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AI Traffic Enforcement Minimizes Crashes Without Shifting Risk, Study Finds
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 20, 2025 – As cities worldwide seek effective strategies to address rising traffic fatalities, a new study published in the INFORMS journal Management Science reveals AI-powered traffic cameras offer a breakthrough solution – not only catching violations, but meaningfully improving overall road safety. 

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Why Congress May Push Back on State AI Regulations
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House Republicans proposed a 10-year pause on state rules for artificial intelligence. What that could mean for consumer protections.

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Has flying become more dangerous? We speak to a Professor of statistics and a Director of aerospace engineering
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From the Jeju Airline tragedy to the Washington DC plane and helicopter collision, it makes you wonder whether flight safety standards have dropped.

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Bargaining and the Three-Way Transaction Defines the Daily Deal Market

Bargaining and the Three-Way Transaction Defines the Daily Deal Market

Science Codex, August 3, 2020

f you've ever taken advantage of a nice discount thanks to a promotion from Groupon or LivingSocial, you've tapped the power of the daily deal market yourself. You, the consumer, benefited from the prior bargaining that took place between that big online platform and the merchant, resulting in a lower price for you.

Professor Whose Alarming COVID-19 Predictions Sparked #WeAreUnited Movement Now More Optimistic

Professor Whose Alarming COVID-19 Predictions Sparked #WeAreUnited Movement Now More Optimistic

CBS Sports, August 3, 2020

The University of Illinois professor whose predicted alarming COVID-19 mortality rates for college football players wound up being the inspiration for a threatened Pac-12 players' boycott now has a much brighter outlook ahead of the 2020 season. In fact, Dr. Sheldon Jacobson now considers himself optimistic about college football being played amid a global pandemic.

Walters: Lottery Sales Jump During Pandemic

Walters: Lottery Sales Jump During Pandemic

Gazette Xtra, August 3, 2020

Many Wisconsin residents may have lost their jobs, had their pay or work hours cut, visited food pantries or worried about paying the rent because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But that didn’t stop them from buying lottery tickets in the first months of the health-care crisis. mState Department of Revenue figures show total lottery sales between March—when the state’s economy was locked down, mass layoffs and furloughs began, and we were told to stay home to “flatten” the COVID-19 curve—and June were up 12.3%.

Bubble vs. Baseball: Why Experts Say NBA is Safer Than MLB

Bubble vs. Baseball: Why Experts Say NBA is Safer Than MLB

WISN Channel 12, July 31, 2020

After two Saint Louis Cardinals players tested positive for coronavirus, which lead to the postponement of Friday's game at Miller Park, experts weighed in on how the NBA's COVID-19 plan seems to be working better than the MLB's. NBA players are currently sheltered within the Disney World bubble and not allowed to leave the facility or interact with people outside. 

Afraid of Airlines? There’s Always the Private Jet

Afraid of Airlines? There’s Always the Private Jet

The New York Times, July 30, 2020

Lexi Shangraw, a San Francisco resident, flew to Phoenix in early March for what was supposed to be a brief visit. But when lockdowns started, she ended up staying longer than anticipated in hopes of waiting out Covid-19.

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