By Alison Baker, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, University of East London
For 75 years, Dennis the Menace – wearing his signature red-and-black striped shirt and joined by his scruffy sidekick Gnasher – has been delighting children with his unapologetic mischief.
Dennis the Menace debuted in the Beano comic for children in March 1951 and quickly became a favourite with readers. His name derives from the music hall song Dennis the Menace from Venice, and his distinctive silhouette (very like that of his “Abyssinian wire-haired tripe…
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By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Inaugural Co-Director of Centre for AI Futures, SOAS, University of London
In a 1974 interview with the shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the US journalist Mike Wallace briefly referred to the dispute over the naming of what has been generally called “Sinus Persicus” (Persian Gulf) since ancient times – and what Wallace called “the Gulf”.
Pahlavi asked his interviewer: “Why do you call it ‘the Gulf’? You have been to school, haven’t you?” to which Wallace replied that he had. “What was the name that you read during your…
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By Peter R. Crabb, Professor of Finance and Economics, Northwest Nazarene University; Institute for Humane Studies
Alison Graham Larson, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Northwest Nazarene University
Companies that had sued for tariff refunds are taking different approaches to getting their money back – or quitting the effort.
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By Anne McNeil, Professor of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
Madeline Clough, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, University of Michigan
It seems like every day a new study finds tiny plastic particles called microplastics where they should not be: in our bodies and our food, water and air.
Yet finding and identifying microplastics is extremely challenging,…
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By Elizabeth Riley, Lecturer in Psychology, Cornell University
Keeping a tiny brain area called locus coeruleus functioning properly may stave off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and keep the aging brain healthy
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By Jeanne Beatrix Law, Professor of English, Kennesaw State University
A pilot study analyzing college students’ writing with AI shows an interactive process, from brainstorming to editing the output produced by chatbots.
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By David Van den Heever, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University
Elite athletes miss plenty of shots during March Madness and the NBA playoffs. Training both brain and body can help even beginners and novices get more net.
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By Scott Pace, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, George Washington University
Artemis II will test the life control systems on the Orion spacecraft and, if all goes well, take a trip around the Moon.
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By Brian C. Keegan, Associate Professor of Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder; Harvard University
Emily Klancher Merchant, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University of California, Davis
In the 1960s and ’70s, his arguments also resonated on the left, including with the head of a powerful environmental group.
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By James McLean, Lecturer in Media Production, Graphic Design, and Media Studies, University of Hull
Television has become a very difficult concept to pin down. It’s no longer the box situated in the corner of a family living room. Mobile platforms, online streaming and different modes of delivery have diffused our understanding of television. The concept of a podcast has, so far, undergone much less scrutiny, and yet we are seeing a need for a similar conversation: what is a podcast, not just to audiences, but to creators?
The podcast is becoming trickier to define. Where its roots may have been in radio, its relationship, or convergence, with that murky beast of television is becoming…
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