Is it aliens? Why that’s the least important question about interstellar objects

Oklahoma has become a testing ground for reshaping public school curriculum to reflect conservative viewpoints, Make America Great Again priorities and a push for Christian nationalism in the classroom.This post was originally published on this [...]

As satellite technology surges ahead and space becomes increasingly accessible to private and state actors alike, the new and unsettling threat of space terrorism looms above Earth’s atmosphere.This post was originally published on this site

Rape, as a crime, is widely deplored. Society and media condemn rapists, and rape and other sexually-related crimes carry potentially heavy prison sentences when perpetrators are convicted. So why, given this apparent intolerance for rape, [...]

In order to get elected, politicians need to signal their philosophy, principles, and values to potential voters. Beyond their policy positions, many candidates also strive to cultivate a personal brand by carefully choosing their language [...]

The road to genocide doesn’t begin with bullets and mass graves, but with more subtle violations.This post was originally published on this site

Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) linguists have analyzed murals in Lithuania’s second-largest city as elements of a “linguistic landscape”—a concept that views language as both visual and spatial. Their study reveals that street art in [...]

In an era when social media blurs the line between public and private speech, how do people decide whether to speak their minds or stay silent?This post was originally published on this site

Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted its landmark Security Council Resolution 1325 (WPS 1325). The resolution on women, peace and security reaffirmed “the important role of women in the [...]

The spread of dubious headlines on social media isn’t just a right-wing thing—it’s a social media thing, according to new research from Cornell.This post was originally published on this site

The 2024 General Election was one of the most dramatic in British history, as voters turned away from the two traditional giants—Labour and the Conservatives—in record numbers. Thirteen different parties and six independents won seats [...]