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Norman Jewison’s ‘Rollerball’ depicted a world in which corporations controlled all information – is this dystopian vision becoming reality?

  • Written by Matthew Jordan, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
imageJonathan E., played by James Caan, competes as the owners watch from the stands.MGM

If the films of Norman Jewison, who died on Jan. 22, 2024, had a unifying theme, it was how his characters searched for meaning and questioned the rules of their worlds.

No matter the genre of the scores of films he directed – from “In the Heat of the...

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Suicide has reached epidemic proportions in the US − yet medical students still don’t receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients

  • Written by Rodolfo Bonnin, Assistant Dean for Institutional Knowledge Management and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Florida International University
imageEvery year, more than 12 million Americans have suicidal thoughts.Djavan Rodriguez/Moment via Getty Images

Suicide in the U.S. is a societal epidemic and a staggering public health crisis that demands attention from medical experts.

In 2021, someone in the U.S. died by suicide every 11 minutes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...

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With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game

  • Written by Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageWhen will Fed Chair Jerome Powell lower the curtains on the inflation battle?AP Photo/Alex Brandon

If there’s one thing you can say about Fed policymakers, it’s that they don’t make decisions on a whim. When the Federal Open Market Committee met on Jan. 31, 2024, it held interest rates steady – as most observers expected....

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Super Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers

  • Written by Linda Ferrell, Professor of Marketing, Auburn University

With the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers set to face off in the 2024 Super Bowl, another conversation now begins in earnest about the TV commercials that will run during one of the most-watched television events of the year. And while some of the usual suspects will once again advertise on-air to the more than 110 million viewers wat...

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More than a year after the death of an environmental activist, questions remain on the dangerousness of the Stop Cop City movement near Atlanta

  • Written by Michael K. Logan, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University
imageA makeshift memorial in the South River Forest for environmental activist Manuel Terán. Cheney Orr/AFP via Getty Images

Manuel Terán was one of a few dozen environmentalist activists who joined a protest nearly three years ago against the clearing of about 300 acres of woodlands near Atlanta to construct a proposed police and...

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‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists

  • Written by Gavin Naylor, Director of Florida Program for Shark Research, University of Florida
imageA paleontologist wears a T-shirt showing _Strophodus rebecae_, a shark species with flat teeth that lived millions of years ago.Juan Pablo Pino/AFP via Getty Images

Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on sailors as early as the eighth century B.C.E.

Relayed back to...

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Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance

  • Written by Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
imageSleep has been an underappreciated strategy for gaining an edge over an opponent at any level of athletic competition.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

In the adrenaline-packed world of professional sports, the power of sleep rarely gets adequate attention.

A healthy sleep pattern can be a stealthy game plan for athletes to gain an edge over their opponents....

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Teens on social media need both protection and privacy – AI could help get the balance right

  • Written by Afsaneh Razi, Assistant Professor of Information Science, Drexel University
imageSocial media can be both dangerous and a lifeline for teens.The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Meta announced on Jan. 9, 2024, that it will protect teen users by blocking them from viewing content on Instagram and Facebook that the company deems to be harmful, including content related to suicide and eating disorders. The move comes as...

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Eating disorders are the most lethal mental health conditions – reconnecting with internal body sensations can help reduce self-harm

  • Written by April Smith, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University
imageAn increased disconnect from your body can make it easier to harm yourself, whether by disordered eating or suicide.Maskot/Maskot via Getty Images

Did you know that anorexia is the most lethal mental health condition? One person dies from an eating disorder every hour in the U.S. Many of these deaths are not from health consequences related to...

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This course examines how conflicts arise over borders

  • Written by Nita Prasad, Professor of History, Quinnipiac University
imageBorder conflicts, spanning different time periods and places, are behind many of the big international disputes todaypicture alliance via Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

Borders and Battles: The Historical Roots of Geopolitical...

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  10. Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but the faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times
  11. Why Trump’s control of the Republican Party is bad for democracy
  12. The opening of India’s new Rama temple made waves – but here’s what the central ritual actually meant
  13. Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers
  14. Longtime NRA chief Wayne LaPierre is leaving the gun group in trouble but still powerful
  15. For 150 years, Black journalists have known what confederate monuments really stood for
  16. Colorado limits plastic bags, Boulder expands fees – but do bans and fines actually reduce waste?
  17. Boulder strengthens rules against plastic bags – but do bans and fines actually reduce waste?
  18. Drone attack on American troops risks widening Middle East conflict – and drawing in Iran-US tensions
  19. El Salvador voters set to trade democracy for promise of security in presidential election
  20. Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government
  21. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a dilemma: Free the hostages or continue the war in Gaza?
  22. Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit
  23. Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected
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  26. What latest polling says about the mood in Ukraine – and the desire to remain optimistic amid the suffering
  27. Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
  28. When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains
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  30. UN court ruling against Israel shows limits of legal power to prevent genocide − but rapid speed
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  42. Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right
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