How the NFL is Using AI, a Formula for Better US-China Relations, and More

March 19, 2021

Despite the COVID-19 blame game that the United States and China engaged in, strong professional ties between the countries’ medical experts have largely survived. Cheng Li and Senqi Ma argue that government officials from both countries can learn from this collaboration.

We may not have robot football coaches yet, but NFL teams are leveraging a variety of different technologies today. From biometrics to data analytics, Darrell West examines the state-of-the-art methods teams use for in-game decisionmaking, roster building, and fan engagement.

The American Rescue Plan was signed into law without a provision to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. With 38 million U.S. households struggling to make ends meet, Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu write that a national policy agenda focused on raising wages is still urgently needed.

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