By Amnesty International
Ahead of the trial of prominent lawyer and human rights defender Ahmed Souab starting on 31October in Tunis, Heba Morayef, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, said: “Ahmed Souab is facing unfounded charges that carry heavy prison sentences, including ‘forming a terrorist organization’ and ‘spreading fake news,’ solely for […] The post Tunisia: Authorities must immediately release detained lawyer Ahmed Souab appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Joshua Anbar, Clinical Assistant Professor in Healthcare Administration and Policy, Arizona State University
I can say from personal experience that being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder can feel very isolating. Increasingly, however, it’s not unusual.
In the U.S., 1 in 31 children are diagnosed with autism each year by age 8, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number, released in April 2025, is up from 1 in 36 in 2023.
These statistics have been widely…
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By Ryan D. Griffiths, Professor of Political Science, Syracuse University
As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
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By Richie Zweigenhaft, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Guilford College
Psychologist Richie Zweigenhaft found a link between signature size and self-esteem. A growing body of research has since established a link to narcissism as well.
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By Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
Brian Gunter, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
The US doesn’t currently have much ability to monitor what’s going on in the space around the Moon. An effort by the Air Force Research Laboratory could help.
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By Tyler J. Woodward, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Iowa
Tardigrades make a unique damage suppressor protein that researchers are working to harness for medicine, space, agriculture, data storage and more.
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By Carl F. Weems, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University
Whichever side of an issue you’re on, it’s likely that at the root of what gets you fired up are deep, fundamental human fears about mortality, moral responsibility and meaning.
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By Eli Alshanetsky, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Temple University
Students – and all manner of professionals – are tempted to outsource their thinking to AI, which threatens to undermine learning and credibility. A philosophy professor offers a solution.
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By Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
Elizaveta Gaufman, Assistant Professor of Russian Discourse and Politics, University of Groningen
A new, old specter is haunting the world: the bloodthirsty Anglo-Saxons.
Well, that is what the Kremlin wants the world to believe.
Take the new Russian state-backed film “Tolerance.” Released in September 2025 to a less than enthusiastic public response, the dystopian tale of moral decay in the West opens with a warning of an “omnipresent Anglo-Saxon liberalism” that will “cause the…
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By Canton Winer, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
One similarity between people who seek to reinforce gender binary and those who seek to expand beyond it is the idea that everyone has a gender.
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