By Robert A. Ballingall, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine
Many Americans have decried today’s politics as ‘shameless.’ The antidote, a political philosopher argues, may be more reverence – awe at just how difficult democracy is.
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By Jintao Zhang, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Binghamton University, State University of New York
There’s a paradox that drives the shopping decisions of many Americans: Almost three-quarters say they’re feeling stressed out about skyrocketing grocery bills. But they keep discarding large quantities of food that’s safe to eat, from crooked carrots to surplus yogurt to “best before” items pulled from shelves early.
Overall,…
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By Anne Irfan, Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
Gaza is still in ruins and its people are still being killed every day, while Israel continues to expand its occupation.
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By Roman Pavlyuchenko, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath
Spider-Man has survived 60 years of deaths, disasters and reinventions. His greatest superpower? The ability to keep his story going.
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By Abby Moore, Postgraduate Researcher in Art History, University of Exeter
Living Threads at Whitechapel Gallery is the first major UK exhibition of eco-feminist activist contemporary artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña.
Born on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, in 1948, Vicuña moved to London to study at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1972. While she was in London, Chile’s democratically elected president, Salvador Allende, was violently deposed during the 1973 Chilean military coup. This left Vicuña unable to return home because of the threat of violence or death.
When…
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By Ilan Shrira, Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, Penn State
Joshua D. Foster, Professor of Psychology, University of South Alabama
At 24, Boyd was living in Chicago when he decided to get help. He had been drinking alcohol since a young age, but more recently he’d been drinking far more often – and dangerously.
He found a rehabilitation center online and reached out to the facility in Orange County, an affluent coastal area of Southern California, for treatment.
Boyd, a pseudonym used at his mother’s request, checked in at the facility, where he completed his initial detox and participated in therapy sessions. He was later readmitted to the same rehab program twice after his initial intake, his mother…
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By Jasmine Hearn, Reader in Health Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
Chronic pelvic pain can affect sleep, work and relationships, so treatment may need to address more than pain intensity alone.
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By Samantha Jones, Researcher, Department of Psychology, Western University
Jamie Hong Chow, PhD candidate, Department of Political Science, Western University
Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, PhD, Political Science, Western University
In a recent advertisement for Novig, a U.S. sports prediction market and trading platform, actor Sydney Sweeney appears nearly nude, using sports equipment as props to cover various parts of her body.
The visual plays on the campaign’s tagline — “Just Sports” — and hints at the idea that, unlike other platforms, Novig doesn’t offer betting…
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By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University
Generative AI can explain a difficult concept, solve a problem, correct a sentence or produce an answer in seconds. That creates enormous opportunities for learning.
People have more access than ever before to information about different learning strategies. But the strategies that feel easy or familiar are not necessarily those that produce the most durable learning.
You are in charge when you use an AI so it’s a good idea…
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By Marina Yusupova-Ryder, Visiting Lecturer in Sociology, Edinburgh Napier University
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed more than Russia’s relations with the west – it changed the meaning of being Russian.
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