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Why the Federal Reserve's epic fight against inflation might be over

  • Written by Ryan Herzog, Associate Professor of Economics, Gonzaga University
imageTime to press the stop button?iStock/Getty Images

The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady signals that central bankers believe it is time to hit pause, at least temporarily, on their aggressive campaign to tame runaway inflation.

The latest data, not to mention several other factors, however, suggests it’s time for a full...

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Seeing dead fruit flies is bad for the health of fruit flies – and neuroscientists have identified the exact brain cells responsible

  • Written by Christi Gendron, Research Assistant Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan
imageFor _Drosophila melanogaster_, their senses have a significant effect on how quickly they age.nico_blue/E+ via Getty Images

All living organisms age. People have long sought ways to slow, halt or reverse this process, which is commonly associated with declining mental and physical health. One area researchers are probing is the role that sensory...

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Silvio Berlusconi had a complex relationship with US presidents: Friend to one, shunned by another

  • Written by Jason Davidson, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington
imageThings looking up for the Bush-Berlusconi relationship.Philippe Desmazes/AFP via Getty Images)

When the administration of Geroge W. Bush needed an ally to help sell its proposed invasion of Iraq to a skeptical European audience, Silvio Berlusconi stepped forward.

It wasn’t that the Italian prime minister was particularly concerned over the...

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In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled states should decide the legality of abortion, voters at the state level have been doing just that: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Lorna Grisby, Senior Politics & Society Editor
imageAbortion-rights demonstrators protest in front of the Supreme Court building on June 25, 2022, a day after the announcement of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling. Brandon Bell/Getty Images News via Getty Images

When the Supreme Court ruled on June 24, 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that states...

Read more: In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled states should decide the...

Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida

  • Written by Phillip M. Carter, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Florida International University
imageTravel to Miami, and you might hear people say 'get down from the car' instead of 'get out of the car.'Miami Herald/Getty Images

“We got down from the car and went inside.”

“I made the line to pay for groceries.”

“He made a party to celebrate his son’s birthday.”

These phrases might sound off to the ears of...

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If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?

  • Written by Carlton Basmajian, Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning, Urban Design, Iowa State University
imageA glimpse of a post-apocalyptic world.Bulgar/E+ 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.

If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later? – Essie, age 11, Michigan

Have you ever wondered...

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Are you part robot? A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both recycle language

  • Written by Brendan H. O'Connor, Associate Professor, School of Transborder Studies, Arizona State University
imageAre we as different as we'd like to believe?Ledi Nuge/iStock via Getty Images

ChatGPT is a hot topic at my university, where faculty members are deeply concerned about academic integrity, while administrators urge us to “embrace the benefits” of this “new frontier.” It’s a classic example of what my colleague Punya...

Read more: Are you part robot? A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both...

'If you want to die in jail, keep talking' – two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice

  • Written by Thomas A. Durkin, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Loyola University Chicago
imageFormer President Donald Trump on his airplane on June 10, 2023, two days after his federal indictment.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Lawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much of his career working in national security law, representing clients in a variety of national security and domestic terrorism matters. Joseph Ferguson was a...

Read more: 'If you want to die in jail, keep talking' – two national security law experts discuss the special...

Trump indictment unsealed – a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove

  • Written by Gabriel J. Chin, Edward L. Barrett Jr. Chair & Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
imageSpecial counsel Jack Smith prepares to talk to reporters on June 9, 2023, after the indictment of former President Donald Trump. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Federal prosecutors on June 9, 2023, unsealed the indictment that spells out the government’s case against former President Donald J. Trump, who is accused of violating national...

Read more: Trump indictment unsealed – a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what...

Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying

  • Written by Joseph Ferguson, Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago
imageFormer President Donald Trump was on the campaign trail in early June 2023, as an investigation continued that led to his indictment on federal charges.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a federal grand jury in Miami includes 31 counts of violating a part of the Espionage Act of 1917.

