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Beth Daley
Editor and General Manager
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A San Franciso police officer displays several ‘ghost guns’ – untraceable firearms with no serial numbers or manufacturing marks.
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Garen Wintemute, University of California, Davis
A scholar of untraceable firearms explains what they are and why President Joe Biden's administration is seeking to restrict their manufacture and use.
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Arts + Culture
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Robert W. Snyder, Rutgers University - Newark
Local institutions and community bonds forged during the turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s helped a vulnerable neighborhood walloped by the pandemic endure.
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Politics + Society
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Nicole Kraft, The Ohio State University
Athletes no longer need the press to communicate with fans. They can do that directly through social channels – and unless sports reporters do a better job asking questions, they may become obsolete.
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Morad Elsana, American University
An unwritten rule in Israeli politics kept Arab political parties out of ruling government coalitions – until the latest election.
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Education
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Susan C. Faircloth, Colorado State University
President Biden wants more funding for Tribal Colleges and Universities. An Indigenous scholar and professor of education explains why that's critical for these schools to survive and thrive.
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Ethics + Religion
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Ryan Burge, Eastern Illinois University
A religion data analyst scraped the texts of all Southern Baptist resolutions over the last 150 years. Here's what he found.
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Kalpana Jain, The Conversation
A PBS documentary has reinitiated conversations about the influence of Billy Graham. Here are three articles that describe the impact and the enduring legacy of the famed preacher.
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Environment + Energy
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Jing Sun, University of Michigan
If shipping were a country, it would rank between Japan and Germany as the sixth-largest contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions.
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Health
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Frank J. Infurna, Arizona State University
Adults in Germany, South Korea and Mexico reported improvements in health, well-being and memory.
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Amy Baxter, Augusta University
Free doughnuts and lotteries may drive some people to get their COVID-19 vaccine. But for those who are afraid of needles, other interventions may be necessary.
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Podcast
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Plus, why fireflies need dark nights and what you can do about it. Listen to episode 19 of The Conversation Weekly.
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From our International Editions
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Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University
A different interpretation of time might explain why people see their whole lives replayed to them in a split second.
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Steve Schifferes, City, University of London
After the acrimony of the Trump years, we can expect a very different feel to the latest G7 summit.
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Benjamin Maiangwa, Durham University; Oluchi Gloria Ogbu, University of Manitoba
Until the conditions that led to the Nigeria-Biafra war are resolved, the debate on the viability of one Nigeria will continue to arise.
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