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Psychology June 13, 2024

How often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truth

by Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Prominent cases of purported lying continue to dominate the news cycle. President Joe…

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Politics June 13, 2024

Politics is still both local and personal – but only for independents, not for Democrats or Republicans

by Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz, University of Maryland and Joshua J. Dyck, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Independent voters who live in communities with lots…

Elections June 12, 2024

Independent voters are few in number, influential in close elections – and hard for campaigns to reach

by Julio Borquez, University of Michigan-Dearborn, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the 2024 campaign cycle unfolds, campaign strategists, pollsters and political scientists have been…

National June 6, 2024

Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts of falsifying business…

Justice June 6, 2024

Trump’s lawyers in lawsuits claiming he won in 2020 are getting punished for abusing courts and making unsupported claims and false statements

by Elise J. Bean, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past four years, U.S. courts and state bar associations have taken…

International June 4, 2024

China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary

by Christopher K. Tong, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every year ahead of the June 4 commemoration of the Tiananmen…

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Psychology May 29, 2024

What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common

by Christopher T. Conner, University of Missouri-Columbia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce…

Elections May 26, 2024

Voters deliver upsets in Georgia House races with other contests headed to a June runoff

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 23, 2024 This report was updated at 12:30 p.m. May 23 to include…

Cobb County May 20, 2024

UPDATED:Intersection near East Cobb polling place now reopened

UPDATE: Cobb Elections Director Tate Fall announced on social media that the intersection is now fully open and the polling place open for voters. Repair crews are working into the…

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Science and Technology May 20, 2024

Newsrooms are experimenting with generative AI, warts and all

by Nir Eisikovits, UMass Boston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The journalism industry has been under immense economic pressure over the past two decades, so…

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