Massachusetts State Senator Barry Finegold proposed a bill to regulate generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. When writing this legislation, Finegold hoped to mitigate the dangers of using AI-generated information by broadly controlling its usage. But ironically, neither…
In February 2023, hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the streets of Madrid, Spain’s capital city, to voice their outrage at the deterioration of public healthcare in the region. According to the protestors, Madrid’s right-wing government has paved the…
“We have been getting killed from the very beginning,” Clara Mongé said, reflecting on contemporary Peru from her home in Delray Beach, FL. She left her native country decades ago, but her walls still display a colorful blend of Spanish…
For many Yale students, spring break is a much-needed time for rest and recovery. The jolt back to a busy routine following the break reminds students how little time is available for relaxation during schooltime. One of the students affected…
