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FBI reaches out to Hasidic Jews to fight antisemitism – but bureau has fraught history with Judaism

  • Written by Sarah Imhoff, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University
imageFBI announcements in Yiddish encourage Hasidic or "ultra-Orthodox" Jews to report incidents of anti-Semitism.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The FBI wants to hear from Hasidim, or “ultra-Orthodox” Jews. The Hate Crimes Unit said as much when it issued announcements – in both Yiddish and Hebrew – asking Jews to report antisemitic...

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FTC warns the AI industry: Don't discriminate, or else

  • Written by Ryan Calo, Professor of Law, University of Washington
imageThe FTC put companies that sell AI systems on notice: Cross the line with biased products and the law is coming for you.Maciej Frolow/Stone via Getty Images

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission just fired a shot across the bow of the artificial intelligence industry. On April 19, 2021, a staff attorney at the agency, which serves as the nation’s...

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Census results shift political power in Congress, presidential elections

  • Written by Dudley L. Poston Jr., Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
imageThe seats in the House chamber will be filled according to elections in the 50 states.U.S. House of Representatives

New data from the 2020 U.S. census released April 26, 2021, indicates that starting in 2023 – after the next congressional elections – seven states will have fewer seats in Congress than they do now, and six will have...

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Trans youth are coming out and living in their gender much earlier than older generations

  • Written by Jae A. Puckett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
imageTrans baby boomers typically began living in their affirmed gender around age 50. For millennials, it's age 22.John Lamparski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

There are a few common identity milestones that transgender, or trans, people experience across their lives.

One is starting to feel different than the sex assigned to them at birth....

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QAnon hasn't gone away – it's alive and kicking in states across the country

  • Written by Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
imageQAnon demonstrators protest during a rally to reopen California and against stay-at-home directives on May 1, 2020, in San Diego. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images

By this point, almost everyone has heard of QAnon, the conspiracy spawned by an anonymous online poster of enigmatic prophecies. Starting with an initial promise in 2017 that...

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The FBI is breaking into corporate computers to remove malicious code – smart cyber defense or government overreach?

  • Written by Scott Shackelford, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Executive Director, Ostrom Workshop; Cybersecurity Program Chair, IU-Bloomington, Indiana University
imageThe FBI's latest cybersecurity moves bring the government into new territory – inside privately owned computers.AP Photo/Cliff Owen

The FBI has the authority right now to access privately owned computers without their owners’ knowledge or consent, and to delete software. It’s part of a government effort to contain the continuing...

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How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else?

  • Written by Beverly Law, Professor Emeritus of Global Change Biology and Terrestrial Systems Science, Oregon State University
imageFuture notebook paper?Not4rthur/Flickr, CC BY-SAimage

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.

How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else? – Cooper H., age 6, St. Louis, Missouri

Paper is an important part...

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How lifting children out of poverty today will help them tomorrow

  • Written by Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Professor of Education and Social Policy; Director of the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University
imageKeeping kids above the poverty line contributes to their stability in adulthood.Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images

As part of the latest COVID-19 relief package, the federal government has expanded the child tax credit and made it available to all families with children except those with the highest incomes. Families will get US$3,000 per kid...

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How Biden's request for more education funding would shift more power to the federal government

  • Written by Nicholas Tampio, Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
imageThe new budget aims to financially assist school districts with high percentages of low-income students. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

The president has called on Congress to make a “historic investment” in the Title I grant program. The program provides financial assistance to school districts that have high...

Read more: How Biden's request for more education funding would shift more power to the federal government

US landmarks bearing racist and Colonial references are renamed to reflect Indigenous values

  • Written by Sarah Dees, Assistant Professor of American Religions, Iowa State University
imageIn Ames, Iowa, a creek previously named after an offensive term for Native American women is now called Ioway Creek.Sarah Dees, CC BY-NC-ND

A creek running through the city of Ames in central Iowa was officially renamed from Squaw Creek to Ioway Creek in February 2021, after a yearlong process that involved local and federal agencies. The previous...

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  2. Warp drives: Physicists give chances of faster-than-light space travel a boost
  3. This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise
  4. How Richard Nixon's obsession with Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers sowed the seeds for the president's downfall
  5. Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?
  6. GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist in Asia
  7. For Vladimir Putin and other autocrats, ruthlessly repressing the opposition is often a winning way to stay in power
  8. ¿Aumento o pérdida de peso no deseado durante la pandemia? El estrés podría tener la culpa
  9. Declaring racism a public health crisis brings more attention to solving long-ignored racial gaps in health
  10. New US climate pledge: Cut emissions 50% this decade, but can Biden make it happen?
  11. The other George Floyd story: How media freedom led to conviction in his killer's trial
  12. Why corporate America appears to be drifting away from the Republican Party
  13. Money alone can't fix Central America – or stop migration to US
  14. Best schools often out of reach for disadvantaged students in choice programs
  15. You don't have a male or female brain – the more brains scientists study, the weaker the evidence for sex differences
  16. Lab–grown embryos and human–monkey hybrids: Medical marvels or ethical missteps?
  17. What Homer's 'Odyssey' can teach us about reentering the world after a year of isolation
  18. Shakespeare's musings on religion are like curious whispers – they require deep listening to be heard
  19. Do you really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day? An exercise scientist explains why your kidneys say 'no'
  20. Chauvin conviction: 2 things to know about jury bias and 2 ways to reduce it
  21. Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic
  22. Vaccine mandates aren't the only – or easiest – way for employers to compel workers to get their shots
  23. Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are also important sources of support
  24. Why our dislikes should be celebrated as much as our likes
  25. Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning
  26. Misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes: What’s the difference?
  27. Why this trial was different: Experts react to guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin
  28. How parents can support a child who comes out as trans – by conquering their own fears, following their child's lead and tolerating ambiguity
  29. The ups and downs of European soccer are part of its culture – moving to a US-style 'closed' Super League would destroy that
  30. Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions
  31. The US electric power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
  32. Domestic violence calls for help increased during the pandemic – but the answers haven't gotten any easier
  33. No visits and barely any calls – pandemic makes separation even scarier for people with a family member in prison
  34. Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just money
  35. Why it's good for kids to have friends from different socioeconomic backgrounds
  36. There are plenty of moral reasons to be vaccinated – but that doesn’t mean it’s your ethical duty
  37. An advantage of the government's new payments for families: Not humiliating poor people
  38. What's next for Cuba and the United States after Raul Castro's retirement
  39. From haute cuisine to hot dogs: How dining out has evolved over 200 years – and is innovating further in the pandemic
  40. Democratic bill attempts to undo voter restrictions of past 15 years
  41. Interstate water wars are heating up along with the climate
  42. Brazil’s economic crisis, prolonged by COVID-19, poses an enormous challenge to the Amazon
  43. Competition heats up in the melting Arctic, and the US isn't prepared to counter Russia
  44. Has any US president ever served more than eight years?
  45. No, vaccine side effects don't tell you how well your immune system will protect you from COVID-19
  46. Forget the debate over public health versus jobs – the same people suffer the most either way
  47. Are America's schools safe for Asian Americans?
  48. Biden administration's $39 billion child care strategy: 5 questions answered
  49. Being skeptical of sources is a journalist's job – but it doesn't always happen when those sources are the police
  50. Sikhs in America: A religious community long misunderstood is mourning deaths in Indianapolis mass shooting