By Guest Contributor
“Transgender,” “Lesbian” and “Twink” are some of Pornhub’s most watched categories. What happens when you can create these types of porn with artificial intelligence?
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By David B. Moore, Research Associate, Dept of Anthropology & Development Studies and Fellow, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, University of Johannesburg
Proposed constitutional changes could pave the way for further changes that help the ruling party realise its dream of permanent rule.
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By Richard Gater, Research Assistant at the Centre for Adult Social Care Research, Cardiff University
Pressure on mental health services across the UK is leaving many men without timely support when they need it most.
Men in the UK die by suicide at more than three times the rate of women. There’s a link between poor mental health and suicide, which means men’s wellbeing needs urgent…
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By Jonathan Entin, Professor Emeritus of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
In December 2025, the statue of Barbara Rose Johns replaced that of Robert E. Lee as one of the two Virginians displayed in the U.S. Capitol. Here’s why.
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By Marcia Zug, Professor of Family Law, University of South Carolina
The first parents convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a mass school shooting committed by their child were Jennifer and James Crumbley. The Crumbleys were convicted in 2024, after their 15-year-old son Ethan killed four students at Oxford High School in Michigan in 2021.
In March…
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By Eve Bohnett, Assistant Research Scholar, Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, University of Florida
The Big Cypress fox squirrel is losing its habitat to urban and suburban development. But a few design changes could help to save this and other species.
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By Christine Keiner, Chair of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology
With the world struggling to get oil supplies moving from the Middle East, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post highlighting a radical idea: Use nuclear bombs to cut a new channel along a route that would avoid Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz.
Gingrich’s March 15, 2026, post linked to an article that labeled…
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By Gareth Barkin, Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies, University of Puget Sound
A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia – about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect Indonesian, with advice about communication strategies and conflict resolution. The grammar was flawless. The tone was appropriate. And yet something felt off.
What the AI offered was advice rooted in American cultural assumptions: prioritize your own preferences, communicate…
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By Laura E. Knouse, Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond
Learning to recognize thought patterns that lead to avoidance, and breaking tasks down into small parts, can help people overcome the mental barriers that often accompany ADHD.
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By Michael Delayo, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
For over a century, baseball rejected gambling to preserve the game’s integrity. Now, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says embracing gambling will do the same.
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