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How effective are public service announcements? Three scholars weigh in

  • Written by Holli H. Seitz, Associate Professor of Communication, Mississippi State University
image"Goodbye" is the name of a new PSA that seeks to show the impact of gun violence.Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office

When Erek L. Barron, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, premiered a 60-second video that seeks to show how gun violence devastates families, he said his goal was to create an innovative public service announcement that would...

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Resources to save 'every creeping thing of the earth' are limited. What would Noah do?

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Interim Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageThe Noah's Ark Problem: figuring out which species to conserve with limited resources.JoeLena/Getty Images

The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, better known as COP, that starts Nov. 30 in the United Arab Emirates will bring together governments, businesses, international organizations and NGOs to shine a spotlight on the climate...

Read more: Resources to save 'every creeping thing of the earth' are limited. What would Noah do?

New anti-violence PSA may hit home, but change depends on follow-up and other factors

  • Written by Holli H. Seitz, Associate Professor of Communication, Mississippi State University
image"Goodbye" is the name of a new PSA that seeks to show the impact of gun violence.Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office

When Erek L. Barron, U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, premiered a 60-second video that seeks to show how gun violence devastates families, he said his goal was to create an innovative public service announcement that would...

Read more: New anti-violence PSA may hit home, but change depends on follow-up and other factors

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words

  • Written by Nichol Castro, Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo
imageYour brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed.StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head.

Just like a physical...

Read more: Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and...

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words

  • Written by Nichol Castro, Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo
imageYour brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed.StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone, but the one in your head.

Just like a physical...

Read more: Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and...

Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day

  • Written by Jonathan K. Pokorski, Professor of Nanoengineering, University of California, San Diego
imageResearchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new 'living' material.David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, CC BY-NC-ND

Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating that chemical industries discharge 300-400 megatonnes (600-800 billion pounds) of industrial waste into bodies of...

Read more: Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day

Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles

  • Written by Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
imageA voter marks a ballot during Kentucky's primary elections in May 2023.Jon Cherry/Getty Images

The dawn of artificial intelligence systems that can be used by almost anyone, like ChatGPT, has revolutionized business and alarmed policymakers and the public.

Advanced technologies can feel like unstoppable forces shaping society. But a key insight from...

Read more: Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles

Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles

  • Written by Kaylyn Jackson Schiff, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
imageA voter marks a ballot during Kentucky's primary elections in May 2023.Jon Cherry/Getty Images

The dawn of artificial intelligence systems that can be used by almost anyone, like ChatGPT, has revolutionized business and alarmed policymakers and the public.

Advanced technologies can feel like unstoppable forces shaping society. But a key insight from...

Read more: Generative AI like ChatGPT could help boost democracy – if it overcomes key hurdles

Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means

  • Written by Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
imagePeople holding signs calling for an end to genocide in the Gaza Strip have been a common occurrence at pro-Palestinian protests. Christoph Reichwein/picture alliance via Getty Images

Is genocide taking place in the Middle East?

On both sides of the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip, many answer with an unequivocal “yes.”

Some Israeli...

Read more: Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term...

Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means

  • Written by Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
imagePeople holding signs calling for an end to genocide in the Gaza Strip have been a common occurrence at pro-Palestinian protests. Christoph Reichwein/picture alliance via Getty Images

Is genocide taking place in the Middle East?

On both sides of the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip, many answer with an unequivocal “yes.”

Some Israeli...

Read more: Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term...

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  2. Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research
  3. Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Here's what investors need to know
  4. Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Here's what investors need to know
  5. Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis' destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city
  6. Acapulco was built to withstand earthquakes, but not Hurricane Otis' destructive winds – how building codes failed this resort city
  7. Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle
  8. Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle
  9. Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers
  10. Supreme Court considers whether to uphold law that keeps guns out of the hands of domestic abusers
  11. What's your chronotype? Knowing whether you're a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams
  12. What's your chronotype? Knowing whether you're a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams
  13. Climate change hits indebted businesses hardest, new research suggests
  14. Climate change hits indebted businesses hardest, new research suggests
  15. As Ohio and other states decide on abortion, anti-abortion activists look to rebrand themselves as not religious
  16. As Ohio and other states decide on abortion, anti-abortion activists look to rebrand themselves as not religious
  17. Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?
  18. Why are US politicians so old? And why do they want to stay in office?
  19. Higher education can be elusive for asylum-seekers and immigrants
  20. Why do our noses get snotty when we are sick? A school nurse explains the powers of mucus
  21. How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms
  22. How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms
  23. Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot pool to learn about journalism
  24. It's not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media
  25. 4 razones por las que los adolescentes participan en retos en las redes sociales
  26. El ejercicio aeróbico y el entrenamiento de fuerza combinados pueden ser un elixir para mejorar la salud cerebral a los 80 y 90 años, según un nuevo estudio
  27. Israel-Hamas war puts China's strategy of 'balanced diplomacy' in the Middle East at risk
  28. When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook
  29. Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war
  30. Biden's executive order puts civil rights in the middle of the AI regulation discussion
  31. Vampire viruses prey on other viruses to replicate themselves − and may hold the key to new antiviral therapies
  32. We analyzed over 3.5 million written teacher comments about students and found racial bias
  33. The world's boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward
  34. Understanding that chronic back pain originates from within the brain could lead to quicker recovery, a new study finds
  35. What is intersectionality? A scholar of organizational behavior explains
  36. NASA's robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
  37. Modern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
  38. Biden administration executive order tackles AI risks, but lack of privacy laws limits reach
  39. Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence
  40. Texas tried to fix its teacher shortage by lowering requirements − the result was more new teachers, but at lower salaries
  41. Secure attachment to both parents − not just mothers − boosts children’s healthy development
  42. How Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen's own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia
  43. Gaza bombing adds to the generations of Palestinians displaced from their homes
  44. Friendship research is getting an update – and that's key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic
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  46. Despite his government's failure to anticipate Hamas' deadly attack, don't count Netanyahu out politically
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