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Environment May 23, 2024

What is 'net zero,' anyway? A short history of a monumental concept

Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. Closer to home, the Albanese government recently introduced legislation to establish a Net Zero Economy Authority, ...

Economics & Business May 22, 2024

TikTok law threatening a ban if the app isn't sold raises First Amendment concerns

TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U.S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal court. The suit claims the ...

Archaeology May 21, 2024

How Neanderthal language differed from modern human—they probably didn't use metaphors

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological classification that humans and their relatives ...

Economics & Business May 15, 2024

Students with dyslexia face challenges transitioning to the workplace, but with support they can thrive

Transitioning from university to the workplace is a critical period in anyone's life, but it can be especially challenging for students with dyslexia. While academic settings often offer accommodations for people with dyslexia, ...

Social Sciences May 6, 2024

Giving Holocaust survivors a digital voice in the world

With every year that passes, fewer witnesses can tell us about their personal experience of the horrors of the Second World War. That is why the project LediZ (Learning with Digital Testimonies) has developed new interactive ...

Social Sciences Apr 11, 2024

Most countries do not take a fair share of refugees. Here's how we could incentivize them

Since its introduction in 1951, the UN refugee convention has been the basis for the global refugee system. It defines who a refugee is and outlines the rights they are entitled to.

Social Sciences Apr 2, 2024

Witchcraft trials in Norway ended in the 18th century, according to research

In the 16th and 17th centuries, there was a widespread witch hunt against people accused of witchcraft. In Norway, approximately 750 people were accused of witchcraft and around 300 of them sentenced to death, many of them ...

Political science Mar 26, 2024

Study finds partisan congressional speech shifts with platform

Members of Congress tend to use more politically polarizing language in forums that are more likely to attract a national audience, according to a new study co-written by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public policy ...

Archaeology Mar 22, 2024

Researcher uses machine learning to help digitize ancient texts from Indus civilization

The civilization of Indus River Valley is considered one of the three earliest civilizations in world history, along with Mesopotamia and Egypt. Bigger geographically than those two as it unfolded starting in 3300 BCE across ...

Economics & Business Mar 20, 2024

If TikTok is banned in the US or Australia, how might the company respond?

TikTok's owner is once again navigating troubled waters in the United States, where the US House of Representatives has issued an ultimatum: divest or face shutdown within six months.

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