Public goods create a peculiar dilemma: everyone likes the benefits, but paying for them is another matter. Economists call this the free-rider problem—people can enjoy protection, clean air, or herd ...

The idea that Artificial Intelligence can function as a public good requires scrutiny. The free-rider problem of public goods — people benefiting without paying for such goods — also applies to AI ...

According to a recent article, one of the conditions that the C-Tran board has imposed before accepting the state mandated “4-3-2” board formation is that only Vancouver and unincorporated Clark ...

We at the Association of University Presses read with interest about the valuable work that Jess Jelsma Masterton, her colleagues, and her students are doing at a revived Susquehanna University Press ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a ...

When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles occur despite highly effective vaccines being available, it's easy to conclude that parents who don't vaccinate their children are ...

Abstract: With the rapid expansion of next-generation networking, Internet of Things (IoT) devices have become central components of federated learning (FL) networks. FL offers a paradigm for ...

Mukta R. Dharmapurikar ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a double concentrator in Environmental Science and Engineering and Economics in Lowell House. Imagine a system where everyone benefits from a ...