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Madhavi Venkatesan
Assistant Teaching Professor

Madhavi Venkatesan for Northeastern Global News

What is Jevons Paradox? And why it may — or may not — predict AI’s future
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What is Jevons Paradox? And why it may — or may not — predict AI’s future

Jevons Paradox says that increased efficiency will increase the use of a resource because of increased demand. Can it apply to AI?
Mass deportations are a day one priority for Trump. Economists explain how it could lead to a recession
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Mass deportations are a day one priority for Trump. Economists explain how it could lead to a recession

Donald Trump has proposed deporting millions of undocumented immigrants, an unprecedented move that experts say could wreak economic havoc.
Will the US ban the use of single-use plastics like England, India, Hong Kong and other countries?
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Will the US ban the use of single-use plastics like England, India, Hong Kong and other countries?

All plastics need to be treated as a public health issue that requires regulation and a change in the consumption culture, experts say.