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/ 1 year agoAre you part robot? A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both recycle language
We humans like to think that our language is original, but we absorb large amounts of it from others and liberally...
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/ 1 year agoIf humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?
Maybe it was a nuclear war, devastating climate change, or a killer virus. But if something caused people to disappear, imagine...
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/ 1 year agoLinguists have identified a new English dialect that’s emerging in South Florida
It came about through sustained contact with native Spanish speakers who directly translated phrases from Spanish into English, a form of...
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/ 1 year ago‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’ – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice
If you were Trump’s lawyer, what would you advise him to do now? Two national security specialists have some words for...
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/ 1 year agoTrump indictment unsealed – a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove
There are 38 felony charges against former President Donald Trump, and while it’s unlikely, he could potentially be sentenced to serve...
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/ 1 year agoTrump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying
Spy cases are rare. More typically, as in the Trump indictment, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting...
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/ 1 year ago6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is part of a rich heritage of African American emancipation and freedom celebrations.
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act
At a time when state legislatures are enacting laws that restrict who, when and where people can vote, the US Supreme...
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/ 1 year ago‘From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma’ – a college course explores nature’s medicine cabinet and different ways of healing
An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
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/ 1 year agoThe US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind
While Lewis Hine’s early-20th century photographs of working children compelled Congress to limit or ban child labor, the US Department of...
