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Color complexity in social media posts leads to more engagement, new research shows
Kaleidoscopic color combinations can catch people’s attention before they even realize it.
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People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to recovery, US census surveys show − smarter, targeted policies could help
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‘Childless cat ladies’ is a political catchphrase that doesn’t match reality − Democrats and Republicans have similar demographics and experiences when it comes to parenthood
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/ 2 hours agoOn crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely
There are substantial differences between the two candidates, though each of their records contains some interesting twists and turns.
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/ 2 hours agoCandidate experience matters in elections, but not the way you think
Do more politically experienced politicians have advantages in elections in a time when a candidate with expertise is dismissed as being...
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/ 2 hours agoThis course explores the history of contested presidential elections
The United States has a long and storied history of presidential election results being contested.
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/ 2 hours agoHow dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials
Dogs appeared several times during testimonies typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do...
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/ 2 hours agoRain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it
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/ 2 hours agoFarms to fame: How China’s rural influencers are redefining country life
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/ 18 hours agoWhy FEMA’s disaster relief gets political − especially when hurricane season and election season collide
Disaster relief requires cooperative, healthy relationships between the president, federal agencies and state, local and tribal governments. But with politicians in...
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/ 1 day agoNo country still uses an electoral college − except the US
Every other country that used an electoral college has been unsatisfied with the results and chosen another way to pick a...
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/ 1 day agoWhat is a communist, and what do communists believe?
Communism, Marxism and socialism are all different economic and political ideas. As concepts, they all seek to move toward greater economic...
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/ 1 day agoA devastating hurricane doesn’t dramatically change how people vote – but in a close election, it can matter
Natural disasters create practical challenges for voters and election administrators. But in some cases, voters can also pin the blame on...
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/ 1 day agoFrom Swift to Springsteen to Al Jolson, candidates keep trying to use celebrities to change voters’ songs
Voters may shake it off when celebrities endorse presidential candidates – but sometimes it makes the politicians look like they were...
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/ 1 day agoWhat does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?
Over the past 100 years, US politicians have used racist tropes to stoke white fears of being powerless.
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/ 1 day agoGodzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent
Like the Japanese atomic survivors who were awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, Godzilla has a message to share.
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/ 1 day agoScientists around the world report millions of new discoveries every year − but this explosive research growth wasn’t what experts predicted
Don’t be fooled by the image of a mad scientist isolated in his basement laboratory. Science is a collaborative endeavor, and...
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/ 1 day agoAs OpenAI attracts billions in new investment, its goal of balancing profit with purpose is getting more challenging to pull off
Unlike other big tech companies, OpenAI is the for-profit subsidiary of a nonprofit overseen by the nonprofit’s board of directors. Many...
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/ 4 days agoAtmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
These powerful ‘rivers in the sky’ provide a huge share of annual precipitation in many regions, including California. They can also...
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/ 4 days agoComet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is one of 2 comets from the Oort Cloud passing by Earth in October 2024.
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/ 4 days agoVatican synod is opening the door a bit wider for Catholic women − but they’ve been knocking for more than 100 years
Women’s formal involvement in bishops’ synods has grown slowly over the decades. Even when they were excluded, Catholic women found ways...
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/ 4 days agoHappiness class is helping clinically depressed school teachers become emotionally healthy − with a cheery assist from Aristotle
Teachers who took the course reported less depression and better sleep − and needed fewer sick days.
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/ 4 days agoSwing-state GOP leaders amplified election denial in 2020 − and may do so again
In 2020,the #StopTheSteal movement built over months of false claims of fraud, culminating in the violence of Jan. 6, 2021. Is...
