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Learning your political opponents don’t actually hate you can reduce toxic polarization and antidemocratic attitudes

  • Written by Michael Pasek, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago
imageMany Americans seem to think their political rivals have a lower opinion about them than they actually do.Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock via Getty Images

Americans recently endured another grueling election season, offering plenty of reminders of just how polarized the U.S. has become.

Consider, for example, the fact that President Donald Trump survived...

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Lessons from ‘stop and frisk’ can help Philly police use drones to improve safety without compromising civil liberties

  • Written by Robert Kane, Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University
imageAerial view of South Philadelphia neighborhood.halbergman/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Philadelphia’s plans to expand its use of police-operated drones signals a pivotal shift in how the city seeks to protect – and surveil – its citizens.

According to the city’s Citizen Police Oversight Commission, the Philadelphia Police...

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Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

  • Written by Jean Lantz Reisz, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
imageVice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump and their families attend the inaugural parade in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on immigration that would make it harder for refugees, asylum seekers and others...

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Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
imageRioters scale a wall of the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio – and commuted the...

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Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and can be undone by the courts

  • Written by Sharece Thrower, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
imageU.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives for inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, January 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Before his inauguration, Donald Trump promised to issue a total of 100 or so executive orders once he regained the presidency. These orders are expected to reset government policy on everything...

Read more: Trump’s executive orders can make change – but are limited and can be undone by the courts

Neighbors and strangers pulled together to help LA fire survivors – 60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial to disaster response

  • Written by Tricia Wachtendorf, Professor of Sociology and Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
imageNeighbors fill and pass a bucket of pool water to help extinguish a spot fire in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2025.Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Image

As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began...

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Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows how local heroes are crucial to disaster response

  • Written by Tricia Wachtendorf, Professor of Sociology and Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
imageNeighbors fill and pass a bucket of pool water to help extinguish a spot fire in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2025.Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Image

As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began...

Read more: Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows how local heroes...

Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why

  • Written by Jesse Rhoades, Associate Professor of Education, Heath & Behavior, University of North Dakota
imageThe lunar south pole's terrain is rugged, and it can reach extreme temperatures. Michael Karrer/Flickr, CC BY-NC

The U.S.’s return to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis program will not be a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a lunar location representing one of the most extreme environments in the solar system....

Read more: Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why

Trump’s idea to use military to deport over 10 million migrants faces legal, constitutional and practical hurdles

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University

A sweeping crackdown on immigration was the centerpiece of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.

“On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program of criminals in the history of America,” Trump promised at a rally in Madison Square Garden in late October 2024.

After winning, he suggested in a Nov. 18 post on his...

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Why is the sky blue?

  • Written by Daniel Freedman, Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Management, University of Wisconsin-Stout
imageLight at the blue end of the rainbow is scattered more efficiently than the other colors.shomos uddin/Moment via Getty Images

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.

Why is the sky blue? – Mariana A-E., age 11, Tucson, Arizona

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  3. Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the community − emphasizing research focused on solutions
  4. China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason it won’t do the same with new tariffs
  5. David Lynch exposed the rot at the heart of American culture
  6. Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse
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  8. News coverage boosts giving after disasters – Australian research team’s findings may offer lessons for Los Angeles fires
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  10. The Starbase rocket testing facility is permanently changing the landscape of southern Texas
  11. Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media
  12. Acute stress and early signs of PTSD are common in firefighters and other first responders − here’s what to watch out for
  13. Israel-Hamas deal shows limits of US influence – and the unpredictable impact of Trump
  14. How constitutional guardrails have always contained presidential ambitions
  15. MLK’s ‘beloved community’ has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean?
  16. Civil servants brace for a second Trump presidency
  17. How Trump could try to stay in power after his second term ends
  18. The US ambassador to the UN is tasked with doing a careful dance between Washington and the world
  19. Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity
  20. Joe Biden leaves a complicated legacy on the federal courts
  21. How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today
  22. Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
  23. Community savings groups in Uganda are good stewards of local people’s money – and of outsiders’ funds too, research shows
  24. This course examines Israeli school division to better understand education policy – and society – in the US
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  26. Bezos’ Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit − a feat 15 years in the making
  27. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president
  28. Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal: Why now and what next?
  29. Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy likely to be reversed by Trump
  30. LA fires: Harm from long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and it’s a growing risk
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  32. Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving − and where gaps persist
  33. A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters
  34. Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against misinformation and hate speech
  35. Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI
  36. Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask
  37. Kamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
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  39. 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
  40. Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
  41. This class uses museums to show law students the high art of curating ideas
  42. My beautiful ‘practicing’ Christians: As churchgoers’ numbers shrink, their social views grow more similar
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  44. How the CIA director helps the US navigate a world of spies, threats and geopolitical turbulence
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