USC researcher outlines a vision of how social science can be incorporated into the work that economists do.

The human brain is the most powerful supercomputer on Earth, and now USC researchers are taking inspiration from the structure of the human brain to make better artificial intelligence systems.

USC Marshall research suggests that creative cheating or unethical behavior is seen by some as a valuable trait.

USC researchers plan to explore whether constricted vessels could be targeted by existing drugs that were approved for treating other health conditions.  

“Clearly, the Europeans are not quite as in thrall to the tech moguls as the Americans,” writes USC’s Jonathan Taplin.

Moves like Amazon’s announced acquisition of Whole Foods make traditional retailers shudder. But USC’s Ira Kalb says there are things stores can do to thrive in the face of external disruptive forces such as the internet.

“Top-level terrorists” survive because they are quick to adapt to changes in physical and virtual battle spaces, writes USC’s Philip Seib. Online, that has meant moving to the deepest part of the internet, the dark web.

USC’s David Agus is among five cancer experts eagerly supporting the new nonprofit Biden Cancer Initiative, designed to accelerate the work of cancer foundations by addressing the institutional and structural issues that slow progress in fighting the disease.

The students are spending the summer doing important research at the Southern California Earthquake Center, considered an international leader in earthquake forecasting.