Politics
How AI-generated cartoons reshaped Taiwan’s 2024 protests
In spring 2024, more than 100,000 people protested in Taiwan’s streets. On Threads, a parallel fight was underway.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.
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Education
‘Too pretty to do math’? Here’s the real reason girls aren’t choosing to study math
The T-shirt is yellow, 100% cotton and meant for “everyday wear.” Across the front, it declares in italic script, “I’m too pretty to do math.”This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.
Society
How languages recycle parts of words to avoid confusion
Many languages recycle words, giving them different meanings. For example, in English, “run” can mean to move quickly but also to manage something, like “run a company.” In Spanish, “lengua” is both the word for […]
Education
Digital know-how, not just money basics, may ease retirement anxiety
A Hiroshima University-led study conducted with Rakuten Securities finds that practical digital skills, positive financial attitudes and self-protection are more consistently associated with lower old-age anxiety than traditional financial knowledge alone.This article is brought to […]
Politics
Human sacrifice in Inca Empire may have been driven by political motives, not religion
Three decades ago, researchers working atop the Llullaillaco volcano, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, discovered exceptionally well-preserved remains. The find included the mummified bodies of three children along with associated artifacts. The […]
Science
Saturday Citations: Intermittent fasting and chronic stress; macroscopic entanglement; gamma-ray bursts
Researchers reported this week a deadly outbreak of plague in Siberia 5,500 years ago, revealing that Yersinia pestis evolved lethal genetic traits far earlier than suspected. A drug developed for heart tissue repair may also […]
Politics
Messi or Ronaldo? Your political ideology may play a part
Whether someone prefers Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo—arguably two of the world’s greatest footballers today—may be associated with their political outlook, according to the results of an international survey led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore […]
Education
Men make up less than 18% of Australian primary school teachers. Is this a problem?
This week, a group of Australian primary school principals called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys needed more “male role models.”This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.
Education
Drivers of academic misconduct by professors and research students revealed
Ensuring the research that we all rely on—whether for our health, environment or economy—is trustworthy is important for universities, governments and business. Unfortunately, academic misconduct is a growing concern, with researchers breaking the rules, such […]
Education
Early-career scientists build national infrastructure to bridge science and policy
A new Special Report in the journal BioScience introduces the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP), a student-led, nonpartisan, grassroots coalition founded in 2025 to empower early-career researchers to engage with science policy, advocacy and […]