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Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 25, 2022
As of Oct. 24, there have been 257 shootings on school campuses — passing the 250 total for all ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 25, 2022
Before the 20th century, clowns in American circuses were largely considered a form of adult ent ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 24, 2022
The video had some wondering if it was created with a computer, but it appears to be a real dron ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 24, 2022
Russian government sources report that the incident occurred in June 2022, and that the pilot wa ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 24, 2022
Despite the apparently confident assertions of politicians, it’s not so easy to make sense of fl ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 24, 2022
A folklorist explains how Halloween continues an ancient Celtic tradition of celebrating the dead.
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 22, 2022
A common piece of Halloween lore pertains to fears over carved pumpkins killing wildlife.
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 21, 2022
A sociologist unpacks how common superstitions like fear of 13 can gain steam.
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 21, 2022
Going out of your way to get grossed out might seem like a contradiction of human nature. But it ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Oct. 20, 2022
The Downing Street guard cat has now outlasted four British prime ministers: David Cameron, Ther ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 20, 2022
Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her govern ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 19, 2022
A TikTok video claimed that Chipotle has a policy that says online orders should receive less fo ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 19, 2022
During a two-decade period of English history known as the Anarchy, a woman sought to make the t ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 19, 2022
Shri is the earliest name given to the goddess Lakshmi in Hindu texts. The word originally meant ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 19, 2022
A collection of Facebook groups all managed by the same three admins are a prime example of how ...
Written by: Jessica Lee
Oct. 18, 2022 (Updated: Nov. 8, 2022)
As Election Day nears, these types of rumors may fill your social media feeds. But, with a littl ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 18, 2022
The first lady attended the Philadelphia Eagles game "to honor cancer patients, survivors, and t ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 18, 2022
Halloween, with its mix of the macabre and the playful, provides a moment to reflect on how clos ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 17, 2022
Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s popu ...
Written by: The Conversation
Oct. 17, 2022
The tool enables law enforcement officers to see “patterns of life” – where and when people work ...
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