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New restrictions on abortion care will have psychological harms -- here's what research shows will happen in post-Roe America

  • Written by Rachel Diamond, Clinical Training DIrector and Assistant Professor of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University
imageWithout full access to reproductive health care, traumatic birth experiences will undoubtedly rise.urbazon/E+ via Getty Images

“I’m struggling a bit this morning,” a client of mine stated at the start of our session the morning of June 24, 2022. “I just heard on the news about the decision to overturnRoe v. Wade. There was...

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Conviction of two Michigan kidnap plotters highlights danger of violent conspiracies to US democracy

  • Written by Amy Cooter, Senior Research Fellow in Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, Middlebury
imageBarry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox were found guilty by a federal jury on charges related to a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Witmer.Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP

Two of the six men facing federal charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 were found guilty by a federal jury on Aug. 23, 2022.

The verdict...

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Human nature can steer people away from new things – and that can blind them to novel threats

  • Written by Sam Hunter, Professor of Organizational Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageWhen you don't know what you're looking for, it's easier to miss it.U.S. Navy via Getty Images News

There’s a military aphorism that generals are always fighting the last war. It’s a natural human tendency to focus on the kinds of threats you’re used to while playing down the likelihood or importance of some new sort of attack.

Of...

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Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics – with deadly consequences

  • Written by Cristian Apetrei, Professor of Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
imageDisinformation can derail public health measures vital to controlling the spread of infectious disease.AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, variety and speed of misinformation seem unprecedented, but COVID-19...

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Diet can influence mood, behavior and more – a neuroscientist explains

  • Written by Monica Dus, Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
imageWhat we eat matters, and having just the right amount of essential nutrients is key to our overall health.Niusha Shodja and Saina Heshmati, Storylab, CC BY-NC-ND

During the long seafaring voyages of the 15th and 16th centuries, a period known as the Age of Discovery, sailors reported experiencing visions of sublime foods and verdant fields. The...

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Conservatives and liberals are equally likely to fund local causes, but liberals are more apt to also donate to national and global groups – new research

  • Written by Gianluca Grimalda, Researcher of Experimental Economics, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
imageSaying you feel a strong national allegiance doesn't mean you will act accordingly.mikiell/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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

The big idea

Conservatives were less generous overall than liberals during an experiment in which people could give some money to COVID-19 relief charities....

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Ukraine celebrates Independence Day, with a new level of meaning as it fights back against Russia

  • Written by Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
imageRussian tanks and military systems are exhibited in Kyiv on Aug. 22, 2022. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

I stood on Kyiv’s main boulevard, Khreshchatyk, one year ago, on Aug. 24, 2021, celebrating along with thousands of Ukrainians who were watching the Independence Day parade.

The parade featured newly obtained weapons such as...

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A new US data privacy bill aims to give you more control over information collected about you – and make businesses change how they handle data

  • Written by Anne Toomey McKenna, Visiting Professor of Law, University of Richmond
imageThe U.S. could soon catch up to the European Union in protecting people's data privacy.Teera Konakan/Moment via Getty Images

Data privacy in the U.S. is, in many ways, a legal void. While there are limited protections for health and financial data, the cradle of the world’s largest tech companies, like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta...

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Dolphins use signature whistles to represent other dolphins – similarly to how humans use names

  • Written by Jason Bruck, Assistant Professor of Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University
imageBottlenose dolphins are extremely social animals that communicate constantly.Micha Pawlitzki/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images

Bottlenose dolphins’ signature whistles just passed an important test in animal psychology. A new study by my colleagues and me has shown that these animals may use their whistles as namelike concepts.

By presenting...

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  7. 5 unsung films that dramatize America's rich labor history
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  13. Advanced Placement courses could clash with laws that target critical race theory
  14. Dog owners take more risks, cat owners are more cautious – new research examines how people conform to their pets' stereotypical traits
  15. Dr. Oz should be worried – voters punish 'carpetbaggers,' and new research shows why
  16. College students are increasingly identifying beyond 'she' and 'he'
  17. We praise people as ‘Good Samaritans,’ but there’s a complex history behind the phrase
  18. What is listeria? A microbiologist explains the bacterium behind recent deadly food poisoning outbreaks
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