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'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future

  • Written by Patrick Louchouarn, Professor of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
imageThick smoke rises from a peat bog fire in June 2023.Bernd Wüstneck/picture alliance via Getty Images

The blanket of wildfire smoke that spread across large parts of the U.S. and Canada in 2023 was a wake-up call, showing what climate change could feel like in the near future for millions of people.

Apocalyptic orange skies and air pollution...

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FTC probe of OpenAI: Consumer protection is the opening salvo of US AI regulation

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imageThe FTC probe of ChatGPT maker OpenAI aligns with concerns that members of Congress have expressed.AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation of ChatGPT maker OpenAI for potential violations of consumer protection laws. The FTC sent the company a 20-page demand for information in the week of July 10, 2023. The...

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Returning to the Moon can benefit commercial, military and political sectors – a space policy expert explains

  • Written by Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageThe Moon marks new territory for commercial, military and geopolitical interests. NASA/JPL/Cassini Imaging Team/University of Arizona

NASA’s Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with the first human landing currently scheduled for 2025. This goal is not just technically ambitious, but...

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Actors are demanding that Hollywood catch up with technological changes in a sequel to a 1960 strike

  • Written by David Arditi, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington
imageAs this picket sign says: lights, cameras, no action.Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

For the first time since 1960, actors and screenwriters are on strike at the same time.

As with many of the other strikes that have rippled across the United States over the past three years, this walkout is over demands for better pay and...

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A 1-minute gun safety video helped preteen children be more careful around real guns – new research

  • Written by Brad Bushman, Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
imageA little training helped kids make safer choices when they stumbled across a gun.M-Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Children who watched a 1-minute-long gun safety video were more cautious when they found a real handgun hidden in a drawer in our lab compared to...

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Events that never happened could influence the 2024 presidential election – a cybersecurity researcher explains situation deepfakes

  • Written by Christopher Schwartz, Postdoctoral Research Associate of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageThe volatile mix of deepfakes and political campaigns is a good reason to be on guard.Sean Anthony Eddy Creative/E+ via Getty Images

Imagine an October surprise like no other: Only a week before Nov. 5, 2024, a video recording reveals a secret meeting between Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The American and Ukrainian presidents agree to...

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Why people tend to believe UFOs are extraterrestrial

  • Written by Barry Markovsky, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina
imagePhotos claiming to be UFO evidence are often doctored or otherwise ambiguous. Ray Massey/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Most of us still call them UFOs – unidentified flying objects. NASA recently adopted the term “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAP. Either way, every few years popular claims resurface that these things...

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What do astronomers say about Moon landing deniers? Batting down the conspiracy theory with an assist from the 1969 Miracle Mets

  • Written by Michael Richmond, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageAstronaut Buzz Aldrin planted the U.S. flag on the Moon on July 20, 1969.Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Imagesimage

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.

What do astronomers have to say about the Moon landing conspiracy...

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What the US can learn from affirmative action at universities in Brazil

  • Written by Neil Lewis Jr., Associate Professor of Communication and Social Behavior, Cornell University
imageAffirmative action for college students in Brazil led to better employment prospects for those who benefited from the policy.Cesar Okada via Getty Images

When Brazil implemented affirmative action at its federal universities in 2012, the policy prompted a public debate that largely resembles the debate over affirmative action in the United States.

Br...

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  2. Religion shapes vaccine views – but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible
  3. Impunity over Wagner mutiny signals further degradation of rule of law in Russia
  4. Democrats revive the Equal Rights Amendment from a long legal limbo -- facing an unlikely uphill battle to get it enshrined into law
  5. How I learned to stop worrying and love the doll – a feminist philosopher's journey back to Barbie
  6. As a summer heat wave pummels the US, an expert warns about the dangers of humidity – particularly for toddlers, young athletes and older adults
  7. Hollywood on the picket line – 5 unsung films that put America’s union history on the silver screen
  8. A US-Russia prisoner swap for reporter Evan Gershkovich could be tricky: 3 essential reads on the recent history
  9. Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs
  10. Curing America's loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs
  11. Drugs and religion have been a potent combination for millennia, from cannabis at ancient funerary sites to psychedelic retreats today
  12. Is the US being hypocritical in taking years to destroy its chemical weapons, while condemning other nations for their own chemical weapons programs? A political philosopher weighs in
  13. Female physicists aren't represented in the media – and this lack of representation hurts the physics field
  14. A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses
  15. A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses
  16. Children, like adults, tend to underestimate how welcome their random acts of kindness will be
  17. Classic literature still offers rich lessons about life in the deep blue sea
  18. Strep throat can easily be confused with throat infections caused by viruses – here are a few ways to know the difference
  19. Sawfish, guitarfish and more: Meet the rhino rays, some of the world's most oddly shaped and highly endangered fishes
  20. Liberal CEOs were more likely to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine than more conservative corporate leaders
  21. The 21st Century Cures Act requires that patients receive medical results immediately – and new research shows patients prefer it that way
  22. What's on the agenda as Biden heads to NATO summit: 5 essential reads as Western alliance talks expansion, Ukraine
  23. Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality
  24. Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years
  25. Why putting off college math can be a good idea
  26. China's ties to Cuba and growing presence in Latin America raise security concerns in Washington, even as leaders try to ease tensions
  27. Science activism is surging – which marks a culture shift among scientists
  28. Aging is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions
  29. Police treatment in black and white – report on Minneapolis policing is the latest reminder of systemic racial disparities
  30. _E. coli_ is one of the most widely studied organisms – and that may be a problem for both science and medicine
  31. Christians in Pakistan risk greater persecution from blasphemy laws, while living in poverty
  32. Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth
  33. Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – who is at risk might surprise you
  34. The Global South is on the rise – but what exactly is the Global South?
  35. Why are some Beanie Babies worth more than others? Prices for collectibles are about supply and demand
  36. A business can decline service based on its beliefs, Supreme Court rules – but what will this look like in practice?
  37. Now that President Biden's student loan cancellation program has been canceled, here's what's next
  38. Cambodia PM Hun Sen will shut down opposition on election day – even if he can no longer threaten voters on Facebook
  39. A subtle symphony of ripples in spacetime – astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes
  40. 'We the People' includes all Americans – but July 4 is a reminder that democracy remains a work in progress
  41. Military academies can still consider race in admissions, but the rest of the nation's colleges and universities cannot, court rules
  42. What Beijing's muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it doesn't
  43. Locally transmitted malaria in the US could be a harbinger of rising disease risk in a warming climate – 5 questions answered
  44. From Stonewall to Pride, the fight for equal rights has been rooted in resistance led by Black transwomen
  45. Inside the grogue wars of Cabo Verde
  46. By 'helping' wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives – here's why you should keep your distance
  47. Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers
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  49. 3 myths about immigration in America
  50. A 2003 Supreme Court decision upholding affirmative action planted the seeds of its overturning, as justices then and now thought racism an easily solved problem