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Don't applaud the climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – it might not warrant that standing ovation

  • Written by Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates of nations around the world rose in a standing ovation to celebrate a long-awaited agreement to launch a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries recover from climate-related disasters.

But the applause might not yet be warranted. The...

Read more: Don't applaud the climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – it might not warrant that...

Don't applaud the COP28 climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – here's what's missing

  • Written by Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Shortly after the opening ceremony of the 2023 United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai, delegates of nations around the world rose in a standing ovation to celebrate a long-awaited agreement to launch a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries recover from climate-related disasters.

But the applause might not yet be warranted. The...

Read more: Don't applaud the COP28 climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – here's what's missing

Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country

  • Written by Jorge Heine, Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University
imageChilean dictator Augusto Pinochet greets U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1976.Bettmann/Getty Images

Noticing my nonappearance at the start of a black-tie dinner at the Johannesburg home of Harry Oppenheimer, a mining magnate and Africa’s richest man, the host assumed I was boycotting the event on principle. It was a reasonable...

Read more: Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country

Your car might be watching you to keep you safe − at the expense of your privacy

  • Written by M. Hadi Amini, Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Florida International University
imageMany modern cars watch occupants -- a plus for safety but not so much for privacy.Courtesy LG

Depending on which late-model vehicle you own, your car might be watching you – literally and figuratively – as you drive down the road. It’s watching you with cameras that monitor the cabin and track where you’re looking, and with...

Read more: Your car might be watching you to keep you safe − at the expense of your privacy

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns

  • Written by Cynthia Curl, Associate Professor of Public and Population Health, Boise State University
imageAs suburbs encroach on farmland, residents' risk of exposure to farm chemicals rises.Carly Hyland

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Living near farmland can significantly increase people’s exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the widely used herbicide Roundup, new research shows. This chemical has been connected to health concerns,...

Read more: Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women...

Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress

  • Written by Michael Dickson, Professor of Philosophy, University of South Carolina
imageWould technologies like the airplane ever get off the ground without people balancing commitment to their vision with openness to new ideas?HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The virtue of intellectual humility is getting a lot of attention. It’s heralded as a part of wisdom, an aid to self-improvement and a catalyst for more...

Read more: Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress

How electroconvulsive therapy heals the brain − new insights into ECT, a stigmatized yet highly effective treatment for depression

  • Written by Sydney E. Smith, Ph.D. Candidate in Computational Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
imageElectroconvulsive therapy involves inducing a controlled seizure under anesthesia.Inkoly/iStock via Getty Images Plus

When most people hear about electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, it typically conjures terrifying images of cruel, outdated and pseudo-medical procedures. Formerly known as electroshock therapy, this perception of ECT as dangerous and...

Read more: How electroconvulsive therapy heals the brain − new insights into ECT, a stigmatized yet highly...

Sandra Day O’Connor's experience as a legislator guided her consensus-building work on the Supreme Court

  • Written by Nancy Maveety, Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
imageSandra Day O’Connor, shortly after her Supreme Court nomination was confirmed by the Senate on Sept. 1, 1981. AP Photo/Scott Applewhite

When Sandra Day O’Connor stepped down from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006, she was the last justice to have served as an elected legislator. She previously was a member of the Arizona state Senate and...

Read more: Sandra Day O’Connor's experience as a legislator guided her consensus-building work on the Supreme...

Tuberville ends holdout on most high-ranking military nominations

  • Written by Brooks D. Simpson, Foundation Professor of History, Arizona State University
imageAlabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in November 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

After holding up the promotions or new assignments of several hundred senior officers for nearly a year, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville relented to pressure from both GOP and Democratic Senate members and ended most of his campaign agains...

Read more: Tuberville ends holdout on most high-ranking military nominations

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

  • Written by Lauren Foley, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Western Michigan University
imageWill commitments to diversity be enough?fstop123

When the Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in college admissions in June 2023, it forced colleges and universities to rethink how to maintain and increase diversity in their student bodies. It’s a topic that political science professor Lauren Foley had been exploring in her new book,...

Read more: Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college...

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