Funding for science is more than just the amount of money. To a large extent, the organizations that fund research set the agenda, and different funders have different priorities. It can also be hard ...

As the debate over the Donald Trump administration increasing H-1B visa fee rages, there's another practical problem facing America's bid to build an AI economy. As raised by Ford CEO Jim Farley, the ...

More than 120 million people have been displaced from their homes due to war, climate change, political instability, and oppression in the past few years, ...

Artificial Intelligence, for all of the fear-mongering taking place, simply is a tool that if applied in a free market setting will make our economy stronger, ...

Hawaii’s history as one of the world’s most literate societies in the 19th century now sits in uneasy contrast with a modern reality : tens of thousands of adults across the state still struggle with ...

As Nigeria celebrates 65 years of political independence, the nation finds itself at a crossroads. Despite being touted as the “Giant of Africa”, the country’s development indices tell a different ...

For generations, buying a home has been stitched into the fabric of the American dream like Betsy Ross stitching stars onto the first flag of the nation. It’s more than just four walls and a roof — it ...

Untreated vision and hearing problems trap people experiencing homelessness in cycles of poverty. This is what's being done to break them.

Cost-of-living squeeze has left some feeling priced out of social events and struggling to keep up friendships ...

A new report by the Brookings Institution warns that venture capital flowing into the Washington area has dropped dramatically. That’s bad for the whole state’s economy.