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How the Biden administration is making gains in an uphill battle against Russian hackers

  • Written by Scott Jasper, Senior Lecturer in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School
imageShortly after taking office, President Biden declared that the the U.S. would no longer roll over in the face of Russian cyberattacks.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

On Jan. 14, 2022, the FSB, Russia’s domestic intelligence service, announced that it had broken up the notorious Russia-based REvil ransomware criminal organization. The FSB said the actions...

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A year after Navalny's return, Putin remains atop a changed Russia

  • Written by Regina Smyth, Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
imageRussian President Vladimir Putin stands alone.Alexey Druzhinin/AFP via Getty Images

In early 2021, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny flew back to Moscow after recovering in Germany from an assassination attempt carried out by Russian security services. His return prompted an authoritarian turn that transformed Russia – again.

I have...

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Supreme Court rejects Trump's blocking of Jan. 6 docs: 3 key takeaways from ruling

  • Written by Kirsten Carlson, Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
imageSome things can't be hidden from public view.Mark Wilson/Getty Images

In a legal blow for Donald Trump, the Supreme Court has cleared the way for presidential records dating from his time in office to be turned over to a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

Trump, through his lawyers, had sought to shield over 800 pages of information fro...

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How antisemitic conspiracy theories contributed to the recent hostage-taking at the Texas synagogue

  • Written by Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
imageLaw enforcement officials outside Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on Jan. 15, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

The man who took a rabbi and three congregants hostage in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 15, 2022, believed that Jews control the United States of America. He told his hostages, as one revealed in a media interview,...

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The better you are at math, the more money seems to influence your satisfaction

  • Written by Pär Bjälkebring, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Gothenburg
imageBeing better at math increases income but also ties satisfaction more closely to money. Jonathan Kitchen/Digital Vision via Getty Images

Your grade school math teacher probably told you that being good at math would be very important to your grownup self. But maybe the younger you didn’t believe that at the time. A lot of research, though,...

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Stressed out at college? Here are five essential reads on how to take better care of your mental health

  • Written by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, Education Editor, The Conversation
imageMost college students believe there's a mental health crisis on campuses throughout the nation.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Nearly 70% of college students say they are experiencing emotional distress or anxiety related to the pandemic. That’s according to a January 2022 survey that also found nearly 9 out of every 10 college students believe...

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Overruling Roe may not be conservatives' best strategy – Brown v. Board of Education shows how Supreme Court can uphold precedent while gutting its meaning

  • Written by Michael J. Saks, Regents Professor, Arizona State University
imageOverturn Roe? They might not have to.Oliver Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Tens of thousands of anti-abortion protesters are expected to descend on Washington on Jan. 21, 2022, for the March for Life rally – as they have done annually since 1974 to protest the Roe v. Wade ruling of the previous year.

Whether they have reason to march against...

Read more: Overruling Roe may not be conservatives' best strategy – Brown v. Board of Education shows how...

ShakeAlert earthquake warnings can give people time to protect themselves – but so far, few have actually done so

  • Written by Dare A. Baldwin, Full Professor, Psychology and Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
imageAn app can give you a few seconds of warning before an earthquake strikes.Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images

My Facebook feed exploded shortly after noon on Dec. 20, 2021, with news from friends and family in northern California: A “big one!” The 6.2 magnitude earthquake they’d just experienced had its epicenter on the coast...

Read more: ShakeAlert earthquake warnings can give people time to protect themselves – but so far, few have...

Pain and anxiety are linked to breathing in mouse brains – suggesting a potential target to prevent opioid overdose deaths

  • Written by Sung Han, Assistant Professor at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Neurobiology, University of California San Diego
imageA part of the brain called the lateral parabrachial nucleus regulates pain, anxiety and breathing.Aleksei Morozov/iStock via Getty Images Plus

You’re startled by a threatening sound, and your breath quickens. You smash your elbow and pant in pain. Why does your breathing rate increase dramatically when you’re hurting or anxious?

As...

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The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is showing its age – here's how to help Congress certify a presidential election with more certainty

  • Written by Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, University of Iowa
imageVice President Mike Pence reads the final electoral vote counts declaring Joe Biden the next U.S. president during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Concerned about potential problems during the next election when Congress counts presidential votes, some legislators are interested in...

Read more: The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is showing its age – here's how to help Congress certify a...

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