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/ 2 months agoPresidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive
Donald Trump claims the 2024 election gave him a mandate. Scholars who study the presidency are skeptical about the entire concept...
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/ 2 months agoDenmark’s uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants
The Danish government wants to end so-called parallel societies. But residents of immigrant-majority areas say they’re subject to a racial double...
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/ 2 months agoAI harm is often behind the scenes and builds over time – a legal scholar explains how the law can adapt to respond
The damage AI algorithms cause is not easily remedied. Breaking algorithmic harms into four categories results in pieces that better align...
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/ 2 months agoAwkwardness can hit in any social situation – here are a philosopher’s 5 strategies to navigate it with grace
Awkwardness is what happens in social interactions when you suddenly find yourself without a script to guide you through.
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/ 2 months agoNo need to overload your cranberry sauce with sugar this holiday season − a food scientist explains how to cook with fewer added sweeteners
With a few science-backed culinary tricks, you can make a delicious cranberry dish that’s friendly to Type 1 diabetics.
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/ 2 months agoVulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows
Adults who self-reported higher vulnerability toward financial exploitation showed lower thickness in a brain region that is affected early in Alzheimer’s...
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/ 2 months agoAmericans agree politics is broken − here are 5 ideas for fixing key problems
Surveys show Americans do not believe the political system is serving them. A mathematician of democracy highlights evidence-based changes that could...
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/ 2 months agoGraduate students explore America’s polarized landscape via train in this course
Political polarization is at an all-time high. Students part of this University of San Diego Kroc School of Peace Studies course...
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/ 2 months agoActivism on foot: When Indigenous activists walk the land to honor their past and reshape their future
Movements like the Journey of Nishiyuu walk the land to reclaim culture and push for Indigenous nations’ rights.
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/ 2 months agoTo some ancient Romans, gladiators were the embodiment of tyranny
Politicians like Cicero saw gladiators as vain and self-indulgent, while the true warriors engaged in wars of words.
