By Susan Ann Samuel, Postdoctoral Researcher, International Climate Politics, University of Leeds
Gunjan Soni, Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Mahindra University
The UN’s climate summit in Brazil did not produce a fossil fuel roadmap last November, as had been expected. Now the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the fragility of global dependence on fossil fuels.
The push and pull of nations with respect…
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By Mary M. Hausfeld, Assistant Professor in Management, University of Limerick
Scientific discoveries rarely happen alone. Modern research often involves teams spanning institutions and even countries. Yet when research is published in academic journals, credit is reduced to a list of names – a list that can shape careers.
Authorship is a key signal of expertise. It influences hiring, promotion, and funding decisions. Despite this importance, the process for determining authorship is often far from transparent.
In principle, authorship should reflect intellectual…
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By Nicholas Dickinson, Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter
The pressure on Keir Starmer is relentless – but any challenge won’t play out like the prime ministerial topplings of the previous government.
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By Wil Burns, Professor of Research in Environmental Policy, American University School of International Service
Innovators who are working on ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to fight climate change are having a tough time lately.
Their biggest supporter, Microsoft, recently began telling partners that it is pausing its carbon removal purchases. To get a sense of how big of a deal this is, look at the numbers: The tech company alone has purchased approximately 80% of the contracted…
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By Margaret Bender, Professor of Anthropology, Wake Forest University
Tom Belt, Cherokee Language Expert Translator, Western Carolina University
If you wanted to learn the Cherokee language in the 1990s, there weren’t many written resources: three dissertations from the 1970s and ’80s, one textbook and a handful of college classes in North Carolina and Oklahoma. Even on most Cherokee land, it was unusual to see street or building signs in this endangered Indigenous language.
There are nearly 500,000 enrolled members in the three federally recognized Cherokee Tribes: the Cherokee Nation and United Keetoowah Band, both…
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By Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College
From the Black Death to the COVID-19 pandemic, combining the genetic data of a pathogen with historical records, archaeological artifacts and epidemiological studies can uncover its origins.
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By Ji Y. Son, Professor of Psychology, California State University, Los Angeles
Alice Xu, Ph.D. Student in Developmental Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Today’s AI systems are powerful, and it’s natural to see them as having humanlike intelligence. Shaking that illusion is important – and difficult to do.
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By Christian Waugh, Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
When you’re upset, finding a new way to think about a negative situation can help you feel better. But researchers find the process takes some effort to really work.
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By Amanda Moniz, David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy, Smithsonian Institution
US charitable institutions rapidly changed in the 1780s as Americans established groups to support people in need and to reform society.
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By Cristina Bodea, Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
Andrew Kerner, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
Kevin Warsh has come under scrutiny for his ties to finance, but that background may also bolster more independence once he’s confirmed as Federal Reserve chairman.
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