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Fact check: How many people are enslaved in the world today?

  • Written by Monti Datta, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
Burmese fishermen raise their hands as they are asked who among them wants to go home. Human trafficking sometimes occurs in the seafood industry.AP Photo/Dita Alangkara

Modern slavery is a crime against humanity. Although some types of enslavement, like sex trafficking, are widely known, others hide in plain sight. Enslavement happens in many...

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White right? How demographics is changing US politics

  • Written by Monica Duffy Toft, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

When Donald Trump was campaigning to become the U.S. president, much of the discussion about his growing popularity focused on so-called “angry white males,” who had been struggling through years of declining economic opportunities. Their frustration led some of them to adopt and espouse white supremacist ideology.

In many media...

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3D scans of bat skulls help natural history museums open up dark corners of their collections

  • Written by Jeff J. Shi, Education Program Specialist, University of Minnesota
Ready to spatially manipulate 3D bat skulls from the comfort of your own computer?Shi et al, PLoS ONE 13(9): e0203022 , CC BY-ND

Picture a natural history museum. What comes to mind? Childhood memories of dinosaur skeletons and dioramas? Or maybe you still visit to see planetarium shows or an IMAX feature? You may be surprised to hear that behind...

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3D-printed guns may be more dangerous to their users than targets

  • Written by Jeremy Straub, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University
Tiny, but deadly, flaws may be hiding in the parts of this 3D-printed gun.Justin Pickard/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Despite fears that guns made with 3D printers will let criminals and terrorists easily make untraceable, undetectableplasticweapons at home, my own experience with 3D manufacturing quality control suggests that, at least for now, 3D-printed...

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How the medical profession can help heal divisions as well as diseases

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Doctors can play a role not only in the treatment of their patients but also broader issuesmichaeljung/Shutterstock.com

Medicine need not be confined to the role of cultural bellwether, a sheep with a bell on its neck that reveals where the whole flock is headed. Along with other professions such as law, clergy and education, medicine can and...

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The bizarre phenomenon of vacation surprise videos

  • Written by Jenna Drenten, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
Sometimes the reaction doesn't go as planned.Lily & Chloe Official/YouTube

Parents have long surprised their kids with a family vacation.

However, the practice of parents recording their kids’ reactions – and then sharing them online – is a unique phenomenon of the social media age.

In the days after Christmas, you may have...

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No, Trump is not like Obama on Middle East policy

  • Written by James L. Gelvin, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
President Donald Trump speaks at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

On Jan. 6, National Security Advisor John Bolton walked back President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would quickly withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, saying that such a withdrawal might actually take months or years.

Trump’s announcement came more...

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Would bringing back pork-barrel spending end government shutdowns?

  • Written by Diana Evans, Professor of political science, Trinity College
Members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., second from right, walk toward the Capitol building, Jan. 4, 2019. AP/Andrew Harnik

For eight years, Congress has banned the use of earmarks, otherwise known as “pork-barrel spending.” Earmarks paid for pet projects of legislators back in their districts, as a way of...

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Congress used to pass bipartisan legislation – will it ever again?

  • Written by Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
GOP President Ronald Reagan and Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill at the April, 1983 signing of bipartisan social security legislation.AP/Barry Thumma

Congress seemingly hasn’t accomplished much apart from a tax cut and criminal justice reform since the election of President Trump in 2016, despite all three branches being controlled by the...

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Women who ran for Congress avoided women's issues in their campaign ads

  • Written by Shawn Parry-Giles, Professor of Communication, University of Maryland
Screenshot of 'Elaine Luria for Congress: Sea Change.'YouTube

A record number of women were sworn into Congress on Jan. 3.

The influx of women candidates helped turn the midterm election into what many observers dubbed a “Year of the Woman.”

But despite a tide of voter sentiment favoring women, these winners got to Congress or a...

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