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Twitter cutoff in Turkey amid earthquake rescue operations: A social media expert explains the danger of losing the microblogging service in times of disaster

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imageRescuers work at a collapsed building in southeastern Turkey.AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili

Twitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came amid the massive rescue operation and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of the earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria two days earlier....

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Spy balloon drama elevates public attention, pressure for the US to confront China

  • Written by Michael A. Allen, Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageThe Chinese spy balloon flies over Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Feb. 4, 2023. Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Seven days after a Chinese spy balloon began drifting across the United States, the U.S. military downed it with a single missile.

But the balloon, in a sense, continues its flight through diplomatic circles, complicating U.S.-China...

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Adults judge children who tell blunt polite truths more harshly than they do liars

  • Written by Laure Brimbal, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University
imageIn practice, adults don't always value truth above all else.Ashley Corbin-Teich/Image Source via Getty Images

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Despite the common lesson that it’s paramount to tell the truth, adults judged children who told blunt polite truths more negatively than they did liars in...

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Biden calls for assault weapon ban – but does focus on military-style guns and mass shootings undermine his message?

  • Written by Melissa K. Merry, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Louisville
imagePresident Joe Biden urges lawmakers to ban assault weapons "once and for all."Jacquelyn Martin/AFP via Getty Images

Among those attending the State of Union address on Feb. 7, 2022, was Brandon Tsay. Invited by President Joe Biden, the 26-year-old has been hailed as a hero for disarming a gunman who killed 11 people in a mass shooting in Monterey...

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Twitter's new data fees leave scientists scrambling for funding – or cutting research

  • Written by Jon-Patrick Allem, Assistant Professor of Research in Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California
imageIt's now pay to play if you want access to Twitter's data.The Conversation US, CC BY-ND

Twitter is ending free access to its application programming interface, or API. An API serves as a software “middleman” allowing two applications to talk to each other. An API is an accessible way to collect and share data within and across...

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Don’t underestimate Cupid – he’s not the chubby cherub you associate with Valentine’s Day

  • Written by Debbie Felton, Professor of Classics, UMass Amherst
image'Cupid and Psyche' by Italian sculptor Antonio CanovaBettmann via Getty Images

Ah, Valentine’s Day: that Hallmark holiday of greeting cards and chocolates, its bloody origins almost entirely forgotten over the last 2,000 years!

What began as a Christian feast day honoring two or three early Christian martyrs – the original...

Read more: Don’t underestimate Cupid – he’s not the chubby cherub you associate with Valentine’s Day

What the First Amendment really says – 4 basic principles of free speech in the US

  • Written by Lynn Greenky, Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
imageA protection that is, at least in this Philadelphia park, carved in stone.Zakarie Faibis via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Elon Musk has claimed he believes in free speech no matter what. He calls it a bulwark against tyranny in America and promises to reconstruct Twitter, which he now owns, so that its policy on free expression “matches the law...

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Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention

  • Written by Åsa Gustafsson, Professor of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego
imageIllustration of an autophagosome (light blue double-membrane to the right) engulfing cellular material.David S. Goodsell and Daniel Klionsky/RCSB PDB-101, CC BY-SA

Don’t let the textbook diagram of a simplified two-dimensional cell fool you – within this tiny structure of life is a complex universe of molecular machinery that is...

Read more: Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival and disease prevention

Here's what to do when you encounter people with 'dark personality traits' at work

  • Written by Cinthia Beccacece Satornino, Research Director at the UNH Sales Center and Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of New Hampshire
imageKeeping your eyes and ears open can keep you from falling for the antics of a dark personality.Noel Hendrickson/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Have you ever suffered through tales of greatness from a self-absorbed “friend” who reminds you of Michael Scott from “The Office” – and not in a good way? Have you been...

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Millions of Americans are problem gamblers – so why do so few people ever seek treatment?

  • Written by James P. Whelan, Research Professor of Clinical Health, University of Memphis
imageOnly about 10% of people with a gambling problem ever seek treatment.Sean Gladwell/Moment via Getty Images

The opportunity to gamble has moved from a trip to Vegas, to a drive to a local casino, to the phone in your pocket. And if you’re a sports fan, nudges to place bets have become nearly impossible to ignore, with sports gambling ads and...

Read more: Millions of Americans are problem gamblers – so why do so few people ever seek treatment?

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  13. W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies
  14. Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
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  16. How did birds survive while dinosaurs went extinct?
  17. Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for schools, courts
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  25. Diversity and moderation over tradition – why Democrats moved South Carolina to the start of the 2024 presidential campaign
  26. Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains how the balloons work and what they can see
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