What it’s like to lose a presidential election
217 Views October 30, 2020 Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
Hillary Clinton gives her concession speech in 2016. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images The…
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October 2020
You have rights when you go to vote – and many people are there to help if there’s trouble at the polls
242 Views October 30, 2020 Daniel R. Birdsong, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Dayton
Poll workers, election observers and poll monitors are all on hand at voting places…
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100 years ago, the first commercial radio broadcast announced the results of the 1920 election – politics would never be the same
188 Views October 30, 2020 Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
When Frank Conrad broadcast the results of the 1920 presidential election, he had no…
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The scariest things in the universe are black holes – and here are 3 reasons
272 Views October 30, 2020 Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
Falling into a black hole is easily the worst way to die. John M…
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How to be a good digital citizen during the election – and its aftermath
216 Views October 30, 2020 Kolina Koltai, Postdoctoral Researcher of Information Studies, University of Washington
You are a key player in efforts to curb misinformation online. John Fedele/The Image…
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Cahokian culture spread across eastern North America 1,000 years ago in an early example of diaspora
239 Views October 30, 2020 Jayur Mehta, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University
Cahokia's mound-building culture flourished a millennium ago near modern-day St. Louis. JByard/iStock via Getty…
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Why there’s so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election
225 Views October 30, 2020 Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
What will judges do? And when will they do it? Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg As I’ve…
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5 reasons not to underestimate far-right extremists
192 Views October 30, 2020 Alexander Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
Members of the Proud Boys right-wing extremist group arrive at a pro-Donald Trump rally…
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From Trump to Trudeau, the escalator is a favorite symbol of political campaigns
164 Views October 30, 2020 Peter Erickson, Assistant Professor of German, Colorado State University
Donald Trump rides an escalator to announce his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at…
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Most surprising thing about a new report showing climate change imperils the US financial system is that the report even exists
191 Views October 30, 2020 Jeffrey Dukes, Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, Purdue University
Burnt orange skies in the middle of the day usually aren't a good sign.…