Perspectives

Of the many advances in science and technology over the past 25 years, genetic testing is arguably one of the most notable. Once a rare part of health care, it is now becoming much more common, writes Graham Colditz.

AI is now a permanent feature of legal practice. And so are the risks associated with its misuse. Congress has already acknowledged, in the bankruptcy context, that sanctions data is worth tracking. Extending that logic to AI-related sanctions across the federal judiciary is both modest and overdue, writes Oliver Roberts.

Chemist Alcina Johnson Sudagar, a research scientist at the McKelvey School of Engineering, writes about novel ways to make cement more sustainable and says some alternative ideas are getting noticed.

Through focused protests, recordings of government action, and viral popular culture, today’s public can get fuller, clearer information to help critically assess government actions, writes Gregory Magarian.

From Courtney Love to Chappell Roan, lipstick has evolved into a marker of power, writes Eileen G’Sell.

No one is suggesting that a single positive drug test or instance of drug use should automatically trigger the removal of children from the home. But we must abandon the delusion that parents who are drug-addicted will enter treatment voluntarily before serious harm falls to them or their children, writes Sarah Font.

Michael Green, a visiting professor and an expert in tort law at WashU Law, discusses the implications of the $8.5 million federal jury verdict against Uber in a case alleging sexual assault by a driver.

Health care is extremely complicated and there are numerous barriers to reforms, as successive U.S. administrations have learned over the years. Whether the Trump administration finds some success will depend on how well the policies are able to surmount these and other obstacles, writes Patrick Aguilar.

Planetary scientist Paul Byrne, in Arts & Sciences, takes part in an episode of the “Planetary Radio” podcast to discuss his recent study raising doubts about the possibility of life on the seafloor of Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter.