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Supreme Court to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media posts

  • Written by Lynn Greenky, Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
imageCitizens have sometimes been surprised to find public officials blocking people from viewing their social media feeds.alashi/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

The First Amendment does not protect messages posted on social media platforms.

The companies that own the platforms can – and do – remove, promote or limit the distribution...

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The challenges of being a religious scientist

  • Written by Christopher P. Scheitle, Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
imageMany religious graduate students in science say they keep quiet about that aspect of their identity.Sean Anthony Eddy/E+ via Getty Images

Given popular portrayals, you would be forgiven for assuming that the type of person who is a scientist is not the type of person who would be religious. Consider the popular television show “The Big Bang...

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Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what's behind their harmful behavior

  • Written by Sara Goldstein, Professor of Human Development, University of Delaware
imageSpreading rumors about others is one form of bullying.LumiNola/E+ via Getty Imagesimage

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 are bullies so mean? – Daisy, age 9, Lake Oswego, Oregon

Being bullied can make your life miserable,...

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Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip

  • Written by Ofer Cohen, Associate Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, UMass Lowell
imageThe Earth's magnetic field deflects particles emitted by the Sun.Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

The Earth’s magnetic field plays a big role in protecting people from hazardous radiation and geomagnetic activity that could affect satellite communication and the operation of power grids. And it moves.

Scientists have...

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Chlorine is a highly useful chemical that's also extremely dangerous − here's what to know about staying safe around it

  • Written by Aliasger K. Salem, Associate Vice President for Research and Bighley Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa
imageJordanian forensics experts inspect the site of a chlorine gas explosion in the Port of Aqaba in June 2022. Khalil Mazraawi/AFP via Getty Images

Many people encounter chlorine in their daily lives, whether it’s as an ingredient in household bleach or an additive that sanitizes water in swimming pools. Chlorine is also used as an antiseptic, a...

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Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows

  • Written by Lucas Henneman, Assistant Professor of Engineering, George Mason University
imageKids jump on a trampoline as steam rises from a coal power plant in Adamsville, Ala., in 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more than twice as likely to contribute to premature deaths as air pollution...

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A ceasefire is far from lasting peace -- a national security expert on the Israel-Hamas deal

  • Written by Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imagePeople search for survivors in the Gaza Strip on Nov. 22, 2023. Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images

For the first time since the deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli border towns on Oct. 7, 2023, that left at least 1,200 people dead, the Israeli government agreed on Nov. 22 to suspend its air and ground campaign in Gaza for four days in exchange for...

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Americans are tiptoeing out of economic turmoil this holiday shopping season

  • Written by Ayalla A. Ruvio, Associate Professor of Marketing and the Director of the MS of Marketing Research program, Michigan State University
imageShoppers are looking for value this holiday season.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

With two big shopping days on the horizon – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – U.S. retailers are getting ready for the most important time of the year. The stakes are high: For some companies, the holiday shopping season accounts for 50% of annual revenue. But...

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Forensic anthropologists work to identify human skeletal remains and uncover the stories of the unknown dead

  • Written by Madeline Atwell, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Clemson University
imageForensic anthropologists can be called in when human remains are discovered.Ashley Cooper/The Image Bank via Getty Images

A seasoned deer hunter is shocked when his hound dog trots up with a human femur clenched between its teeth. A woman veers off her normal urban walking path and happens upon a human skull. New property owners commission a land...

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Small-town America's never-ending struggle to maintain its values hasn't always been good for US democracy

  • Written by Joseph Patrick Kelly, Professor of Literature and Director of Irish and Irish American Studies, College of Charleston
imageCountry singer Jason Aldean sings in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tenn.Jason Aldean

For better and worse, the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, has come to represent the overlooked cultural divisions between urban and small-town America.

The courthouse was the site of the lynching of a Black teenager in 1927. It...

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  13. Shows like 'Scandal' and 'Madam Secretary' inspire women to become involved in politics in real life
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