By Jana Lesak Houser, Associate Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, The Ohio State University
A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.
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By Mary M. McCarthy, Professor of Political Science, Drake University
April 2024 proved to be a busy month in Japanese-U.S. diplomacy.
The month saw a state visit to the U.S. by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that included a White House sit-down with President Joe Biden on April 10. The next day, both men were joined by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the first-ever…
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By Grigoris Argeros, Associate Professor of Sociology, Eastern Michigan University
Detroit is one of the country’s most segregated regions, but census data shows how that’s changing in both the city and suburbs.
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By Nora McDonald, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, George Mason University
Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just “for you” but also “about you” – a mirror reflecting important signals about the person you are.
All users of social media are exposed to these signals, but researchers understand that teens are at an especially malleable stage in the formation of personal identity. Scholars have begun to demonstrate…
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By Carlo Aldrovandi, Assistant Professor in International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin
The ultra-orthodox unit of the IDF has been accused of serial human rights abuses against Palestinian civilians on the West Bank.
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By Amnesty International
Two young Thai activists were today indicted on ‘groundless’ royal defamation and computer crime charges, Amnesty International has said. Niraphorn “Bie” Onnkhaow, an Amnesty International Digital Rights Champion who recently engaged with the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, and Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul, a prominent protest leader featured in Amnesty International’s 2021 Write for Rights […] The post Thailand: Drop groundless charges against youth activists appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Brendan C. Walsh, Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland
Witch-hunts have not been consigned to the history books. An alarming number of witchcraft-related deaths are still happening each year across nearly every continent.
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By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
Yes we need land for solar panels, wind farms, batteries, pumped hydro, transmission lines and so on. But the amount of land is surprisingly small, when you do the sums. Here’s why.
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By Jonny Steinberg, Senior lecturer in African Studies, Yale University
Political history scholar Jonny Steinberg’s 2023 book Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage is a double biography of South Africa’s most famous political figures – Nelson Mandela and Winnie…
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By Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Krongold Clinic (Research), Monash University
David Moseley, Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Director (Clinical), Monash Krongold Clinic, Monash University
Michael Gordon, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Monash University
Pathological demand avoidance isn’t listed in the diagnostic manuals clinicians use. But that doesn’t make it less distressing for children or families. What can help?
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