For many, the draw of an autonomous vehicle comes from the fact that they are reportedly safer and said to reduce the number of injuries and deaths due to car collisions. But are these promises of better safety actually backed up by data? In his Conversation article “Are Autonomous Cars Really Safer Than Human Drivers?” Peter Hancock, a Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Central Florida, questions the fairness of these automobile comparisons.

If you were looking at the sky last week on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 8:10 p.m. in Michigan, chances are you saw the bright flash of a falling meteor. As it turns out, that may not be the last time you see such a spectacle—that is, if you know when and where to look. Jonti Horner, a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southern Queensland, and Tanya Hill, an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, have published a guide on The Conversation to the best meteor showers of 2018.