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Arab Druze community in mourning after tragic rocket strike on Golan Heights soccer field − highlighting challenges for Druze within Israel and the region

  • Written by Rami Zeedan, Associate Professor of Israel Studies, University of Kansas
imageMembers of the Druze minority attend a memorial ceremony for the children and teens killed in a rocket strike in the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. AP Photo/Leo Correa

The village of Majdal Shams has been in mourning since July 27, 2024: the day a rocket hit a soccer field, killing 12 children and wounding tens more....

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In ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries

  • Written by Jorge Heine, Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University
imageNguyen Phu Trong addresses Communist Party deputies in Hanoi in 2006.Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP via Getty Images)

As a rule, the U.S. secretary of state does not attend the funeral of the general secretary of a Communist party.

Yet that is exactly what Washington’s top diplomat, Antony Blinken, had planned to do for the last rites of Nguyen Phu Trong,...

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Democratic Party’s choice of Harris was undemocratic − and the latest evidence of party leaders distrusting party voters

  • Written by Daniel Klinghard, Professor of Political Science, College of the Holy Cross
imageKamala Harris, at her first public appearance since President Joe Biden endorsed her to be the next Democratic Party presidential nominee.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Could the primary system – a feature of presidential politics for more than 50 years – be weakened by the Democrats’ choice to elevate Vice President Kamala Harris to the...

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I researched the dark side of social media − and heard the same themes in ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

  • Written by Angeline Close Scheinbaum, Associate Professor of Marketing, Clemson University

As an expert in consumer behavior, I recently edited a book about how social media affects mental health.

I’m also a big fan of Taylor Swift.

So when I listened to Swift’s latest album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” I couldn’t help but notice parallels to the research that I’ve been studying for the past...

Read more: I researched the dark side of social media − and heard the same themes in ‘The Tortured Poets...

AIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations

  • Written by Zaid Zada, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Princeton University
imageWhen two people converse, their brain activity becomes coupled, or aligned.designer491/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

Language enables people to transmit thoughts to each other because each person’s brain responds similarly to the meaning of words. In our newly published research, my colleaguesand I developed a framework to model...

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Gov. Josh Shapiro has a reputation for getting things done in Pennsylvania – but not necessarily things all Democrats like

  • Written by Daniel J. Mallinson, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Penn State
imageJosh Shapiro's political ambitions were clear since his college days.Hannah Beier/Getty Images

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s place on the short list of potential Democratic vice presidential nominees has vaulted him to a national profile. That’s not surprising to someone like me who follows Pennsylvania politics closely.

Shapiro is no...

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‘House of the Dragon’ was inspired by the chaos of the Middle Ages, a world without law and order

  • Written by David Routt, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Richmond
imageDaemon Targaryen, played by Matt Smith, finds himself in the middle of an internecine struggle between two warring families.Ollie Upton/HBO

Students in my medieval history courses often wonder whether historical reality can be gleaned from medieval cinematic fantasy.

I tell them that fantasy does not aspire to historical verisimilitude. But it can...

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Psilocybin legislation is helping psychedelic drugs make a comeback – a drug researcher explains the challenges they face

  • Written by Benjamin Y. Fong, Drug Researcher and Honors Faculty Fellow, Arizona State University
imagePsilocybin mushrooms have been approved for therapeutic use in Oregon and Colorado.The Washington Post via Getty Images

An operations manager finds relief from her depression with the help of psilocybin, the primary psychoactive component of “magic mushrooms.” A veteran conquers his post-traumatic stress disorder through therapy using...

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Trump supporters wasted no time in claiming Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president, but they’re wrong

  • Written by Charlie Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageOpponents of the presidential bids of both Kamala Harris and Barack Obama falsely asserted they weren't legally qualified to be president.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

You may have heard the rumor that Kamala Harris isn’t eligible to be president because neither of her parents was born in the United States and they had unclear citizenship...

Read more: Trump supporters wasted no time in claiming Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president, but...

CAPTCHAs: The struggle to tell real humans from fake

  • Written by Tam Nguyen, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Dayton
imageIt's not easy for computers to tell humans from other computers posing as humans.Andrii Shelenkov/Stock via Getty Images

CAPTCHAs are those now ubiquitous challenges you encounter to prove that you’re a human and not a bot when you go to log in to many websites.

Websites and mobile apps have long been attacked by bots on a massive scale. Those...

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  4. Olympic arson attacks highlight growing danger of low-tech terrorism on public transit systems
  5. 7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges
  6. Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research
  7. Wildfires can create their own weather, further spreading the flames − an atmospheric scientist explains how
  8. Who will win in Arizona in November? It’s a toss-up − like it has been for years
  9. Students gain confidence in US democracy by participating in elections and campaigns for their homework
  10. Inside the dark world of dognapping
  11. Wildfires can create their own weather, including tornado-like fire whirls − an atmospheric scientist explains how
  12. Menopause increases your risk of STIs due to how aging changes your body
  13. Robocars promise to improve traffic even when most of the cars around them are driven by people, study finds
  14. A new ‘guest star’ will appear in the sky in 2024 − a space scientist explains how nova events work and where to look
  15. Massive protests erupt again over disputed Venezuelan elections – but they look different this time
  16. With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival
  17. Iceland’s recent volcanic eruptions driven by pooling magma are set to last centuries into the future
  18. This Supreme Court has redefined the meaning of corruption
  19. NRA legal judgment bans LaPierre but could signal the end of gun group’s fight with New York authorities
  20. Online fundraising may require different strategies for different devices − new research
  21. Israel’s military starts drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews – but the battle over serving ‘the army of God’ vs. the army of the state isn’t over, and points to key questions for the country’s future
  22. Chinese warships off Alaska and Cambodia highlight the role of near and far waters in sea power dominance
  23. Harris brings joy to the presidential campaign − and GOP mockery of ‘laughing Kamala’ is nothing new to Black women
  24. Filling the silences in family stories − how to think like a historian to uncover your family’s narrative
  25. Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity
  26. Voters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 education
  27. Jewish summer camps have been evolving for a century − but 2024 is a summer like no other
  28. Rupert Murdoch’s real succession drama − why the future of his media empire could hinge on a legal effort in Nevada
  29. Deadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory
  30. Quantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
  31. Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
  32. Childless women − cat ladies or not − have long played key roles in the Catholic Church
  33. Flawed research into election fraud can undermine democracy and intensify polarization
  34. Verifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies
  35. A President Harris might not get any Supreme Court picks – Biden proposes term limits to make sure all future presidents get two
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  37. 5 growing threats to academic freedom
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  41. Xi signals no deviation from course – nor in the driver – despite economic bumps in the road
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  46. JD Vance’s selection as Trump’s running mate marks the end of Republican conservatism
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  50. Veepstakes have evolved from where you live to who you are − which way will Harris turn to balance the ticket?