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Social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows

  • Written by William Brady, Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Northwestern University
imageSocial media pushes evolutionary buttons.AP Photo/Manish Swarup

People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and the spread of misinformation, my colleagues and I have found.

People are increasingly interacting with others in social...

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AI and new standards promise to make scientific data more useful by making it reusable and accessible

  • Written by Bradley Wade Bishop, Professor of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee
imageData replication is an integral part of the scientific process, which proper research data management can improve. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Every time a scientist runs an experiment, or a social scientist does a survey, or a humanities scholar analyzes a text, they generate data. Science runs on data – without it, we...

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Caroline Herschel was England's first female professional astronomer, but still lacks name recognition two centuries later

  • Written by Kris Pardo, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageThe Herschel Museum in Bath, England, has a new display of a handwritten draft of Caroline Herschel’s memoirs.Internet Archive Book Images via Wikimedia Commons

Caroline Herschel, the first English professional female astronomer, made contributions to astronomy that are still important to the field today. But even many astronomers may not...

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Nagorno-Karabakh blockade crisis: Choking of disputed region is a consequence of war and geopolitics

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageA Russian peacekeeper guards the Lachin corridor.TOFIK BABAYEV/AFP via Getty Images

Wars have consequences – and they are drastically different for the winners and losers.

In the South Caucasus, a region far from most Americans’ attention, the democratic republic of Armenia lost a short but devastating war three years ago to Azerbaijan,...

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Georgia indictment and post-Civil War history make it clear: Trump's actions have already disqualified him from the presidency

  • Written by Joseph Ferguson, Co-Director, National Security and Civil Rights Program, Loyola University Chicago
imageDonald Trump may be barred from holding public office due to a constitutional amendment disqualifying those who have taken part in 'insurrection or rebellion.'Mike Stobe/Getty Images

After three indictments of former President Donald Trump, the fourth one in Georgia came not as a surprise but as a powerful exposition of the scope of Trump’s...

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Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds

  • Written by Laura Fleszar, Public Health Researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington
imageMaternal death rates are higher in the U.S. than in other high-income countries.Tetra Images/Getty Images

Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared with Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and white women. That is a key...

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What Florida gets wrong about George Washington and the benefits he received from enslaving Black people

  • Written by Calvin Schermerhorn, Professor of History, Arizona State University
imageIn this 1853 painting, George Washington stands among Black field workers.Buyenlarge/Getty Images

If there was anyone who knew the rewards of slavery, it was George Washington.

Over a period of about 50 years, the nation’s first president enslaved about 577 Black Americans, starting when he was 11 years old.

One of them was a Black man named...

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Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there's no substitute for shut-eye

  • Written by Kimberly Fenn, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
imageA cup of coffee might provide you some pep, but it won't fully make up for lost sleep. nopponpat/iStock via Getty Images Plus

There is no denying the importance of sleep. Everyone feels better after a good night of sleep, and lack of sleep can have profoundly negative effects on both the body and the brain. So what can be done to substitute for a...

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New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
imageThe 'space economy' isn't just rockets and space suits – satellite data, radio and TV are all part of a broadly-defined space economy.NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP

The space industry has changed dramatically since the Apollo program put men on the moon in the late 1960s.

Today, over 50 years later, private companies are sending tourists to the edge...

Read more: New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts

Black female prosecutors like Fani Willis face the unequal burden of both racist and sexist attacks

  • Written by Bev-Freda Jackson, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University School of Public Affairs
imageFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in her office in Atlanta, Ga.David Walter Banks/Getty Images

On the day he was indicted on financial fraud charges in a New York City courtroom, former U.S. President Donald Trump launched an attack against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

One of the handful of Black female prosecutors in the...

