In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its first “Whites only community” in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They followed that with a second enclave nearby in 2025.This post was […]
Speculation swirls about fugitive accused double murderer Dezi Freeman’s potential ties to prepper groups and possible doomsday beliefs. There are even questions over whether he’s hiding in a homemade underground bunker.This post was originally published […]
Conspiracy theories and incitement to harassment and violence abound on mainstream social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. But the extreme content is often mixed with ironic play, memes and hashtags, which makes it difficult […]
Long-term relationships built on a foundation of trust between communities, researchers and the natural world can transform science, education and climate adaptation. That is the central message of a study published in Emotion, Space and […]
In the criminal justice system, decisions about when and how long to detain people have historically been made by other people, like judges and parole boards. But that process is changing: Decision-makers increasingly include artificial […]
Carlotta Rigotti, postdoctoral researcher at eLaw—Center for Law and Digital Technologies, has published a new article, “Desire in Code: Legal Perspectives on Sex Robots and Consent,” in Law, Culture and the Humanities.This post was originally […]
National anthems are more than music for ceremonies—they reflect the unique cultural and geographical characteristics of nations. A new study published in Scientific Reports has analyzed the emotional characteristics of 176 national anthems using machine […]
Was the Franco dictatorship a cause or consequence of the Spanish Civil War? Was Einstein a medieval scientist? Confusions like these are quite common among secondary school students, who tend to learn history as a […]
First-year undergraduates who grew up with overly cautious or controlling parents tend to experience increased anxiety when faced with stresses associated with the transition to university, researchers from McGill University and the University of California […]
Science journalists aren’t particularly concerned about so-called “predatory journals,” confident that they have the skills and intuition needed to avoid reporting on problematic research. For many, a journal’s reputation and name-recognition are decisive factors in […]
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