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When police raided a newspaper in the small town of Marion in 2023, they made international headlines as computers and phones were seized in an apparent attack on press freedom. New research from the University […]

Despite the vast diversity of human languages, specific grammatical patterns appear again and again. A new study reveals that around a third of the long-proposed “linguistic universals”—patterns thought to hold across all languages—are statistically supported […]

Public opinion polls and other surveys rely on data to understand human behavior. New research from Dartmouth reveals that artificial intelligence can now corrupt public opinion surveys at scale—passing every quality check, mimicking real humans, […]

What helps students from all walks of life have a good college experience?This post was originally published on this site

Five years into Canada’s $10-a-day child care plan, affordability has improved dramatically for families fortunate enough to have a space. However, the families who need care the most are being left behind.This post was originally […]

Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people—perhaps a surprising number—look to the sky and see government plots and […]

Shannon McCoole ran one of the world’s largest dark web child abuse forums for around three years in the early 2010s. The forum provided a secure online space in which those interested in abusing children […]

Though many people may benefit from setting life goals, new research led by Curtin University has revealed working towards unachievable targets could in fact have a negative impact on overall well-being—and knowing when to abandon […]

A new study carried out by cybercrime and gender experts at the University of Portsmouth has revealed that incel social media accounts are rebranding to bypass bans and appeal to wider audiences on TikTok.This post […]

Western Sydney University has launched a groundbreaking new study on the use of intimate partner violence (IPV) by young men aged 16–25. This is the first Australian study on this topic, and the first to […]