Divisive dialogue: Why do we engage in virtual political talk?
UNLV social media expert Natalie Pennington explores the impact of politics and partisanship on online friendships.Credit: Josh Hawkins/ UNLV Creative ...
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If the glove fits
Modern tools and US Army-edition gloves may have uncovered the original dimensions of the tefach, a biblical unit of measurement ...
Artificial intelligence in art: a simple tool or creative genius?
A study shows how language humanizes AICredit: Obvious (collective), Public Domain Intelligent algorithms are used to create paintings, write poems, ...
Netflix – a zebra among horses: QUT researcher
Constantly evolving Netflix has changed the face of entertainment on a global scaleCredit: FlixPatrol Media studies expert Professor Amanda Lotz, ...
Drone survey reveals large earthwork at ancestral Wichita site in Kansas
Results show possible council circle at what may be Etzanoa near WichitaCredit: Images by Jesse Casana, Elise Jakoby Laugier, and ...
New clues to a 500-year old mystery about the human heart
Scientists show that muscular structures first described by Leonardo da Vinci are essential for heart functionCredit: Spencer Phillips 19 August ...
Research into ancient Chinese chime stones receives highest honour from Chinese Government
Her extensive research, the first comprehensive study of its kind, has earned her the 'Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed ...
Personal connections key to climate adaptation
Credit: Dean Miller. Connections with friends and family are key to helping communities adapt to the devastating impact of climate ...
Concordian co-leads effort to see future of AI from an Indigenous perspective
A collaborative position paper challenges long-held assumptions about Western approaches to technologyCredit: Concordia University In the late winter and spring ...
Music on the brain
A neurological study of classical musicians trained in different stylesCredit: © 2020 Flickr/Wally Gobetz by CC-2.0 A new study looks ...
The monster is us: Jordan Peele’s Get Out exposes society’s horrors
New essay collection explores the ways Jordan's Peele's 2017 film "Get Out" "revolutionizes the gothic and horror tradition at the ...
Uganda’s Ik are not unbelievably selfish and mean
Small ethnic group is cooperative and generous, contrary to 1972 book portrayalCredit: Cathryn Townsend The Ik, a small ethnic group ...
Beyond Singapore’s bicentennial
We need to do more than reminiscence historyCredit: World Scientific "This is a timely publication, which commenced as Singapore was ...
Biology in art: Genetic detectives ID microbes suspected of slowly ruining humanity’s treasures
DNA science may help restore, preserve historic works, unmask counterfeits; The trait elite baseball hitters share with Leonardo da Vinci: ...