Republicans and conservatives are more likely than Democrats or liberals to justify political violence in 17 surveyed situations, according to a study published in PLOS One by Garen J. Wintemute of the University of California, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2026
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When people hear something new about a topic, they should update their beliefs to reflect the new information. But many people either underreact or overreact, with their responses varying based on different factors, including ...
Economics & Business
Sep 14, 2026
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The ground is shifting beneath the feet of Australian authors and other creatives. A leaked proposal seen by the ABC suggests the government might grant artificial intelligence (AI) companies access to the copyrighted works ...
Political science
Sep 17, 2026
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More than one-third of Western Australia's police officers report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new research led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) and published in the journal Australian Psychologist has ...
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2026
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As local news organizations continue to disappear across the United States, George Washington University researchers are linking shrinking access to community-based journalism to stronger feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2026
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Election officials can build public trust in procedures and results—even among suspicious voters who fear partisan manipulation—by creating videos that factually explain their security safeguards in simple terms. These are ...
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2026
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Americans are grappling with artificial intelligence—from its lightning-fast development to the construction of data centers to support it—and are becoming more skeptical of its benefits.
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2026
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The tolerance of individual Canadians for radical forms of environmental activism depends on several factors. Overall, however, Canadians do not support vandalism or violence as forms of protest. Those are the key findings ...
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2026
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A new report by the International Bar Association (IBA) has found a significant gap between the importance legal professionals attach to fundamental rule of law principles and their assessment of how effectively those principles ...
Political science
Sep 16, 2026
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Most employees aren't discussing the latest political polls during meetings or debating hot-button issues around the coffee maker. But that doesn't mean politics isn't affecting the workplace. A study from Texas A&M University ...
Political science
Sep 16, 2026
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