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What it's like to lose a presidential election

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
imageOne of these men will walk away from the 2020 race a loser. But who?Jim Watson/AFP via Getty, Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty

The American public may not find out who wins the presidential election on Nov. 3 or Nov. 4 or even Nov. 5. But, at some point, we will learn whether Republican Donald Trump is elected to a second term or if Democrat Joe Biden...

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You have rights when you go to vote - and many people are there to help if there's trouble at the polls

  • Written by Daniel R. Birdsong, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Dayton
imagePoll workers, election observers and poll monitors are all on hand at voting places to ensure the 2020 election proceeds smoothly and safely.Macrovector/iStock via GettyImages

Despite all the challenges to this year’s election – long lines, calls for voter intimidation, baseless claims of fraud – voting is a fundamental civil right...

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You have rights when you go to vote – and many people are there to help if there's trouble at the polls

  • Written by Daniel R. Birdsong, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Dayton
imagePoll workers, election observers and poll monitors are all on hand at voting places to ensure the 2020 election proceeds smoothly and safely.Macrovector/iStock via GettyImages

Despite all the challenges to this year’s election – long lines, calls for voter intimidation, baseless claims of fraud – voting is a fundamental civil right...

Read more: You have rights when you go to vote – and many people are there to help if there's trouble at the...

The scariest things in the universe are black holes – and here are 3 reasons

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageFalling into a black hole is easily the worst way to die.John M Lund Photography Inc/Getty Images

Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is scarier than a black hole.

Black holes – regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape – are a hot topic in the news these...

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100 years ago, the first commercial radio broadcast announced the results of the 1920 election – politics would never be the same

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
imageWhen Frank Conrad broadcast the results of the 1920 presidential election, he had no idea that politics would be forever transformed.Bettmann via Getty Images

Only 100 people were listening, but the first broadcast from a licensed radio station occurred at 8 p.m. on Nov. 2, 1920. It was Pittsburgh’s KDKA, and the station was broadcasting the...

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Cahokian culture spread across eastern North America 1,000 years ago in an early example of diaspora

  • Written by Jayur Mehta, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University
imageCahokia's mound-building culture flourished a millennium ago near modern-day St. Louis.JByard/iStock via Getty Images Plus

An expansive city flourished almost a thousand years ago in the bottomlands of the Mississippi River across the water from where St. Louis, Missouri stands today. It was one of the greatest pre-Columbian cities constructed...

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How to be a good digital citizen during the election – and its aftermath

  • Written by Kolina Koltai, Postdoctoral Researcher of Information Studies, University of Washington
imageYou are a key player in efforts to curb misinformation online.John Fedele/The Image Bank via Getty Images

In the runup to the U.S. presidential election there has been an unprecedented amount of misinformation about the voting process and mail-in ballots. It’s almost certain that misinformation and disinformation will increase, including,...

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From Trump to Trudeau, the escalator is a favorite symbol of political campaigns

  • Written by Peter Erickson, Assistant Professor of German, Colorado State University
imageDonald Trump rides an escalator to announce his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015, in New York City.Christopher Gregory/Getty Images

In June 2015 Donald Trump rode an escalator into the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City to announce his candidacy for president – an escalator ride that quickly became famous.

Po...

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5 reasons not to underestimate far-right extremists

  • Written by Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
imageMembers of the Proud Boys right-wing extremist group arrive at a pro-Donald Trump rally in Oregon in September 2020.AP Photo/Andrew Selsky

Far-right extremists have been in the news, with an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor and rallies like the one the Proud Boys held in Portland in September.

With a hotly contested election underway...

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Why there's so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election

  • Written by Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
imageWhat will judges do? And when will they do it?Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

As I’ve Zoom-traveled the country speaking about legal issues involving the election, I have found myself, as well as audiences, bewildered and frustrated by one underlying question: Why is there so much legal uncertainty about so many critical questions...

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