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Alex Jones loses Sandy Hook case, but important defamation issues remain unresolved

  • Written by Enrique Armijo, Professor of Law, Elon University
imageAlex Jones, who was sued by Sandy Hook parents for saying they were accomplices in their children's deaths.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

A Connecticut judge has found Alex Jones, a well-known media personality, liable in the defamation claim brought against him by parents of 6- and 7-year-old children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre for falsely...

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Got $1.2T to invest in roads and other infrastructure? Here's how to figure out how to spend it wisely

  • Written by Anna Nagurney, Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageA collapsed bridge in Atlanta in 2017 backed up traffic for a month.AP Photo/David Goldman

The American economy is underpinned by networks.

Road networks carry traffic and freight; the internet and telecommunications networks carry our voices and digital information; the electricity grid is a network carrying energy; financial networks transfer...

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How hip-hop in the classroom is raising the volume of learning: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Education Editor, The Conversation
imageHip-hop education helps students from all backgrounds learn. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Scholars trace the origin of hip-hop to a “back to school jam” that DJ Kool Herc threw in an apartment in the South Bronx in 1973. Today the music genre is one of the most popular in the U.S.

In July 2021, Congress formally...

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Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products

  • Written by Jennifer Devine, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University
imageFires burn off forest cover and natural grasses to create cattle pasture in the Maya forest in Guatemala.Jennifer Devine, CC BY-ND

Every year the world loses an estimated 25 million acres (10 million hectares) of forest, an area larger than the state of Indiana. Nearly all of it is in the tropics.

Tropical forests store enormous quantities of...

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The ancient history of adding insult to injury

  • Written by Andrew M. McClellan, Lecturer in Classics and Humanities, San Diego State University
imageThe witty one-liner is a calling card of the James Bond film franchise.Bob Penn/Sygma via Getty Images

At one point in the latest James Bond installment, “No Time To Die,” the henchman Primo has the upper hand on 007. But Bond has a wristwatch that can trigger an electromegnetic pulse keyed to local circuitry. Primo, conveniently, has a...

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Have we made an object that could travel 1% the speed of light?

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageIt only takes light about eight minutes to go from the Sun to Earth. loops7/E+ via Getty Imagesimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Have we made an object that could travel at at least 1% the speed of light? – Anadi, age...

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Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea

  • Written by K. Hazel Kwon, Associate Professor of Journalism and Digital Audiences, Arizona State University
imageEfforts to reduce tensions between the Koreas, like the 2018 inter-Korean summit, are frequently the target of disinformation campaigns in South Korea.AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

Disinformation, the practice of blending real and fake information with the goal of duping a government or influencing public opinion, has its origins in the Soviet Union. But...

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What is Zakat? A scholar of Islam explains

  • Written by Iqbal Akhtar, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Florida International University
imageGiving a portion of one's wealth annually is part of the spiritual practice in Islam. gahsoon/E+ via Getty Images

Muslims see wealth as a gift and a divine dispensation. The Quran urges individuals to share their wealth and income with those of lesser means. Almsgiving is one of the five pillars of Islam – a fundamental practice within the...

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Steve Bannon indicted over Jan. 6 panel snub, pushing key question over presidential power to the courts

  • Written by Jennifer Selin, Kinder Institute Assistant Professor of Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri-Columbia
imageBannon faces potential jail time for contempt of Congress.Bryan Smith/AFP via Getty Images

Former Trump ally Steve Bannon faces possible fines and time behind bars after being indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress.

The criminal charges, announced on Nov. 12, 2021, by the Department of Justice, follow a vote by the House of Representatives...

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The ‘great resignation’ is a trend that began before the pandemic – and bosses need to get used to it

  • Written by Ian O. Williamson, Dean of the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine
imageEmployers are having a harder time recruiting new workers. AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

Finding good employees has always been a challenge - but these days it’s harder than ever. And it is unlikely to improve anytime soon.

The so-called quit rate – the share of workers who voluntarily leave their jobs – hit a new record of 3% in...

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  2. Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse
  3. The FDA's lax oversight of research in developing countries can do harm to vulnerable participants
  4. Transgender and gender diverse teens: How to talk to and support them
  5. Hip-hop's love-hate relationship with education
  6. Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deserves
  7. How 2 Jewish soldiers' court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism
  8. Nurses don't want to be hailed as 'heroes' during a pandemic – they want more resources and support
  9. Why building more homes won't solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most
  10. The Hatch Act, the law Trump deputies are said to have broken, requires government employees to work for the public interest, not partisan campaigns
  11. ¿Qué es el metaverso, futuro de la convivencia humana?
  12. Why are prices so high? Blame the supply chain – and that's the reason inflation is here to stay
  13. Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from torsos and not heads
  14. Olympic Games are great for propagandists – how the lessons of Hitler's Olympics loom over Beijing 2022
  15. ​7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from a leadership expert
  16. Betty Crocker turns 100 – why generations of American women connected with a fictional character
  17. What the world can learn from the Buddhist concept loving-kindness
  18. On Twitter, fossil fuel companies' climate misinformation is subtle – here's what I'm seeing during COP26
  19. The chickenpox virus has a fascinating evolutionary history that continues to affect peoples' health today
  20. 3 ways Congress could hold Facebook accountable for its actions
  21. The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face
  22. How parents can foster 'positive creativity' in kids to make the world a better place
  23. Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered
  24. Investors who trust ESG funds for a positive impact have a crucial blind spot, and it puts the $35 trillion industry's promises in doubt
  25. ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry's sustainability promises in doubt: Supply chains
  26. Why Nicaragua's slide toward dictatorship is a concern for the region and the US, too
  27. Family foundations change their priorities over time, as new generations call the shots
  28. 4 unexpected places where adults can learn science
  29. Why so many unions oppose vaccine mandates – even when they actually support them
  30. School surveillance of students via laptops may do more harm than good
  31. $1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraud
  32. Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?
  33. The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks intensify – amid grandstanding and anger outside
  34. An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside
  35. The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use
  36. What Paul McCartney's 'The Lyrics' can teach us about harnessing our creativity
  37. Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?
  38. What's the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains
  39. How one atheist laid the foundation of contemporary Hindu nationalism
  40. Bridges, bike lanes, electric car chargers and more: 5 essential reads on the infrastructure bill
  41. Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?
  42. East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms – here's why the ocean is pouring in more often
  43. Suburban voters responded to GOP culture war pitch in Virginia governor's race, and showed all politics are now national
  44. Wages up as Americans are encouraged back to work and into the office – 3 takeaways from the latest jobs report
  45. The US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame
  46. Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic
  47. US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
  48. Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
  49. A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources
  50. Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers