By James D. Long, Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
Morgan Wack, Assistant Research Professor of Political Science in the Media Forensics Hub, Clemson University
Victor Menaldo, Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.
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By Gabriel J. Chin, Professor of Criminal Law, Immigration, and Race and Law, University of California, Davis
The New York conviction of Trump is unlikely to end the legal saga, which could quickly be appealed and possibly rise to the level of the US Supreme Court.
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By Yuxin Zhou, Postdoctoral Scholar in Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
Jerry McManus, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University
If the ocean circulation, known as AMOC, shuts down, it would be a climate disaster, particularly for Europe and North America. New research shows why that might not happen as soon as some fear.
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By Mahima Kalla, Digital Health Transformation Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
For more than three decades, Jane Goodall has inspired generations of conservationists through her youth-led action program Roots & Shoots. Now it’s time to take this approach into schools.
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By Eve Vincent, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University
Rose Butler, Senior Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
What happens when people form romantic relationships across class? Eve Vincent and Rose Butler interviewed 38 people to find out. Their candid answers are revealing.
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By Jennifer Koplin, Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
Desalegn Markos Shifti, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Beyond Australia, childhood food allergies seem to be on the rise around the world. Here’s where the research is up to.
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By Lauren Gurrieri, Associate Professor in Marketing, RMIT University
Suzie Gibson, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University
Mattel released a new range of Barbie dolls this week honouring nine trailblazing women in sport. The recognised athletes include Matildas soccer star Mary Fowler, tennis champion Venus Williams and seven other record-breaking and world champion sports stars from across the globe.
Mattel’s Krista Berger said the brand wishes to acknowledge…
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By Naomi Langmore, Professor, Australian National University
Alicia Grealy, Research Projects Officer, CSIRO
Clare Holleley, Senior Research Scientist, Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO
Iliana Medina, Lecturer in Ecology, The University of Melbourne
New research on cuckoos suggests the battle between exploiters and victims may be a key reason for life’s enormous diversity.
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By Lisa Ruth Brunner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Migration Studies, University of British Columbia
Private tech companies screening international students on behalf of public schools should be required to disclose more about their algorithms and training data.
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By Jennifer Garard, Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Concordia University
H. Damon Matthews, Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
The governance of solar radiation modification technologies is hampered by a lack of consensus on whether and how to explore such technologies. Only honest dialogue can hope to break this impasse.
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