By Daryl Lim, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships, Penn State
When AI is used to manufacture fake endorsements, copyright law doesn’t do enough to protect celebrities, influencers and other public figures.
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By Marie-Amelie George, Associate Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
Title IX’s language is clear that the 1972 law does not cover the admissions decisions private colleges and universities make.
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By Tara Hohoff, Associate Mammalogist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A bat biologist walks through the steps for persuading a bat to leave your home, and what to do when a whole family decides to roost in your attic.
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By Melissa Maffeo, Teaching Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
The human mind is always searching for meaning in ambiguity. Could misinterpretations of the external world create the experience of the supernatural?
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By Phillip M. Carter, Professor of Linguistics and English, Florida International University
Does a seashell arrangement in the form of the numerals ‘86 47’ amount to a criminal threat to assassinate President Donald Trump, as prosecutors suggest?
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By Danielle Friedman, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Quinnipiac University
Seeking a second opinion is a patient’s right. Knowing how empowering another perspective can be may make it less awkward to ask for one.
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By Rebekah Pickering Wood, Senior Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies, Nottingham Trent University
Textiles shape British life in ways we often overlook – the clothes we wear, the items we inherit, and the patterns that quietly signal where we come from. Yet behind these familiar objects lies a rich history of labour, skill and innovation.
From the knitting frames of industrial England to the woollen mills of Wales, the patterned traditions of Scotland…
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By Ambra Suriano, Marie Curie post-doctoral fellow, Lancaster University
The shift from secular to religious Zionism inspired a movement that plans to restore the dream of a ‘Greater Israel’.
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By Lucy Welsh, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Sussex
Proposals to cut the use of jury trials for most offences would be one of the most significant legal reforms in UK history. The government’s plans have prompted much debate in legal circles and beyond – mainly around whether they go against the UK’s democratic principles.
The government’s hope is that reducing jury trials will address the growing backlog of cases in the Crown Court. But the proposals…
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By Caroline Dodd-Reynolds, Professor of Physical Activity, Durham University
Physical activity is not just about gyms, PE or competitive sport. For many young people, safer movement starts with being listened to.
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