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Out-of-Context Photos Are a Powerful Low-Tech Form of Misinformation

Written by: The Conversation

Feb. 15, 2020

Have some healthy skepticism when you encounter images online.

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Coronavirus: How Media Coverage of Epidemics Often Stokes Fear and Panic

Written by: The Conversation

Feb. 14, 2020

New contagious diseases are scary. They frighten us because they are unknown and unpredictable.

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The Five Pillars of Climate Change Denial

Written by: The Conversation

Feb. 12, 2020

The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls and individuals have spent the past ...

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Was Ripping Up the SOTU Speech Illegal? Legal Experts Say No

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 6, 2020

While one lawmaker has filed an ethics complaint against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, legal ...

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Super Bowl LIV Video Clips of Trump, Beyonce, Jay-Z Spur Anthem Outrage

Written by: Bethania Palma

Feb. 4, 2020

Their activities during the singing of the national anthem before the start of the game became f ...

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Our Image of Dinosaurs Was Shaped by Victorian Popularity Contests

Written by: The Conversation

Feb. 1, 2020

Dinosaurs are so malleable that the constant reshaping of these popular animals has been driven ...

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Why the Race for the Presidency Begins with the Iowa Caucus

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 31, 2020

Iowans’ choices almost always end up matching the rest of the nation.

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Four Myths the Trump Team Promoted About Andrew Johnson

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 31, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and Trump’s lawyers have resurrected distortions long since buried by ...

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Humans Are Hardwired to Dismiss Facts That Don't Fit Their Worldview

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 31, 2020

“Motivated reasoning” is what social scientists call the process of deciding what evidence to ac ...

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Did TV Journalist Use a Racial Slur During Kobe Bryant Report?

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 27, 2020

Questions arose over whether it was intentional, a racial Freudian slip, or an innocent gaffe.

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Does Impeachment Need a Crime? Not According to Framers of the Constitution

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 27, 2020

The framers understood that “high crimes and misdemeanors” included acts that may not necessaril ...

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Should We Be Worried About the New Wuhan Coronavirus?

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 24, 2020

There’s so much we don’t know about the virus, which increases the level of concern from public ...

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Why California Is Banning Chlorpyrifos, A Widely-Used Pesticide

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 23, 2020

After 2020, California growers will be barred from using the insecticide chlorpyrifos on grapes ...

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A Brief History of Black Names, From Perlie to Latasha

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 23, 2020

Distinctively black names are not a modern phenomenon.

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Trump Administration Proposes Further Rollbacks to Obama-Era School Lunch Program

Written by: Dan Evon

Jan. 23, 2020

The proposal is aimed at "simplifying" nutritional guidelines and combating waste, the administr ...

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What to Think When You're Thinking About Impeachment: 5 Essential Reads

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 21, 2020

The substantive part of the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump is now underway.

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Intersex Kids at Risk Due to Lack of Medical Guidelines, Advocates Say

Written by: Bethania Palma

Jan. 17, 2020

Advocates for intersex people said the medical community has failed to regulate itself on perfor ...

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Screen Time: Conclusions About the Effects of Digital Media Are Often Incomplete, Irrelevant, or Wrong

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 16, 2020

Humans are barraged by digital media 24/7. Is it really a problem?

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Could a Woman Defeat Trump? What Political Science Research Says

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 16, 2020

A spat between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren prompted a question about a future woma ...

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Who Is Born a US Citizen?

Written by: The Conversation

Jan. 15, 2020

Debates over who gets citizenship and what kind of citizenship they get have always been intertw ...

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