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The AI Surge Is Flooding Academic Journals: What It Means for Peer Review and Who Pays the Price

Journal submissions are surging as AI floods peer review. See what Organization Science and ScholarOne data reveal about the strain on editors.

Latin Times · Sep 24

We’re not in a new Gilded Age in America: inequality is now far worse

Today’s wealth gap is much bigger, and the country’s richest have much more power than they once did. It’s an Age of Oligarchy

The Guardian - US · Sep 21

After a Respiratory Infection, Faces Started Looking Stretched to a 4-Year-Old, and His Drawings Showed Doctors How

Days after a respiratory infection, a 4-year-old began seeing stretched faces. His drawings helped doctors diagnose a rare face distortion disorder.

Medical Daily · Sep 11

Elevance Health’s CEO started her career as a pro basketball player. Now she’s the highest‑ranking woman on the Global 500, leading a $199B giant

Gail Boudreaux credits collegiate athletics with helping to shape her leadership style.

Fortune · Jul 31

The brutal math behind Gen Z's lonely weekends: $15 drinks are driving a generational 'spending hangover'

It’s a “high intent, low budget” generation, the Harris Poll’s Libby Rodney told Fortune. "We call it placing financial regret over FOMO."

Fortune · Jul 28

How aluminum foil can improve your Wi-Fi signals: Here are 7 tricks

Aluminum foil Wi-Fi boost: A simple kitchen foil trick can improve your Wi-Fi signal strength. Scientists at Dartmouth College formally tested this concept in 2017. Shaping foil into a curve and placing it behind the router redirects signals effectively. This method aims to boost coverage in specific dead zones within…

The Economic Times · Jul 20

Teen who murdered two Ivy League professors could soon get a shot at freedom

A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago is seeking to have his life sentence reduced

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Man who killed Dartmouth professors at 17 seeks reduced prison sentence

A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago wants his life sentence reduced to a minimum of 30 to 40 years

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Denied Pseudonymity Again, in Case Against Dartmouth

From today's decision by Judge Steven McAuliffe (D.N.H.) in Doe v. Trustees of Dartmouth College (for an earlier similar decision related… The post Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Denied Pseudonymity Again, in Case Against Dartmouth appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 12

Can aluminum foil really boost your WiFi signal, and what do experts actually say

While a viral social media hack suggests aluminum foil can boost Wi-Fi, real science shows precise shaping is key. Dartmouth researchers developed 3D-printed reflectors to significantly improve signal strength by redirecting waves, unlike crude DIY versions. This method focuses existing signals, not increasing router power, and requires careful placement to…

The Economic Times · May 26