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Trust in the shadows: How loyalty fuels illicit economic transactions

  • Written by Oliver Schilke, Director of the Center for Trust Studies, Professor of Management and Organizations, University of Arizona
imageA little trust can be a dangerous thing.Kmatta via Getty Images

When you think about economic activities that society tends to frown on – like offering bribes, paying for the services of a sex worker or even selling human organs – “trust” and “loyalty” might not be the first things that come to mind. But these...

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Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files

  • Written by Selcuk Uluagac, Professor of Computing and Information Science, Florida International University
imageAvoiding iffy downloads is no longer enough to ensure this doesn't happen.Olemedia/iStock via Getty Images

You probably know better than to click on links that download unknown files onto your computer. It turns out that uploading files can get you into trouble, too.

Today’s web browsers are much more powerful than earlier generations of...

Read more: Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files

Under the influence and under arrest − what happens if you’re drunk in the interrogation room?

  • Written by Jacqueline R. Evans, Associate Professor of Psychology, Florida International University
imageIn the U.S., if you waive your Miranda rights, you'll be interrogated – whether you're drunk or sober.Photoboyko/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Imagine it’s Friday night. You’re enjoying happy hour with friends after a long week. You’re relaxed, having indulged in several of your preferred adult beverages. Now imagine that as...

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Philadelphia has a lot more deadly shootings than expected for a big city − and NYC is much safer, new study says

  • Written by Rayan Succar, Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University

Recent high-profile mass shootings at SEPTA bus stations have left Philadelphia commuters on high alert. Two gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in the Ogontz neighborhood on March 4, 2024, striking five people and killing 17-year-old Dayemen Taylor. Two days later, a group of teenagers shot eight other teens waiting at a bus stop near Northeast High...

Read more: Philadelphia has a lot more deadly shootings than expected for a big city − and NYC is much safer,...

Trump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media

  • Written by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
imageDonald Trump enters the Manhattan Criminal Court for more of his trial, on April 25, 2024.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The first week of testimony is winding down in former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York City on charges that he falsified business records to cover up hush money payments to an adult film star, in an effort to avoid...

Read more: Trump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media

Trump’s immunity arguments at Supreme Court highlight dangers − while prosecutors stress larger danger of removing legal accountability

  • Written by Claire B. Wofford, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
imageA view of the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, when justices heard arguments about immunity involving former President Donald Trump. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 25, 2024, in a case that will change the course of American history. That case is Trump v. United States, in which the justices...

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How bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers

  • Written by Noelia Silva del Rio, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Production Medicine and Food Safety, University of California, Davis
imageCows typically get over avian flu in a couple of weeks, but it's an economic blow for farms.AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield

The discovery of fragments of avian flu virus in milk sold in U.S. stores, including in about 20% of samples in initial testing across the country, suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in dairy cattle than...

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The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

  • Written by Peter A. Coclanis, Professor of History; Director of the Global Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
imageJust how 'open' is the U.S. after all?Nancy Nehring/Moment via Getty Images

Given thespateofnews about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isn’t very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product – a metric economists sometimes call the “openness...

Read more: The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork...

Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then

  • Written by Calvin Schermerhorn, Professor of History, Arizona State University
imageA group of men and women, including two soldiers, on a porch in Fort Verde, Ariz., in 1886.Buyenlarge/Getty Images

Dora Juhl, a 15-year-old teenager, walked into Dr. Rosa Goodrich Boido’s obstetrical practice in Phoenix in January 1918. Juhl wanted to end her pregnancy.

But abortion was illegal in Arizona.

Boido, the city’s sole female...

Read more: Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then

Large retailers don’t have smokestacks, but they generate a lot of pollution − and states are starting to regulate it

  • Written by Johnathan Williams, Assistant Professor of History, University of Northern Iowa
imageOne of many trucks that move Target goods nationwide.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Did you receive a mail-order package this week? Carriers in the U.S. shipped 64 packages for every American in 2022, so it’s quite possible.

That commerce reflects the expansion of large-scale retail in recent decades, especially big-box chains like Walmart,...

Read more: Large retailers don’t have smokestacks, but they generate a lot of pollution − and states are...

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