Read more: Black female prosecutors like Fani Willis face the unequal burden of both racist and sexist attacks

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  1. Threat from climate change to some of India's sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs
  2. Georgia’s indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states’ rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan
  3. Fulton County charges Donald Trump with racketeering, other felonies -- a Georgia election law expert explains 5 key things to know
  4. Tommy Tuberville reportedly doesn't live in Alabama − should he still be its senator?
  5. Florida's academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society
  6. Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic
  7. After Maui fires, human health risks linger in the air, water and even surviving buildings
  8. Trump’s free speech faces court-ordered limits, like any other defendant’s -- 2 law professors explain why, and how Trump’s lawyers need to watch themselves too
  9. Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on
  10. Wildfires are a severe blow to Maui's tourism-based economy, but other iconic destinations have come back from similar disasters
  11. Government support was key for thousands of US nonprofits battered by COVID-19's early costs − new research
  12. Why does your hair curl in the summer? A chemist explains the science behind hair structure
  13. Gut microbes are the community within you that you can't live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self
  14. Skin cancer screening guidelines can seem confusing – three skin cancer researchers explain when to consider getting checked
  15. Who likes Donald Trump? Lots of Republicans, but especially Hispanic voters, plus very rural and very conservative people
  16. Hitler, Burr and Trump: Show trials put the record straight for history but can also provide a powerful platform for the defendant
  17. Hip-hop at 50: 7 essential listens to celebrate rap's widespread influence
  18. Building relationships is key for first-year college students – here are 5 easy ways to meet new friends and mentors
  19. Maui wildfires: Extra logistical challenges hinder government's initial response when disasters strike islands
  20. Heritage algorithms combine the rigors of science with the infinite possibilities of art and design
  21. US losing Fitch's top AAA credit rating may portend future economic weakness
  22. San Jose and the reemergence of the donut city
  23. Beyoncé has a prenup − but do you need one if you're not a millionaire?
  24. 'Uncivil obedience' becomes an increasingly common form of protest in the US
  25. Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? A nutritionist explains the science behind 'functional' foods
  26. Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts' work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells
  27. Elon Musk aims to turn Twitter into an 'everything app' – a social media and marketing scholar explains what that is and why it's not so easy to do
  28. Maui's deadly wildfires burn through Lahaina – it's a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe
  29. Air travel is in a rut – is there any hope of recapturing the romance of flying?
  30. AI can help forecast air quality, but freak events like 2023's summer of wildfire smoke require traditional methods too
  31. The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat
  32. Babies almost all try crawling to get from Point A to Point B, but CDC says it's not a useful developmental milestone
  33. Researchers dig deep underground in hopes of finally observing dark matter
  34. A brief illustrated guide to 'scissors congruence' − an ancient geometric idea that’s still fueling cutting-edge mathematical research
  35. Women get far more migraines than men – a neurologist explains why, and what brings relief
  36. Despite giving students chances to cheat, unsupervised online exams gauge student learning comparably to in-person exams
  37. Through space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment
  38. Donald Trump is right − he is getting special treatment, far better than most other criminal defendants
  39. Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate history – a brief overview of what vice presidents do
  40. Yellow jerseys of the fireline: A day fighting wildfires can require as much endurance as riding the Tour de France
  41. Medical exploitation of Black people in America goes far beyond the cells stolen from Henrietta Lacks that produced modern day miracles
  42. Zebrafish are a scientist's favorite for early-stage research – especially to study human blood disorders
  43. Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century
  44. Contacting your legislator? Cite your sources – if you want them to listen to you
  45. US autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers – with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement
  46. What's the difference between a startup and any other business?
  47. Trump may try to delay his first federal trial – it's a common legal strategy to fend off a criminal conviction
  48. Myanmar crisis highlights limits of Indonesia's 'quiet diplomacy' as it sets sights on becoming a 'great regional power'
  49. Ending affirmative action does nothing to end discrimination against Asian Americans
  50. The most serious Trump indictment yet – a criminal law scholar explains the charges of using ‘dishonesty, fraud and deceit’ to cling to power