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The ‘responsible gambling’ mantra does nothing to prevent harm—it probably makes things worse

Recent royal commissions and inquiries into Crown and Star casino groups attracted much media attention. Most of this was focused on money laundering and other illegalities.This post was originally published on this site

A simple social gesture can make people more likely to engage with online fact-checks

In today’s polarized online landscape, fact-checking has become a vital tool for countering misinformation. But for fact-checks to make a difference, people have to actually pay attention to them.This post was originally published on this […]

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds

What happens when politicians post false or toxic messages online? My team and I found evidence that suggests U.S. state legislators can increase or decrease their public visibility by sharing unverified claims or using uncivil […]

Most Americans support checks on presidential power

Large majorities of U.S. adults support the role of the courts and Congress in serving as checks on presidential power, even though the public has less trust in all three branches of the federal government […]

Court backlogs are clogging the system; new research finds a surprising fix

Courts around the world are struggling to keep up with growing caseloads, leaving individuals and businesses waiting months—sometimes years—for resolution. But a new study in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management has uncovered a […]

Early medieval European collapse: How imbalanced social-ecological acceleration led to a tipping point

Understanding the acceleration of human impacts on the environment is key to addressing the complex planetary and social challenges of the Anthropocene. But even as the inter-relatedness of environmental, political, and social processes becomes clearer, […]

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The ‘responsible gambling’ mantra does nothing to prevent harm—it probably makes things worse

A simple social gesture can make people more likely to engage with online fact-checks

Some politicians who share harmful information are rewarded with more clicks, study finds

Most Americans support checks on presidential power

Court backlogs are clogging the system; new research finds a surprising fix

Early medieval European collapse: How imbalanced social-ecological acceleration led to a tipping point

With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past

Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion

Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong—on both sides

A California environmental law makes it ‘too damn hard’ to build: But do Democrats have the will to reform it?