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The Gilded Age novel that helps explain our fascination with Luigi Mangione

  • Written by Max Chapnick, Research Fellow, Boston University
imageThe mystery of human choices, even when circumstances are known, occupied writers like Henry James.Gene J. Puskar/Getty Images

A good-looking young man with a mysterious past carries a loaded gun, ready to kill, on the streets of the world’s financial capital.

This scene not only describes Luigi Mangione’s alleged murder of United...

Read more: The Gilded Age novel that helps explain our fascination with Luigi Mangione

Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit − a feat 15 years in the making

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
imageBlue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands ready on the launchpad. Anadolu/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images

Just past 2 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, a new rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. By reaching orbit, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space...

Read more: Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit − a feat 15 years in...

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president

  • Written by Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
imageThe president's science adviser has executive privilege and is also responsible to Congress.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country’s nuclear arsenal, science sits at the center of a range of foreign and domestic policy challenges that...

Read more: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the...

Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal: Why now and what next?

  • Written by Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
imageDemonstrators in Tel Aviv call on the Israeli government to secure the release of the hostages during a Jan. 15, 2025, protest.Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

A much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is expected to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025 – subject to a delayed Israeli government vote on the package originally scheduled for...

Read more: Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal: Why now and what next?

Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy likely to be reversed by Trump

  • Written by Jason M. Blazakis, Professor of Practice and Director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury
imageCould removing Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism alleviate the plight of the impoverished nation?Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration has signaled to Congress its intention to remove Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

But here’s the twist: The move will only become legal upon the...

Read more: Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy likely to be reversed by Trump

LA fires: Harm from long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and it’s a growing risk

  • Written by Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
imageResidents watch as a home burns in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025.AP Photo/Ethan Swope

Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in January 2025 have burned thousands of structures, along with the building materials, furniture, paints, plastics and...

Read more: LA fires: Harm from long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and it’s a growing...

LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health risk, and not well understood

  • Written by Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University
imageResidents watch as a home burns in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025.AP Photo/Ethan Swope

Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in January 2025 have burned thousands of structures, along with the building materials, furniture, paints, plastics and...

Read more: LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health risk, and not well understood

Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving − and where gaps persist

  • Written by Corey Hutchins, Manager, Colorado College Journalism Institute, Colorado College

Across the country, academics, journalists and researchers are mapping their state’s news and information ecosystems.

Their methodologies differ, but such initiatives seek to make sense of the splintered reality of where people are getting their local news and information. Often, it’s not just from a legacy news organization such as a...

Read more: Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving − and where gaps persist

A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

  • Written by Najmedin Meshkati, Professor of Engineering and International Relations, University of Southern California
imageAn aerial view shows homes destroyed by wildfire in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Jan. 13, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump have traded accusations about what caused this crisis. But as an engineering professor...

Read more: A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against misinformation and hate speech

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imageMeta stirred up controversy when it ditched fact-checking.Chesnot/Getty Images

Meta’s decision to change its content moderation policies by replacing centralized fact-checking teams with user-generated community labeling has stirred up a storm of reactions. But taken at face value, the changes raise the question of the effectiveness of...

Read more: Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against...

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  1. Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI
  2. Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask
  3. Kamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
  4. In eyeing Greenland, Trump is echoing long-held American designs on the Arctic expanse
  5. Catholic cardinals play a key role in secular politics as well as the Catholic Church–and the importance of Pope Francis’ choice to head the church in DC
  6. Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
  7. This class uses museums to show law students the high art of curating ideas
  8. My beautiful ‘practicing’ Christians: As churchgoers’ numbers shrink, their social views grow more similar
  9. Rents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help restrain excesses
  10. How the CIA director helps the US navigate a world of spies, threats and geopolitical turbulence
  11. Terrorist groups respond to verbal attacks and slights by governments with more violence against civilians
  12. We study aging family business incumbents who refuse to let go − here’s why the 2024 race felt familiar
  13. 4 reasons why the US might want to buy Greenland – if it were for sale, which it isn’t
  14. What’s an H-1B visa? A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers
  15. Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
  16. The power of friendship: How a letter helped create an American bestseller about antisemitism
  17. Vaccine hesitancy among pet owners is growing – a public health expert explains why that matters
  18. A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today
  19. Larry Krasner, Kensington, the scrapped Sixers arena − and other key concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025
  20. Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit
  21. LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain
  22. LA fires: Why fast-moving wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain
  23. US secretary of state has an expansive job that could make or break peace deals and key foreign alliances
  24. When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different
  25. Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort
  26. Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies
  27. From Myanmar to Gaza, Ukraine to Sudan – 2024 was another grim year, according to our mass atrocity index
  28. One way Trump could help revive rural America’s economies
  29. Is capitalism falling out of favor? We analyzed 400,000 news stories to find out
  30. Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US
  31. What the dead, the uncanny and the monstrous tell us about human nature
  32. Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth?
  33. From watts to warheads: Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal
  34. Secretary of defense must perform a ‘delicate dance’ between the president, Congress and the public
  35. Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know
  36. Philly sports fans consider themselves ‘gritty’ − but it’s merely a myth used to fuel their passion
  37. An eye for an eye: People agree about the values of body parts across cultures and eras
  38. How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment
  39. With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research
  40. Even 1 drink a day elevates your cancer risk – an expert on how alcohol affects the body breaks down a new government report
  41. Funding public schools based on enrollment in the previous year may help keep their budgets more stable, research shows
  42. Many ‘impact investors’ aren’t fully tracking whether their investments are good for society or the environment − new research
  43. From anecdotes to AI tools, how doctors make medical decisions is evolving with technology
  44. Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry
  45. Trump gets an ‘unconditional discharge’ in hush money conviction − a constitutional law expert explains what that means
  46. Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe
  47. How the U.S. could in fact make Canada an American territory
  48. 2024’s extreme ocean heat leaves 2 mysteries to solve
  49. 2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve
  50. Trump’s Greenland bid is really about control of the Arctic and the coming battle with China