By Valerie M. Fridland, Professor of Linguistics, University of Nevada, Reno
Both President Trump and Vice President Vance pronounce Iran as ‘Ih-RAN,’ not ‘Ih-RON.’ A linguist says that how the country’s name is pronounced may be a political choice.
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By Jenna Vinson, Associate Professor of English, UMass Lowell
Bracket-busting upsets, Cinderella stories, OT buzzer beaters – March Madness is here! Or, as some urologists think of it, vasectomy promotion season.
Since 2004, urologists have been promoting vasectomies every March, promising patients who elect the procedure an excellent…
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By Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University; University of North Carolina – Greensboro
People use cognitive shortcuts to make choices that sometimes have outcomes that don’t serve their own interests or preferences. But to call these choices irrational might be missing the big picture.
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By Adeel Khalid, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Kennesaw State University
Drones with the right sensors and AI analyzing the data could quickly find a person lost or stranded in the wilderness, crucial to keeping them alive.
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By John Ballato, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University
Fiber optics allow you to search the internet, text your friends and check your social media feeds. They also have geological, security and manufacturing applications.
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By Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, Associate Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Asian Studies, Penn State
Swasthani holds a central place in Nepali culture. Its female characters uphold ideals of faithful wifehood – seen by some as patriarchal and by others as a source of strength.
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By Vincent Artman, Senior Researcher, Geography and Regional Development, University of Ostrava
Tamara Krawchenko, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
A Russian state whose leadership denies the existence of a separate Ukrainian identity will not be satisfied with mere territorial concessions in any peace efforts.
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By Camisha Sibblis, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology/Director of the Black Studies Institute, University of Windsor
Even when courts are provided with race-informed clinical assessments designed to contextualize trauma and systemic vulnerability, Black youth are still seen as a risk.
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By Anna Taylor, Senior research officer: Climate Adaptation in the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town
South Africa needs almost US$15 billion over a decade just to reach a basic level of climate adaptation, that protects water, food, health and infrastructure.
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By Catherine Wanjiku Nyambura, Dean of the Business School, Uganda Technology and Management University
Over the last two decades, economic losses from extreme weather (such as the damage caused by floods, mudslides and drought) has amounted to trillions of dollars.
In parts of Kenya and particularly in Nairobi County, disasters have ranged from severe drought to killer floods…
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