By Jeremy D. Popkin, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Kentucky
Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon within a decade.
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By Patrick Peralta, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
For nearly 60 years, the Philippine government’s war against the insurgent New People’s Army, or NPA, has rumbled on with little accountability in Manila and scarce scrutiny abroad.
That seemed to change on April 19, 2026, when 19…
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By Daryl Lim, Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships, Penn State
When AI is used to manufacture fake endorsements, copyright law doesn’t do enough to protect celebrities, influencers and other public figures.
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By Marie-Amelie George, Associate Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
Title IX’s language is clear that the 1972 law does not cover the admissions decisions private colleges and universities make.
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By Tara Hohoff, Associate Mammalogist, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A bat biologist walks through the steps for persuading a bat to leave your home, and what to do when a whole family decides to roost in your attic.
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By Melissa Maffeo, Teaching Professor of Psychology, Wake Forest University
The human mind is always searching for meaning in ambiguity. Could misinterpretations of the external world create the experience of the supernatural?
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By Phillip M. Carter, Professor of Linguistics and English, Florida International University
Does a seashell arrangement in the form of the numerals ‘86 47’ amount to a criminal threat to assassinate President Donald Trump, as prosecutors suggest?
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By Danielle Friedman, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Quinnipiac University
Seeking a second opinion is a patient’s right. Knowing how empowering another perspective can be may make it less awkward to ask for one.
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By Rebekah Pickering Wood, Senior Lecturer in Museum and Heritage Studies, Nottingham Trent University
Textiles shape British life in ways we often overlook – the clothes we wear, the items we inherit, and the patterns that quietly signal where we come from. Yet behind these familiar objects lies a rich history of labour, skill and innovation.
From the knitting frames of industrial England to the woollen mills of Wales, the patterned traditions of Scotland…
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By Ambra Suriano, Marie Curie post-doctoral fellow, Lancaster University
The shift from secular to religious Zionism inspired a movement that plans to restore the dream of a ‘Greater Israel’.
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