By Karen Masterson, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Richmond
In the 1800s, West Africa became a focal point for efforts to remove Black people from America. The arrival of free people later gave the country its name.
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By John Mukum Mbaku, Professor, Weber State University
A military coup d’état is the ouster of an elected president or head of state, usually through the use or threat of force. Putschists (those who participate in a coup) often justify their actions by accusing the government of mismanaging the economy and lowering living standards. Political instability is another reason coup makers give for their actions.
A coup is not necessarily the most effective way to cure economic and political ills, however. Positive change comes…
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By Herkulaas MvE Combrink, Senior lecturer/ Co-Director, University of the Free State
The purpose of social listening is to connect what is being heard to decisions about what needs to be communicated.
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By Gizem Keskin, Postdoctoral Researcher, Determinants of Child Development Lab (DCDL) at the Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
Penny Pexman, Professor of Psychology, Western University
Sheri Madigan, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
A study finds that in the moments when parents checked their phones or smart watches they were almost six times more likely to miss their children’s signals.
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By Vladyslav Havrylov, Research Consultant at the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War, King's College London
A year or so after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the city of Murmansk in Russia’s Arctic north-west marked its annual regional day with a celebration for children. Alongside the sons and daughters of Russian soldiers stood children taken from the occupied Prymorskyi district of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine’s authorities have verified 20,651 cases of children deported or forcibly…
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By Amy C. Chambers, Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
From expanded vision to immortal bodies, these screen depictions have all stretched our understanding of what technology could do to humans.
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By Steve Greenfield, Professor of Sports Law and Practice, University of Westminster
Andy Burnham, Everton fan and prime minister, has declared the ban on drinking pitch-side at football games to be discriminatory given that fans of other sports, even in the same ground, could happily enjoy a beer while watching a game.
There have been several drinking trials in the…
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By Julie Dayot, Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Exeter
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil extraction reaches communities already facing environmental pressures, pressing needs and aspirations for a better life.
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By Robert Lucas, Professor, Neuroscience, University of Manchester
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch brain cells on and off.
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By Liam Lewis, Lecturer in Medieval Literature, Cardiff University
New research reveals how bears became more common in English towns after 1066, helping illuminate the history of bear baiting.
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