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Gun violence in Philadelphia plummeted in 2024 − researchers aren’t sure why, but here are 3 factors at play

  • Written by Carla Lewandowski, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Rowan University
imagePhiladelphia had 563 homicides in 2021 -- the deadliest year on record. Alex Potemkin/E+ Collection via Getty Images

Philadelphia experienced a surge in shootings and homicides during the COVID-19 years that disproportionately affected young Black and Latino men in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods with drug markets.

In 2020, Philadelphia had...

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How sheriffs define law and order for their counties depends a lot on their views − and most are white Republican men

  • Written by Mirya Holman, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Houston
imageA sheriff gestures.Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

Many Americans will find on their November 2024 ballot a space to vote for an important office: local sheriff. While there are exceptions, sheriffs have a long history of using their power to maintain a particular, unequal balance of power in society, often along racial and class lines.

A recent...

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Here’s how to maintain healthy smartphone habits

  • Written by Shelia R. Cotten, Provost's Distinuished Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice and Communication, Clemson University
imageDo you have a healthy relationship with your phone?Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately check their phones for notifications of messages, alerts and social media updates by their social ties.

Ninety-seven percent of U.S. adults report owning a cellphone,...

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Sharks and rays leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication

  • Written by A. Peter Klimley, Adjunct Associate Professor of Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis
imageManta rays breaching in waters off Costa Rica.Peter Loring, iStock/Getty Images

Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized functions for it.

We found that removal of external parasites was the most...

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Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rain

  • Written by Alexander E. Gates, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark
imageAdding scrubbers in coal-fired power plants helped reduce acid rain, but they continued to fuel climate change.Drums600 via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

Climate change can seem like an insurmountable challenge. However, if you look closely at its causes, you’ll realize that history is filled with similar health and environmental threats that humanity...

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A video game based on the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’ is the most recent example of innovative retelling of this popular story

  • Written by Michael Naparstek, Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
imageGaming enthusiasts at the 2023 Gamescom gaming fair on Aug. 23, 2023, in Cologne, Germany.Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images

The recent launch of the video game “Black Myth: Wukong” has broken numerous records around the world for the number of users. The game is set in the world of the famous Chinese novel “Journey to the...

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Inside the collapse of Disney’s America, the US history-themed park that almost was

  • Written by Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageDisney has long promoted a sanitized and nostalgic view of American history.Bettmann/Getty Images

As a top producer of children’s entertainment, Disney is no stranger to America’s culture wars.

Liberals have long criticized the company for its products’ promotion of gender stereotypes and racist tropes. Meanwhile, conservatives...

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Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages

  • Written by Patrick Turner, Associate Research Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame
imageGraduates found jobs in high-paying sectors, new research shows.izusek/E+ via Getty Images

When Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana realized most of the clients in its job-training program lacked a high school diploma, it set out to address the issue.

In 2010, with the help of per-pupil funding from the state, the nonprofit opened The Excel...

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A weakened Hezbollah is being goaded into all-out conflict with Israel – the consequences would be devastating for all

  • Written by Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame

For almost a year, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in increasingly provocative cross-border skirmishes as onlookers warn that this escalating war of attrition could land the region in all-out conflict. The past few days have made that devastating scenario closer to a reality.

First came Israel’s pager and walkie-talkie attack, an...

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Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

  • Written by Stephanie Spera, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond
imageOne hemisphere has summer, while the opposite has winter.Prasit photo/Moment 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 can’t it always be summer? – Amanda, age 5, Chile

With its long days just itching to...

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  2. Trump and Harris vocabularies signal their different frames of mind
  3. Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures
  4. Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone
  5. Half of Black gay men will be diagnosed with HIV, despite highly effective preventive treatments − why?
  6. College can be confusing for first-generation students – but it doesn’t have to be
  7. Self-forgiveness is more than self-comfort − a philosopher explains
  8. Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims
  9. Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and tails evolved
  10. Pager attack on Hezbollah was a sophisticated ‘booby-trap’ operation − it was also illegal
  11. Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation
  12. How Israel’s Netanyahu survives in his job
  13. Why the cost of water for poor Black Detroit voters may be key to Kamala Harris winning – or losing – Michigan
  14. Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects – a team of ecologists explains how
  15. TRUTH in Labeling Act would heighten the warning for shoppers looking to cut sugar, salt and saturated fat intake
  16. You want to vote in the 2024 election − here is how to make sure that your voice is heard
  17. 50 years after the first procedure, Tommy John surgery is more common than ever − especially for young athletes
  18. Collaboratively imagining the future can bring people closer together in the present
  19. Fed slashes rates by a half-point – what that means for the economy and the presidential election
  20. Pagers and walkie-talkies over cellphones – a security expert explains why Hezbollah went low-tech for communications
  21. Preventive care is free by law, but many Americans get incorrectly billed − especially if you’re poor, a person of color or don’t have a college degree
  22. What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?
  23. What James Earl Jones can teach us about activism and art in times of crisis
  24. To American revolutionaries, patriotism meant fair dealing with one another
  25. UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity
  26. Why Pennsylvania is the key to a Harris or Trump Electoral College victory
  27. Young professionals are struggling to socially adapt in the workplace – educators can help
  28. Abortion rights are on 10 state ballots in November − Democrats can’t count on this to win elections for them
  29. How the Israeli settlers movement shaped modern Israel
  30. Eviction filings can destabilize tenants’ lives – even when they win their case
  31. Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history
  32. Happiness swings votes – and America’s current mood could scramble expectations of young and old voters
  33. Why holding kids back fails − and what to do about it
  34. Denver’s experiment in providing a soft landing for newly arrived migrants and asylum-seekers isn’t cheap – but doing nothing might cost more
  35. Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change
  36. Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records
  37. ‘They’re eating pets’ – another example of US politicians smearing Haiti and Haitian immigrants
  38. Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments
  39. TikTok ban goes to the court: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences
  40. America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why
  41. Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits
  42. Empowering engineering students through storytelling
  43. Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president
  44. Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot system has a problem − but it’s not what Trump is making unfounded claims about
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