Data, Fire and the Fight to Keep California Insurable
Experts gather at the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute to confront wildfire risk and the future of insurance.
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Americans Don’t Just Fear Driverless Cars Will Crash — They Fear Mass Job Losses
While much of the public debate about self-driving cars focuses on safety, a new national study from the UC San Diego reveals many Americans’ doubts about driverless focused on the technology’s economic ripple effects — especially job losses in driving and delivery work.
Trust in Elections Declines across Party Lines Ahead of 2026 Midterms, UC San Diego Survey Finds
New national survey — from the Center for Transparent and Trusted Elections and the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research — highlights shared skepticism over redistricting and widespread expectations of ICE at polling places.
Can Dogs Talk? NOVA Spotlights UC San Diego Research
Research led by UC San Diego cognitive scientist Federico Rossano is featured in an episode of NOVA, the long-running PBS science series known for bringing rigorous scientific research to a national audience.
Is Artificial General Intelligence Here?
Will artificial intelligence ever be able to reason, learn and solve problems at levels comparable to humans? Four experts at the University of California San Diego believe the answer is yes – and that such artificial general intelligence has already arrived.
Electric Cars Won’t Fix Sitting: The Health Costs of Designing Cities Around Cars
Walkability pioneer, UC San Diego urban planning professor Lawrence Frank revisits two decades of evidence linking car dependence and chronic disease – and explains why cleaner cars won’t make us healthier.
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