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Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good

  • Written by Heather LaMarre, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, Temple University
imageNearly $11 billion is projected to be spent on political advertising in the 2024 fall election season.PM Images/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

For Pennsylvania residents like me, there is no escape from the record-breaking number of political attack ads disrupting our favorite shows and filling our social media feeds.

A projected US$10.7...

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Misspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word

  • Written by Valerie M. Fridland, Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno
imageDemocratic candidate Tim Walz, during the vice presidential debate in which he said he ‘misspoke’ about being in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square protests.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

During the Sept. 24, 2024, debate, Democratic vice presidential hopeful Tim Walz said he “misspoke” when asked to clarify his story of...

Read more: Misspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word

DEA could reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons

  • Written by Chris Meyers, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, George Washington University
imageThe move would not make marijuana legal at the federal level for recreational use and would require dispensaries to comply with medical marijuana requirements.Nathalie Jamois/SOPA Images, LightRocket via Getty Images

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in early 2024 that it would act on President Joe Biden’s call to reclassify...

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So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them

  • Written by Daniel F. Stone, Associate Professor of Economics, Bowdoin College
imageIn a close election, every vote really does matter.Nadzeya Haroshka/iStock / Getty Images Plus

Many Americans are not thrilled with either of the two major-party candidates for president. As of Oct. 4, 2024, polls showed that 46.5% had an unfavorable opinion of Kamala Harris and 52.6% felt unfavorably toward Donald Trump.

Some of these unhappy...

Read more: So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them

Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial change

  • Written by Paul J. Becker, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageMembers of the white militia group Proud Boys march on the Ohio state capitol in Columbus on Jan. 6, 2024. Paul Becker, CC BY

The first time many Americans heard about Springfield, Ohio, came during the September 2024 presidential debate when Donald Trump falsely claimed that Haitian immigrants in the city were eating other residents’ cats...

Read more: Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is...

The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due

  • Written by Dennis Wise, Professor of Practice in English Literature, University of Arizona
imageHugo Award-winner Arthur C. Clarke called Judy-Lynn del Rey the 'most brilliant editor I ever encountered.'Artwork by Adriano Botega. Courtesy of Inspiration Films, LLC.

Think of your favorite fantasy or science fiction novel. You’ll know the author and title, of course. But can you think of its editor or publisher?

In publishing, the people...

Read more: The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due

5 kinds of American evangelicals and their voting patterns

  • Written by Richard Flory, Executive Director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageEvangelicals may share the same basic theology, but they are not a monolithic group.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Polls and analyses from journalists, scholars and even religious leaders often seem to assume that evangelicalism represents a singular religious and social identity. Former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump, who received 81% of...

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Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older Americans and their caregivers

  • Written by Jane Tavares, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer of Gerontology, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, UMass Boston
imageVice President Kamala Harris' proposal would allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care aides for older Americans.FredFroese/E+ via Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris has outlined a proposal to allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care for older Americans. The Democratic presidential nominee announced this plan...

Read more: Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older...

Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution − making machines that learn

  • Written by Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan
imageArtificial neural networks mimic human brains, but the technology has its roots in physics.Thom Leach/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

If your jaw dropped as you watched the latest AI-generated video, your bank balance was saved from criminals by a fraud detection system, or your day was made a little easier because you were able to dictate a...

Read more: Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution − making machines that learn

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  2. Trump and Harris are sharply divided on science, but share common ground on US technology policy
  3. Can Montana’s ‘last rural Democrat’ survive another election?
  4. Is it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help you and your doctor decide on a treatment plan
  5. Kamala Harris has spoken of her racial backgrounds − but a shared identity isn’t enough to attract supporters
  6. ‘No antidote for bad polls’: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting
  7. Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain
  8. European court ruling finds just cause to award soccer players greater freedom of movement
  9. Swing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there
  10. Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works
  11. Many stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties
  12. MicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome – researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes
  13. How Hurricane Helene became a deadly disaster across six states
  14. Air pollution inside Philly’s subway is much worse than on the streets
  15. When and why do girls start forming cliques?
  16. NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries
  17. Why would people vote for Kamala Harris? 5 things to understand about why her supporters back her
  18. How a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War
  19. A year ago, the hostages were a rallying point for solidarity in Israel – now, their families are symbols of the country’s sharp divides
  20. Colleges could benefit from taking a data-driven look at hostility toward Jews on campus
  21. Palestinians want to choose their own leaders – a year of war has distanced them further from this democratic goal
  22. A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
  23. Dockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the mark
  24. A year after Hamas attack, more continuity than change for the Palestinians and Israel
  25. Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
  26. Trees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
  27. Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
  28. Low pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic − new research
  29. As Yelp turns 20, online reviews continue to confound and confuse shoppers
  30. Kamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’
  31. Iran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also about saving face and restoring deterrence
  32. Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 election
  33. Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out
  34. Israeli actions have the cover of ‘moral hazard’ − a touch of ambiguity might give US pressure greater weight
  35. Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift from the past
  36. Bottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions
  37. Latino voters are a growing force in Pennsylvania’s old industrial towns − and they could provide Harris or Trump with their margin of victory
  38. Centuries ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves
  39. In ‘Nobody Wants This,’ rom-com gets century-old tropes with a new twist – the cute rabbi
  40. UAW is threatening new, smaller strikes against Stellantis − while contending with pressure from a court-appointed monitor
  41. What to expect from federal judges appointed by Trump or Harris − based on what we’ve seen from Trump and Biden picks for the Supreme Court and lower courts
  42. While Republicans are downplaying abortion ahead of November, Democrats are leaning in on the issue
  43. More and more, business schools want to show they’re making a positive impact on society. But how should they measure it?
  44. Cities are clearing encampments, but this won’t solve homelessness − here’s a better way forward
  45. Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear
  46. Why CNN is changing up its polling for 2024
  47. Philly block parties can lead to small boosts in voter turnout, new research suggests
  48. Russia’s new ideological battlefield: The militarization of young minds
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  50. Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives