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Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.

Schools remain closed after the deadly fires on Maui. Parents say it's important to keep their community from being displaced indefinitely.

Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.

Join AMERICAN EXPERIENCE for a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring the history of reproductive rights and future of bodily autonomy in America. Panelists will explore the impact of the recent Dobbs decision on public health and constitutional law, the complex history of the struggle for reproductive rights, the risks women and childbearing people take to secure bodily autonomy, the disproportionate impact of historical and current laws on poor women and women of color, and what might happen next. RSVP NOW Featured guests: Renée M. Landers: Professor of Law at Suffolk University, and the faculty director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration, and the Master of Science in Law Life Sciences Program. Cathleen Kaveny: Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College. The conversation will be moderated by Adriane Lentz-Smith, an Associate Professor of History at Duke University. The event will be streamed live on American Experience’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

The last major age group to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - children ages 6 months to 5 years old – are now getting their shots. How significant is this in the fight against the virus? Then, primary elections often result in a low turnout of voters and this June’s California primary was no exception. But what about November? A new UC San Diego survey tries to take the temperature of voters in California. And, we’re learning more about pollution sources from the Port of San Diego that are affecting people’s health. But the new information has left port commissioners split on how to prioritize emission-reduction projects. Next, reaction to the new rules about where sidewalk vendors can now operate in Balboa Park and downtown San Diego. And, Scientists at UC San Diego are leading what they call the biggest community science project ever, on animal communication. Dogs are touching buttons on soundboards with their paws or nose, allowing them to communicate to humans--- words, thoughts – and maybe even sentences. Finally, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture is now open in Riverside. One of its first exhibitions on view is a retrospective of works from local border artists, brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre.

Walkable neighborhoods promote active behaviors like walking for leisure or transportation to school, work, shopping or home, the authors wrote.

After Wisconsin mom Annie McGrath's teenage son died in a YouTube blackout challenge, she confronted shareholders at an annual meeting of its parent company.

New COVID variants are fueling hospitalizations and prompting some schools and hospitals to reinstate mask mandates. Others are considering or ruling out the possibility, leaving it up to individuals.

Stanford University professor Geoffrey Cohen examines human connection in his new book "Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides."

The water comes from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Although most scientists agree it does not pose an immediate environmental threat, some are worried about the long-term consequences.