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Before Shark Week and 'Jaws,' World War II spawned America's shark obsession

  • Written by Janet M. Davis, University Distinguished Teaching Professor of American Studies, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
imageA painting for the U.S. Army's Stars and Stripes newspaper shows a downed pilot fending off sharks with a knife.Ed Vebell/Getty Images

Every summer on the Discovery Channel, “Shark Week” inundates its eager audiences with spectacular documentary footage of sharks hunting, feeding and leaping.

Debuting in 1988, the television event was...

Read more: Before Shark Week and 'Jaws,' World War II spawned America's shark obsession

Trump can't beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in court – but the fight might be worth more than a win

  • Written by Frank LoMonte, Director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
imageDonald Trump at a press conference to announce a class action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, Google and their CEOs. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

From condo salesman to reality TV host to leader of the free world, Donald Trump has occupied several lifetimes’ worth of identities over a remarkable career of reinventions. Even so, the...

Read more: Trump can't beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in court – but the fight might be worth more than a...

America's founders believed civic education and historical knowledge would prevent tyranny – and foster democracy

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageThe founders believed education was crucial to democracy. Here, a one-room schoolhouse in Breathitt County, Ky.Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott/Library of Congress

The majority of Americans today are anxious; they believe their democracy is under threat.

In fact, democracies deteriorate easily. As was feared since the times of Greek philosopher...

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As South Sudan turns 10, questions over the role of the church emerge amid anti-clerical violence

  • Written by Christopher Tounsel, Assistant Professor of History and African Studies, Penn State
imageReligious identity played a role in liberation struggle.Ali Ngethi/AFP via Getty Images)

On July 9, 2021, South Sudan will celebrate its 10th anniversary of independence – but it does so amid concern over violence in the young nation.

Recent attacks on two Catholic priests have also put a focus on the role of the church in South Sudan. The...

Read more: As South Sudan turns 10, questions over the role of the church emerge amid anti-clerical violence

Political frustration in Northern Ireland has heightened tension around 'marching season'

  • Written by Ger FitzGerald, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, George Mason University
imageA diminished voice in the union?Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

In Northern Ireland every year, a monthslong “marching season” sees members of a Protestant organization called the Orange Order don suits and bowler hats and take to the streets armed with banners and drums.

The parades commemorate the military victory of Dutch Protestant...

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Haiti's president assassinated: 5 essential reads to give you key history and insight

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, International Editor | Politics Editor, The Conversation US
imageHaitian police patrol outside the presidential residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7, 2021, after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. Valerie Baeriswyl/AFP via Getty Images

The assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse risks destabilizing the Caribbean country, which was already in crisis over alarmingly high violence and...

Read more: Haiti's president assassinated: 5 essential reads to give you key history and insight

From flying boats to secret Soviet weapons to alien visitors – a brief cultural history of UFOs

  • Written by Greg Eghigian, Professor of History, Penn State
imageThe worldwide fascination with UFOs started in the late 1940s after a few incidents made the news in the U.S. David Zaitz/The Image Bank via Getty Images

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. government released a nine–page preliminary report on UFOs, or, as it is now calling them, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAPs. The report is the latest notable...

Read more: From flying boats to secret Soviet weapons to alien visitors – a brief cultural history of UFOs

Do I need a COVID-19 booster shot? 6 questions answered on how to stay protected

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
imageA booster shot may be necessary to maintain COVID-19 immunity.Daniel Schludi/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

The increasing prevalence of new coronavirus variants is raising questions about how well protected those who’ve already had their COVID-19 shots are against evolving forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, microbiology and infectious disease...

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Knowing how heat and humidity affect your body can help you stay safe during heat waves

  • Written by JohnEric W. Smith, Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
imageRecord-breaking triple-digit heat in Olympia, Wash., on June 28, 2021.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Less than a month into North America’s official summer, heat waves are blistering much of the West. California and the Southwest are facing excessive heat watches for the second time, after a mid-June heat wave pushed temperatures above 100 F (38 C).

