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How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point

  • Written by Kai-Cheng Yang, Doctoral Student in Informatics, Indiana University
imageYes, worry about Twitter, but don't worry whether there are hordes of spambots running rampant there.gremlin/E+ via Getty Images

Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer to buy Twitter was accepted, Elon Musk has repeatedly questioned these estimates, even...

Read more: How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point

The Heard v. Depp trial is not just a media spectacle – it is an opportunity to discuss the nuances of intimate partner violence

  • Written by Kellie Lynch, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, The University of Texas at San Antonio
imageThe Depp v. Heard trial provides a chance to shine a light on intimate partner violence.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Strip away the celebrity intrigue and media frenzy, and the high-profile court battle between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard involves issues painfully familiar to many women and men across America.

The civil defamation...

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Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine

  • Written by Stanley Dubinsky, Professor of Linguistics, University of South Carolina
imageIn Canada, the French and English languages generally peacefully coexist.Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

One key element of the war between Russia and Ukraine is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the two countries share not just history, but also a common language. Both are attempts to diminish Ukrainian...

Read more: Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine

Putin's key mistake? Not understanding Ukraine's blossoming national identity - even in the Russian-friendly southeast

  • Written by Lowell Barrington, Associate Professor of Political Science , Marquette University
imageVladimir Putin has written and spoken about how Ukrainians and Russians are 'one people.'Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine in February 2022 has, thus far, produced the opposite of what he expected.

Rather than deepening political fissures in the West, Putin’s invasion has united the leaders and...

Read more: Putin's key mistake? Not understanding Ukraine's blossoming national identity - even in the...

Where was the world's first zoo?

  • Written by Michael J. Renner, Professor of Biology, Psychology, and Environmental Science & Sustainability, Director Zoo & Conservation Science, Drake University
imageInterior view of Polito's Royal Menagerie, Exeter Change, Strand, Westminster, London, 1812.Heritage Images/Hulton Archives 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.


Who made the first zoo? – Veronica, age 11,...

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Skin grafts for burns injuries can lead to crippling scars – a drug that blocks the skin's ability to respond to physical stimuli could promote healing, new research in pigs finds

  • Written by Kellen Chen, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona
imageBurn injuries can lead to disfiguring and sometimes crippling scars.Staras/iStock via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Reducing a skin graft’s responsiveness to its physical environment could help improve healing and reduce scarring from large injuries like burns or blast wounds,...

Read more: Skin grafts for burns injuries can lead to crippling scars – a drug that blocks the skin's ability...

Impending demise of Roe v. Wade puts a spotlight on a major privacy risk: Your phone reveals more about you than you think

  • Written by Susan Landau, Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University
imageWhere you've been and who you've interacted with are not difficult for governments and corporations to find out.Maskot via Getty Images

When Politico published Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion that would undo Roe v. Wade, anumber of commentators observed how hard it would be for women in states that had made abortion illegal...

Read more: Impending demise of Roe v. Wade puts a spotlight on a major privacy risk: Your phone reveals more...

How to make performance reviews less terrible – especially given the challenges of supervising remote workers

  • Written by Yalcin Acikgoz, Associate Professor of Psychology, Appalachian State University
imageA better way?Andersen Ross/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Few office workers seem to like performance reviews, those annual examinations of how well workers are doing their jobs. And many seem to outright hate – or fear – them.

A 2015 survey of Fortune 1000 companies found that nearly two-thirds of employees were dissatisfied with...

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War crimes trial of Russian soldier was perfectly legal – but that doesn't make it wise

  • Written by Robert Goldman, Professor of Law, American University
imageThe trial of Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin could be mirrored with similar war crimes prosecutions by Moscow.Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The war crimes trial of a Russian soldier in Ukraine – which concluded on May 23, 2022 with a conviction and life sentence for the defendant – was permissible under international law....

Read more: War crimes trial of Russian soldier was perfectly legal – but that doesn't make it wise

Europe is determined to cut fossil fuel ties with Russia, even though getting Hungary on board won't be easy

  • Written by Margarita Balmaceda, Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University
imageAn oil tank at Hungary's Duna Refinery, which receives Russian crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to rethink its energy policy – especially its deep dependence on Russia for about one-third of its fossil fuel imports. The European Union is...

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  4. Accused Buffalo mass shooter had threatened a shooting while in high school. Could more have been done to avert the tragedy?
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  10. What you need to know about the Defense Production Act – the 1950s law Biden invoked to try to end the baby formula shortage
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  12. Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business
  13. Is intermittent fasting the diet for you? Here's what the science says
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  15. Baby formula industry was primed for disaster long before key factory closed down
  16. Pandemic babies with developmental delays can be helped to make up for lost social interaction – 5 tips for parents
  17. Putin could be charged with the crime of aggression for the Ukraine war – but it's an expensive process with high stakes
  18. A quest for significance gone horribly wrong – how mass shooters pervert a universal desire to make a difference in the world
  19. How to know if your practice of Buddhism through listening to podcasts or use of meditation apps is 'authentic'
  20. Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania primaries – but it won't play so well in the midterms
  21. Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions answered
  22. Public education is supposed to prepare an informed citizenry – elementary teachers have just two hours a week to teach social studies
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  27. Leaking a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion or other hot topics is unprecedented – 4 things to know about how the high court works
  28. Racism is different than colorism – here's how
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  30. Why Turkey isn't on board with Finland, Sweden joining NATO – and why that matters
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