Trump impeached a second time – but Trumpism will live on
Thursday, 14 January 2021 11:41
Trump yells while visiting a portion of the border wall in Alamo, Tex. on Jan. 12, 2021.
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Henry Giroux, McMaster...
Americans have unrealistic expectations for a COVID-19 vaccine
Thursday, 14 January 2021 11:40
If too many Americans refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, achieving population immunity will be difficult.
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Wormholes may be lurking in the universe – and new studies are proposing ways of finding them
Thursday, 14 January 2021 11:38
Could we travel to other universes using wormholes?
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Andreea Font, Liverpool John Moores University
Albert Einstein’s...
Is impeaching President Trump 'pointless revenge'? Not if it sends a message to future presidents
Thursday, 14 January 2021 11:35
A different type of protest comes to the Capitol.
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Michael Blake, University of Washington
A House...
How does Wi-Fi work? An electrical engineer explains
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 01:02
The Wi-Fi symbol, like the technology it represents, has become ubiquitous.
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Bhaskar Krishnamachari,...
A brief history of the term ‘president-elect’ in the United States
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 00:57
Statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall in New York City.
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Mark Satta, Wayne State University
On Jan. 20, Joe Biden...
Who’s who in Joe Biden’s cabinet
Tuesday, 12 January 2021 20:08
Julie M Norman, UCL
It was fitting that, the day after supporters of outgoing president Donald Trump stormed into the Capitol Building in Washington DC, president-elect Joe Biden chose to...
Big Tech's rejection of Parler shuts down a site favored by Trump supporters – and used by participants in the US Capitol insurrection
Tuesday, 12 January 2021 19:45
Parler is similar to Twitter but doesn’t control or discourage hate speech or calls to violence.
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Alex...
COVID-19 immunity: how long does it last?
Tuesday, 12 January 2021 13:38
Sheena Cruickshank, University of Manchester
Millions of people across the world have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Countries are also now embarking on...
Why does grammar matter?
Tuesday, 12 January 2021 13:34
Children begin to learn grammar well before they start school, when they craft their first short sentences.
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#MeToo in 2021: Global activists continue to build on the movement against sexual violence
Monday, 11 January 2021 18:58
A demonstrator chants slogans as activists stage a protest in central Istanbul to denounce violence against women in Turkey on Nov. 25, 2020.
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The U.S. Capitol raid was a failed self-coup previously seen in dying regimes
Monday, 11 January 2021 18:49
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis...
Why Trump's challenges to democracy will be a big problem for Biden
Monday, 11 January 2021 07:55
Just because he’s leaving office doesn’t mean Donald Trump will stop being a threat to democracy.
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James D. Long,...
The US Capitol has been stormed before – when British troops burned Washington in 1814
Monday, 11 January 2021 07:42
The taking of the city of Washington in America.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington
Matthew Ward, University of...
The roots of pre-election carnage by Uganda security forces
Sunday, 10 January 2021 20:17
Ugandan soldiers shoot at demonstrators during riots in Kampala sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Kizza Besigye in 2011.
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Social media giants have finally confronted Trump's lies. But why wait until there was a riot in the Capitol?
Saturday, 09 January 2021 11:45
Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology
After the chaos in the US Capitol, stoked largely by rhetoric from President Donald Trump, Twitter has permanently suspended his account,...
The Science That Explains Trump’s Grip on White Males
Friday, 08 January 2021 07:03
January 7, 2021 by Catherine Buni & Soraya Chemaly
The scenes that played out at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday will forever live in infamy. As Congress prepared to certify electoral college...
Was it a coup? No, but siege on US Capitol was the election violence of a fragile democracy
Friday, 08 January 2021 07:01
Insurrection at the US Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Clayton Besaw, University of Central Florida and...
Pro-Trump rioters storm U.S. Capitol as his election tantrum leads to violence
Thursday, 07 January 2021 06:40
Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Jack L....
Putting Mary at the centre of Christmas is a challenge to South Africa's prosperity gospel
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 19:18
Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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Dion Forster, Stellenbosch University
Seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child is wonderful thing....
Why is Bitcoin's price at an all-time high? And how is its value determined?
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 08:57
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Jason Potts, RMIT University and Kelsie Nabben, RMIT University
Bitcoin continues to trade close to its all-time high reached...
Trump's last stand: how the dramatic endgame for the 2020 US election will play out in Congress
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 08:54
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John Hart, Australian National University
This week, the US Congress will put the finishing touches to the chaotic,...
World economy in 2021: here's who will win and who will lose
Wednesday, 06 January 2021 08:51
Xi Jinping, the Chinese president. China’s economy is now showing strong growth.
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Steve Schifferes, City, University of...
Why Trump's Senate supporters can't overturn Electoral College results they don't like – here's how the law actually works
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 23:02
Vice President Mike Pence says he ‘welcomes’ objections to Biden’s Electoral College win, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats reject any such...
Heading Off the Next Pandemic
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 08:23
Jim Robbins
January 4, 2021
As the covid-19 pandemic heads for a showdown with vaccines it’s expected to lose, many experts in the field of emerging infectious diseases are already...
2021: Beyond coronavirus - what’s in store for science in the year ahead?
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 08:20
VACCINE ROLLOUT
To vaccinate people, supply chain disruptions must be fixed – Prof. Gyöngyi Kovács
‘Now that we have vaccines, it’s time to think about vaccination – and that’s a massive...
SETI: new signal excites alien hunters – here's how we could find out if it's real
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 08:15
Parkes radio telescope.
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Michael Garrett, University of Manchester
The US$100m (£70m) Breakthrough Listen...
Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 08:10
Saint Ignatius of Loyola with Pope Paul III.
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Gordon Rixon, University of Toronto
Making and breaking...
Populism erupts when people feel disconnected and disrespected
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 08:04
Trump supporters face off against counterprotesters at the Million MAGA March in Washington on Nov. 14, 2020.
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US-UK trade deal: what can post-Brexit Britain hope to get?
Tuesday, 05 January 2021 07:56
Karen Jackson, University of Westminster and Oleksandr Shepotylo, Aston University
The ability to strike new trade deals was a key promise of the Brexit campaign, even before the UK left the...
Nancy Pelosi secures House speakership for a fourth term
Monday, 04 January 2021 15:01
With her party's slim majority in the House, Nancy Pelosi wins re-election as speaker. Now, eyes turn to the upcoming Senate runoff elections.
Shefali Luthra
Originally published by The...
China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia may feel the squeeze even more
Monday, 04 January 2021 08:48
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James Laurenceson, University of Technology Sydney
Great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region has been building for...
COVID-19 shows the cracks in public education – here’s how to repair them
Monday, 04 January 2021 08:46
The solution to better education in Canada isn’t a national department.
Here, children sit at St. Barnabas Catholic School in Scarborough, Ont., on Oct. 27,...
Scotland could vote to separate in 2021, testing Canada’s independence formula
Monday, 04 January 2021 08:44
A Scottish Saltire flag hangs in the window of an apartment in Edinburgh, Scotland, next to the EU flag in August 2020. Scotland could vote to separate from the U.K. in...
‘It’s never too late’: The entrepreneurial spirit of older women
Sunday, 03 January 2021 07:12
When asked why they wanted to set up a business later in life, twice as many women than men said they wanted to realize a long-held ambition.
Mariel Padilla
Originally published by The...
Biden campaigned on a health care platform. What will that look like in 2021?
Sunday, 03 January 2021 07:09
President-elect Joe Biden will inherit the coronavirus crisis and several other health care problems.
Shefali Luthra
Originally published by The 19th
When President-elect Joe Biden is sworn...
Why Chimpanzees Don't Hold Elections: The Power of Social Reality
Saturday, 02 January 2021 09:57
January 1, 2021 by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Note: The following excerpt is slightly altered from the published book for length and clarity.
Most of your life takes place in a made-up world. You live...
Six space missions to look forward to in 2021
Saturday, 02 January 2021 09:56
NASA’s James Webb telescope mirror undergoing cryogenic testing.
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Ian Whittaker, Nottingham Trent University and...
Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2021
Friday, 01 January 2021 09:02
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Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland and Tanya Hill, Museums Victoria
The best meteor showers are a...
How to create a government that considers future generations
Friday, 01 January 2021 08:59
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Richard Owen, Swansea University
This year – 2020 – has been shocking. If I try to find a silver lining, I think...
Bringing Traditional Healing Under the Microscope in South Africa
Thursday, 31 December 2020 09:24
December 30, 2020 by Sarah Wild
In June, Artemisia afra was in high demand on the streets of Johannesburg in South Africa. To treat Covid-19 symptoms, the Indigenous herb’s silvery leaves were...
Conspiracy theories on the right, cancel culture on the left: how political legitimacy came under threat in 2020
Thursday, 31 December 2020 09:19
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Hugh Breakey, Griffith University
2020 has been a challenging year. For some challenges, such as the...
How Brexit changed the English language
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 19:35
Andreas Buerki, Cardiff University
Recent research has revealed a number of expressions that have entered everyday use since Brexit started. Terms like “Article 50”, “no deal”, “hard...
Oxford COVID vaccine authorised in the UK – global health expert on why this is a key moment
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 19:32
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Michael Head, University of Southampton
The UK has become the first country to authorise the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19...
The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert
Wednesday, 30 December 2020 08:48
Federal government agencies, from the Treasury Department to the National Nuclear Security Administration, have been compromised by the attack.
Tasos...
First came suffrage. Then came the Women of the Ku Klux Klan
Tuesday, 29 December 2020 16:25
The WKKK was independent of the Klan and just as committed to bigotry. One researcher says the 19th Amendment made it possible.
Ko Bragg
Originally published by The 19th
Misogyny is the...
Malaria Prevention Pushes Forward in Africa Despite Pandemic
Tuesday, 29 December 2020 10:54
December 28, 2020 by Ashley Stumvoll
On April 23, as lockdowns and Covid-19 cases spread, the World Health Organization warned that one of sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest killers was still at...
A year of blursdays: how coronavirus distorted our sense of time in 2020
Monday, 28 December 2020 19:51
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Ruth Ogden, Liverpool John Moores University
Does it feel like 2020 went on forever? Did lockdown drag, and can you...
Conspiracy theorists are falsely claiming that the coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate hoax
Monday, 28 December 2020 19:49
A sign outside Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, B.C., explains visitor restrictions to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
THE CANADIAN...
Here's the first Africa-wide survey of the economic impact of COVID-19 on cultural industries
Monday, 28 December 2020 19:47
Cinemas in Kampala, Uganda, remained poorly attended after reopening in November.
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Ribio Nzeza Bunketi...