A...

Read more: Knowing how heat and humidity affect your body can help you stay safe during heat waves

What is cultural appropriation, and how does it differ from cultural appreciation?

  • Written by Joshua E. Kane, Lecturer, Arizona State University
imageAmerican reality TV star Kim Kardashian was criticized for sporting earrings patterned from the sacred Hindu Om symbol during a photo shoot for her beauty products line.E-Times

Fashion companies are increasingly being taken to task for selling expensive versions of traditional Indigenous dress. Gucci’s kaftans came with a US$3,500 price tag,...

Read more: What is cultural appropriation, and how does it differ from cultural appreciation?

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  2. Slain Haitian president faced calls for resignation, sustained mass protests before killing
  3. It's not just bad behavior – why social media design makes it hard to have constructive disagreements online
  4. 5 digital games that teach civics through play
  5. New York defines illegal firearms use as a 'public nuisance' in bid to pierce gun industry's powerful liability shield
  6. US Black and Latino communities often have low vaccination rates – but blaming vaccine hesitancy misses the mark
  7. Should the Supreme Court have term limits?
  8. Por qué algunas personas terminan viviendo en aeropuertos durante semanas, meses e incluso años
  9. Global evidence links rise in extreme precipitation to human-driven climate change
  10. Research shows labor unions help lower the risk of poverty
  11. Fixing America's crumbling physical -- and human -- infrastructure: 3 essential reads
  12. Why reparations are always about more than money
  13. Fixing America's crumbling physical – and human – infrastructure: 3 essential reads
  14. Expanding opportunities for women and economic uncertainty are both factors in declining US fertility rates
  15. 'Landmark' verdicts like Chauvin murder conviction make history – but court cases alone don't transform society
  16. Why vacations feel like they're over before they even start
  17. With support for Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad becomes just one of several deans to tweet themselves into trouble
  18. Religion at the Supreme Court: 3 essential reads
  19. While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying them all over the world
  20. Why Communion matters in Catholic life -- and what it means to be denied the Eucharist
  21. Far more adults don't want children than previously thought
  22. New York City or Los Angeles? Where you live says a lot about what and when you tweet
  23. Supreme Court strikes down California's nonprofit donor disclosure requirements: 4 questions answered
  24. Supreme Court blunts voting rights in Arizona – and potentially nationwide – in controversial ruling
  25. Trump Organization indictment hints at downsides of having no independent oversight – unlike companies traded on Wall Street
  26. 'Megadrought' along border strains US-Mexico water relations
  27. Infighting in the Southern Baptist Convention shouldn't be a surprise – the denomination has been defined by such squabbles for 400 years
  28. A medical moonshot would help fix inequality in American health care
  29. Benjamin Franklin's fight against a deadly virus: Colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation, but he championed science to skeptics
  30. What's a ghost kitchen? A food industry expert explains
  31. Racism lurks behind decisions to deny Black high school students from being recognized as the top in their class
  32. Trustees' handling of Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure application shows how university boards often fail the accountability test
  33. 5 children's books that teach valuable engineering lessons
  34. Skip the fireworks this record-dry 4th of July, over 150 wildfire scientists urge the US West
  35. US intelligence report on UFOs: No aliens, but government transparency and desire for better data might bring science to the UFO world
  36. An expert on search and rescue robots explains the technologies used in disasters like the Florida condo collapse
  37. Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn't
  38. China's 'one-child policy' left at least 1 million bereaved parents childless and alone in old age, with no one to take care of them
  39. To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules
  40. The ethical questions raised by COVID-19 vaccines: 5 essential reads
  41. When a Black boxing champion beat the 'Great White Hope,' all hell broke loose
  42. The US drug industry used to oppose patents – what changed?
  43. The Declaration of Independence wasn't really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth
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  45. Science denial: Why it happens and 5 things you can do about it
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  49. Defund the police? Actually, police salaries are rising in departments across the United States
  50. How did the superstition that broken mirrors cause bad luck start and why does it still exist?