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Putin lowered threshold on use of nuclear weapons. Is he bluffing?
On Tuesday, Ukraine for the first time fired U.S. ballistic missiles into Russia, striking a munitions depot supporting the invasion... Read more -
Virtual reality could be gamechanger in police-civilian crisis encounters
Mental illness significantly increases the risk of arrest during police encounters, with 25% of those with mental health conditions reporting... Read more -
AI and criminal justice: How AI can support—not undermine—justice
Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock recently warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is facilitating crime on an "industrial scale" using deepfakes,... Read more -
Canadians are much more pessimistic about money than Americans, new survey shows
The mood of Americans has been a hot topic in the news lately, especially following the recent United States presidential... Read more -
How a dairy farm could help prevent prisoners from reoffending
Prisons and the justice system often make headlines for issues like overcrowding or sentencing, but there's a quieter, more transformative... Read more -
Mass deportations are a day one priority for Trump—economists explain how it could lead to a recession
Immigration was one of the defining issues of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and as he prepares to step back into... Read more -
Experiments reveal content moderators are influenced by online misinformation, but accuracy mindset may help
Repeated exposure to lies online may influence the beliefs of professional content moderators, with consequences for online platforms. Hundreds of... Read more -
Survey demonstrates impact of misinformation on Spanish-language social media platforms
A new study shows that Latinos who rely on Spanish-language social media for news are significantly more likely to believe... Read more -
Healthy 'New Towns': Revitalizing neighborhoods in the wake of aging populations
Planned suburban residential neighborhoods in metropolitan areas known as new towns were initially developed in England. The new town movement... Read more -
Better but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race
An oracle erred badly. The most impressive results were turned in by a little-known company in Brazil. A nagging problem... Read more -
Short-lived soda tax reinforces alternative presumptions on tax impacts on consumer behaviors: Study
One of the most common assumptions tax policymakers make is that by raising taxes, they will raise revenue for the... Read more -
Empowering people, saving the planet: A case for direct democracy
A new study by Prof. Yacov Tsur from the Department of Environmental Economics and Management at the Hebrew University of... Read more -
Refugees face particularly high housing instability, finds study
Refugees move nearly four times more often than other migrants, signaling greater instability, according to a new study published in... Read more -
Does immigration really drive up crime? Not according to the evidence
Immigration and crime were once again central themes throughout the US presidential election campaign. The belief that immigration drives up... Read more -
Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other's views
According to a new study by researchers at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, both Democrats... Read more
