{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"117841","title":"A story worth staying for","body":"In Jack and Jennie Blair\u2019s backyard, the years of grief have left a kind of inventory. Woodworking. Metalwork. An aquaponics setup. A boat. Instruments from an attempt at music therapy. Each pursuit belonged to a season when Jack was searching for something that might help him live with the loss of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-30T16:32:30-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/30\/2026-4:32pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The search for something that might help him live with the loss of his son led ASU alumnus Jack Blair and his wife, Jennie, to create \u0026quot;This Is Not a Draft,\u0026quot; an award-winning documentary that features the voices of 10 post-9\/11 veterans. The film makes its ASU debut on Nov. 5, ahead of ASU\u2019s\u00a0Salute to Service celebration Nov. 6\u201316.","teaser":"In Jack and Jennie Blair\u2019s backyard, the years of grief have left a kind of inventory. 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Who do you see?\u0026nbsp;Did you envision a middle-aged man serving what could have been a life\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-21T14:39:35-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/21\/2026-2:39pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Who do you think of when you think of a Swiftie? Probably not Joe Garcia, who is the unlikely subject of \u201cDaylight,\u201d a short film inspired by an essay that Garcia wrote for\u00a0The New Yorker while serving time in a California state prison. The film debuted in LA at a screening event hosted by The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at ASU.","teaser":"Who do you think of when you think of a Swiftie? Picture with your mind\u2019s eye the world\u2019s biggest Taylor Swift fan, who finds joy and a deeper expression of feeling in the pop star\u2019s lovestruck lyrics. 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An interdisciplinary team from Arizona State University has created a new video game called Stella Astrum in which players manage stars and planets in a colorful galaxy. 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Can it be trusted?\u0026nbsp;Those questions are no longer limited to computer scientists or technology\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-10-01T12:08:08-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/01\/2026-12:08pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As content generated by artificial intelligence becomes more common, people are increasingly questioning what they\u0026#039;re seeing \u2014 but can we become too suspicious? An ASU expert who has studied Reddit communities that are dedicated to AI detection sheds some light on the issue.","teaser":"As images, videos and text generated by artificial intelligence become more common online, people are increasingly being asked to make difficult judgments: ","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-09\/SCAI_wabbits_1920x1080.jpg?itok=LGRQQlaG","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20261001-science-and-technology-rise-ai-suspicion","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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The meme was one of several examined in new research by Jaron Mink, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering in ASU\u0026#039;s School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, which analyzed online communities dedicated to detecting artificial intelligence use. Graphic generated by Erika Gronek\/ASU using Adobe Firefly and Gemini","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|Ira A. 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The asteroid discoverer has priority to nominate a name. 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The exhibition showcases how Indigenous knowledge, culture and creativity have flourished through generations, and it includes more than 60 pieces recently donated from The William P. Healey Collection of Native American Art. 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