By Aaron W. Harrison, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Trinity University
Hemp-derived THC products are federally legal, for now. A chemist describes the different THC forms these products can contain and the legal restrictions placed on them.
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By Maria Lungu, Postdoctoral Researcher of Law and Public Administration, University of Virginia
Steven L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Commerce, University of Virginia
In Baltimore on Oct. 20, 2025, a 17-year-old student named Taki Allen was sitting outside his high school after football practice when an artificial intelligence-enhanced surveillance camera falsely identified the Doritos bag in his pocket as a gun. Within moments police cars arrived, officers drew their weapons and Allen was forced to his knees and handcuffed while they searched him. All they found was a crumpled bag of chips. The AI’s misidentification and the human decisions…
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By Paulina Maxim, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Habit helps take the mental load off figuring out how to get somewhere. But relying on the familiar can make it harder to adapt to changes to your route and to find better ones.
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By Joanna Woronkowicz, Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Doug Noonan, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Indianapolis
Opponents of guaranteed-income programs often argue that recipients will simply take the money and be less motivated to do any work whatsoever.
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By Janet McCabe, Visiting Professor of Law and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
As the Trump administration moves to weaken America’s air pollution rules, it is deploying new legal interpretations that are intended to tie the hands of future administrations for years to come.
In practice, the changes limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act. The result allows EPA officials to ignore science, data and the adverse effects their decisions will have on public health and the environment.
But the new interpretations are also designed to apply not…
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By Hélène Nguemgaing, Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland
Alan Collins, Professor of Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University
America was once the global leader in rare earth element production, but as processing moved to China, the US lost capacity and expertise. It can get them back.
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By Lynn S. Neal, Professor of Religious Studies, Wake Forest University
Christianity has inspired the design of many garments – with angels, the Virgin Mary and other sacred figures appearing on many designer outfits.
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By Gustavo E. Fischman, Professor of Education Policies and Comparative Studies, Arizona State University
Eric Haas, Professor of Educational Leadership, California State University, East Bay
Margarita Pivovarova, Associate Professor of Education Policy, Arizona State University
Most American adults will say that they most valued teachers who really knew them, cared about them and made learning relevant to their lives.
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, in which Israel will participate, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: “The failure of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to suspend Israel from Eurovision, as it did with Russia, is an act of cowardice and an illustration of blatant double standards when it comes to Israel. Songs and sequins […] The post Europe: Failure to suspend Israel from Eurovision betrays humanity and exposes blatant double standards appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Mustapha Djemali. © Private (Beirut) – Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will stand trial on May 13, 2026, after appealing criminal sentences for their work assisting asylum seekers and refugees, Human Rights Watch said today. The Tunisian authorities should end the abusive prosecution of the employees, compensate them for their unlawful detention, and stop the widespread crackdown on civil society groups. Tunisian authorities shut down the Tunisian Council for Refugees in May 2024, arrested its founder and director, Mustapha Djemali, and…
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