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Editorial: Rest assured, Ancient teens were full of existential angst tooIf you're a young person (or a parent of one), you may be thinking some big thoughts about your future. Am I going to go to university? Maybe I'll look at a trade? I might want to travel? Or maybe I don't? Do I have to decide now? I don't... Read more
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Banned in Brazil: The world is moving toward greater regulation of social media, experts sayBrazil's recent ban of X may seem antithetical to Americans' notion of the First Amendment and the idea of the internet as a "marketplace of ideas" where the good ultimately overshadows the bad and the ugly.... Read more
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Challenging internal displacement policy within the broader security environmentThe time frame defining "protracted displacement" by the United Nations may need to be significantly shortened, according to a new study on internally displaced persons (IDPs) which suggests earlier support is needed for affected communities.... Read more
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Ask the experts: 'Childless cat ladies'—how many are there?U.S. vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance recently made headlines after previous remarks he made in 2021 resurfaced in which he said that the U.S. was being run by Democrats, corporate oligarchs and a "bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that... Read more
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Sociologist examines Appalachian voters' rightward shift, with Trump as their 'shame shield'In her 2016 bestselling book "Strangers in Their Own Land," UC Berkeley sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild proposed that everyone has a "deep story"—a narrative about one's life and the world that's based more on emotion than facts, a story that feels true.... Read more
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When expressing gratitude, it's all in the timing, says studyThanks so much for reading this article all the way to the end! No, that wasn't an editorial error. It's a savvy managerial motivation strategy lurking somewhere in almost every employee's inbox or Slack channel.... Read more
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Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa could triple by 2060, warns reportTens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa will experience catastrophic levels of intimate partner violence because the world is failing to make progress on the climate crisis, according to new projections by UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency.... Read more
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How parents' support and emotional guidance shape homework successNew research from Hebrew University shows that how well parents understand their children and manage their own emotions greatly affects homework time. Parents who are good at understanding their kids are more supportive and help them become more independent and motivated to learn. On the other hand, parents who have... Read more
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Report documents paths to prison for those experiencing intimate partner violenceA new study provides extensive documentation of the "IPV-to-Prison Pipeline"—the pathways through which women who are survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) find themselves serving long prison sentences for acts of survival.... Read more
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Study finds nine UK fathers accused of child sexual abuse given legal access to their alleged victimsContent warning: Please note the article contains distressing content.... Read more
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What is societal collapse? Lessons from the past can help us understand our future, but only to a pointAs the climate crisis accelerates, it's hard not to wonder if today's societies can adapt. Growing worries over climate change have sparked interest in the collapse of ancient civilizations and the rise of the (often apocalypse-themed) "cli-fi" genre in popular culture. But before turning to the past for answers, it... Read more
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If robots could lie, would we be OK with it? A new study produces intriguing resultsDo you think a robot should be allowed to lie? A new study published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI investigates what people think of robots that deceive their users.... Read more
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For decades, we've been told 80% of the world's biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands—but it's wrongEveryday people understandably rely on information quoted by scientists. But when that information turns out to be incorrect, things get complicated.... Read more
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Tackling food insecurity requires more than charity—governments must also act, say researchersAs more households in Canada experience food insecurity, food banks and other organizations are struggling to meet demand for their services. In 2023 alone, around 23% of Canadian households experienced some form of food insecurity. That translates to 8.7 million people, including 2.1 million children, who struggled to access sufficient,... Read more
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Disinformation thrives on division in our citiesIn extraordinary times of rapid information production and sharing, distrust and disruption, disinformation is having an increasing impact on cities. And cities are on the front line of disinformation response strategies.... Read more