Cities are clearing encampments, but this won’t solve homelessness − here’s a better way forward
The US Supreme Court’s high-profile Grants Pass ruling allows cities to clear homeless encampments, even if they can’t offer ...
Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear
One potential biomarker for neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism are gut microbes. The connection between the gut and ...
Why CNN is changing up its polling for 2024
Polls help set the public’s expectations in a presidential race. In 2020, presidential polls overall were the worst in 40 ...
Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice
If your area experiences a 1,000-year rainfall event, don’t assume that you’re off the hook for the next 999 years.
Russia’s new ideological battlefield: The militarization of young minds
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly turned to education and membership groups to promote patriotism and loyalty ...
Accept our king, our god − or else: The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas
The Requerimiento, a 16th-century document, sheds light on the deeper ideas and laws that the Spanish used to take over the ...
Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives
Using films like “The Matrix,” a sociology course examines how factors beyond our control shape the world we live in − in ...
Sudan at war: the art of peace talks and why they often fail
There have been previous efforts to bring Sudan’s main warring parties – the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid ...
A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse is taking place in South America and the Pacific. Here’s how eclipses happen
An annular eclipse, sometimes known as a “ring of fire” eclipse, is taking place on October 2. It will be visible from ...
What happens when charities don’t spend their money on the things they are meant to?
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been disqualified from acting as a charity trustee for five years by the UK regulator, after ...
Obstetric violence: abuse during childbirth is widespread, but the first step to fighting it is naming it
The term ‘obstetric violence’ is already widely used by the EU, the UN and countless health professionals, but some health ...
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The term ‘obstetric violence’ is already widely used by the EU, the UN and countless health professionals, but some health professionals continue to push back against it.