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/ 2 years agoAfter ‘Rapper’s Delight,’ hip-hop went global – its impact has been massive; so too efforts to keep it real
Hip-hop traveled far after being birthed by Black Americans in US cities. The journey hasn’t always been smooth.
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/ 2 years agoGlass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists
Two glass researchers explain how glass is made, the unique properties of glass and how those properties have allowed it to...
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/ 2 years agoHow Pat Robertson changed Christian media and made it politically influential
A scholar of religion and politics explains how Robertson led the way in blending religion with political commentary and paved the...
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/ 2 years agoThe overlooked story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii during World War II
When US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, he paved the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans on...
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/ 2 years agoAnnual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate
New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.
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/ 2 years agoProsecuting a former president is not an easy decision. A criminal law professor explains why
One of the bedrock principles of the American legal system is that no one is above the law. When it comes...
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/ 2 years agoA jury of ex-presidents? No, but Trump’s fate will be decided by 12 citizen peers, in a hallowed tradition of US democracy
Like all criminal defendants, Trump will enjoy the protection that a jury will offer from abuse by government prosecutors.
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/ 2 years agoColonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here’s why that matters
The colonial era profoundly shaped natural history museums and collections. Herbaria, which are scientists’ main source of plant specimens from around...
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/ 2 years agoAnti-trans bills and political climates are taking a significant mental health toll on trans and nonbinary people – even during Pride
The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary...
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/ 2 years agoIn the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled states should decide the legality of abortion, voters at the state level have been doing just that: 4 essential reads
In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving decisions about the legality of abortion back to states,...
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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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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/ 2 years 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...
