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How Turkey and Saudi Arabia became frenemies – and why the Khashoggi case could change that

  • Written by Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
Things between Saudi Crown Prince Salman and Turkish President Erdogan have become rather tense.AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici

The Oct. 2 disappearance of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi at his country’s consulate in Istanbul has put a spotlight on the deteriorating relations between Turkey and the Persian Gulf kingdom.

Articles based on ano...

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Partisanship runs deep in America - even among 'independents'

  • Written by Christopher Devine, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
Dolly the elephant and Dottie the donkey.AP Photo/Bob Schutz

In voting, it doesn’t really matter which party you register with on paper.

Besides, 18 states don’t even register voters by party. What really matters is what political scientists like myself call your “political identity” – your psychological attachment to...

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The Violence Against Women Act is unlikely to reduce intimate partner violence – here's why

  • Written by Leigh Goodmark, Professor of Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Most dollars spent on fighting domestic violence go to the criminal justice system.Shutterstock/Fure

The Violence Against Women Act, the federal government’s signature legislation aimed at responding to domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and stalking, expired at the end of September.

Legislative wrangling over the act’s provisions...

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America's archaeology data keeps disappearing -- even though the law says the government is supposed to preserve it

  • Written by Keith Kintigh, Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
A fragment of an ancestral Pueblo jar dating to c. A.D. 1150.Keith Kintigh, Arizona State University, CC BY

Archaeology – the name conjures up images of someone carefully sifting the sands for traces of the past and then meticulously putting those relics in a museum. But today’s archaeology is not just about retrieving artifacts and...

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How monitoring local water supplies can build community

  • Written by John M. Carroll, Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
Volunteers prepare to take flow measurements on Muddy Creek.Centre County Pennsylvania Senior Environmental Corps, CC BY-ND

Water insecurity is a touchstone for 2018. Our planet isn’t running out of water, but various kinds of mismanagement have led to local water crises across the planet, directly threatening millions of people.

Ensuring...

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Meet AICAN, a machine that operates as an autonomous artist

  • Written by Ahmed Elgammal, Professor of Computer Vision, Rutgers University
'Psychedelic,' an image created by the algorithm AICAN.Ahmed Elgammal, Author provided

When artificial intelligence has been used to create works of art, a human artist has always exerted a significant element of control over the creative process.

But what if a machine were programmed to create art on its own, with little to no human involvement?...

Read more: Meet AICAN, a machine that operates as an autonomous artist

Open-source hardware could defend against the next generation of hacking

  • Written by Joshua M. Pearce, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University
What if you could make a microchip at home?Vladimir Nenezic/Shutterstock.com

Imagine you had a secret document you had to store away from prying eyes. And you have a choice: You could buy a safe made by a company that kept the workings of its locks secret. Or you could buy a safe whose manufacturer openly published the designs, letting everyone...

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Free trade isn't dead yet – despite Trump's threats to the system that upholds it

  • Written by Jeffrey Kucik, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona
Canada, Mexico and other U.S. allies aren't walking away from the principles of economic cooperation. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

The rules-based world order, which has been the scaffolding supporting the global economy since World War II, appears to be in serious jeopardy. And, judging by the number of eulogiespublished in recent months, it would be...

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A Great Lakes pipeline dispute points to a broader energy dilemma

  • Written by Douglas Bessette, Assistant Professor of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University
There's a bridge over this Michigan waterway and a precarious pipeline beneath it.AP Photo/Al Goldis

A deal involving an aging oil pipeline in Michigan reflects the complex decisions communities across the country need to make to balance the needs for energy and safety with efforts to deal with climate change.

Gov. Rick Snyder and Enbridge, a...

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We tested women and men for breast cancer genes – only 18 percent knew they had it

  • Written by Michael Murray, Professor of Genetics and Director for Clinical Operations in the Center for Genomic Health, Yale University
There are now hundreds of genetic tests that claim to predict the risk of various diseases. All that's needed is a few drops of blood.Connect world/Shutterstock.com

There are diseases and health conditions that are essentially invisible to us until it is too late.

When those problems are life-threatening, such as cancer, and if there is a period...

Read more: We tested women and men for breast cancer genes – only 18 percent knew they had it

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