Th...

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  2. Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act
  3. The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they've left behind
  4. 'From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma' – a college course explores nature's medicine cabinet and different ways of healing
  5. Never mind Cleopatra – what about the forgotten queens of ancient Nubia?
  6. Drawing, making music and writing poetry can support healing and bring more humanity to health care in US hospitals
  7. Millions of women are working during menopause, but US law isn't clear on employees' rights or employers' obligations
  8. El Niño is back – that's good news or bad news, depending on where you live
  9. Do federal or state prosecutors get to go first in trying Trump? A law professor untangles the conflict
  10. Pat Robertson's lasting influence on American politics: 3 essential reads
  11. Overcrowded trains serve as metaphor for India in Western eyes – but they are a relic of colonialism and capitalism
  12. Why a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional
  13. Four strategies to make your neighborhood safer
  14. Title 42 didn't result in a surge of migration, after all – but border communities are still facing record-breaking migration
  15. Republicans' anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions
  16. WHO's recommendation against the use of artificial sweeteners for weight loss leaves many questions unanswered
  17. Will faster federal reviews speed up the clean energy shift? Two legal scholars explain what the National Environmental Policy Act does and doesn't do
  18. Astrud Gilberto spread bossa nova to a welcoming world – but got little love back in Brazil
  19. What is incorruptibility? A scholar of Catholic worship explains
  20. Arrests of 3 members of an Atlanta charity's board in a SWAT-team raid is highly unusual and could be unconstitutional
  21. Cost and lack of majors are among the top reasons why students leave for-profit colleges
  22. Messi is heading to the US as Saudi Arabia kicks off bidding war with MLS for aging soccer stars
  23. Oklahoma OKs the nation's first religious charter school – but litigation is likely to follow
  24. Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – receding waters narrow options for cooling
  25. Forts Cavazos, Barfoot and Liberty — new names for army bases honor new heroes and lasting values, instead of Confederates who lost a war
  26. Brain tumors are cognitive parasites – how brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline
  27. Mounting research documents the harmful effects of social media use on mental health, including body image and development of eating disorders
  28. Mike Pence is jockeying against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination – joining the ranks of just one vice president who, in 1800, also ran against a former boss
  29. The ugly side of beauty: Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women's reproductive health
  30. Why insurance companies are pulling out of California and Florida, and how to fix some of the underlying problems
  31. Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it's the Olmecs who are the 'mother culture' of ancient Mesoamerica
  32. This course studies NGOs aiming to help countries recover from mass atrocities and to prevent future violence
  33. Peaches are a minor part of Georgia's economy, but they're central to its mythology
  34. Nearly 20% of the cultural differences between societies boil down to ecological factors – new research
  35. Kakhovka dam breach: 3 essential reads on what it means for Ukraine's infrastructure, beleaguered nuclear plant and future war plans
  36. UK PM Sunak visits Washington to strengthen ties, watch baseball – having already struck out on trade deal
  37. US, Chinese warships' near miss in Taiwan Strait hints at ongoing troubled diplomatic waters, despite chatter about talks
  38. Changing wild animals' behavior could help save them – but is it ethical?
  39. Political compromises – like the debt-limit deal – have never been substitutes for lasting solutions
  40. Scientists' political donations reflect polarization in academia – with implications for the public's trust in science
  41. Supreme Court is poised to dismantle an integral part of LBJ's Great Society – affirmative action
  42. Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people
  43. Blockchain is a key technology – a computer scientist explains why the post-crypto-crash future is bright
  44. 3 ways to use ChatGPT to help students learn -- and not cheat
  45. Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and other threats to sea life
  46. A community can gentrify without losing its identity -- examples from Pittsburgh, Boston and Newark of what works
  47. Several Down syndrome features may be linked to a hyperactive antiviral immune response – new research
  48. How building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis
  49. Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer
  50. Is there life in the sea that hasn't been discovered?