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Taking Part in The Conversation: The Ocean Predator You’ve Overlooked

Mantis Shrimp

Pretend you’re a fish swimming in the ocean. What predator are you most afraid of? If you answered shark, you’re not alone. Most people think of the shark as the number one ocean predator. But Thomas Cronin, a Professor of Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland, points out the many features that make the mantis shrimp “far more terrifying” in his new article on The Conversation.

Taking Part in The Conversation: What’s the Deal with Yawning?

Cat yawning

You’ve probably heard that yawning is contagious; seeing someone doing it, or even reading about it, can trigger something in your brain that makes you need to yawn. But why do humans yawn? How does yawning look in other species? Those are exactly the questions that Christine Calder, an Assistant Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University, grapples with in her latest article on The Conversation.

Taking Part in The Conversation: Drone Software as a Pilot?

Airplane

“Would you get on a plane that didn’t have a human pilot in the cockpit?” asks Jeremy Straub, an assistant professor of computer science at North Dakota State University, in his most recent article published on The Conversation. It might seem scary to put so much trust in artificial intelligence, but the truth is that there are many benefits to having a non-human in control. Here are a few of the advantages that Straub points out:

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