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Becky Frank smiles at the camera with her hands on her hips wearing a "Back to the Future" t-shirt in front of the Rochester clock tower.

Society & Culture

What can Back to the Future teach us about US nuclear regulations?

January 22, 2025

Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.

Wide angle shot of Remote Bermuda island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Society & Culture

Historic Bermuda reshapes our understanding of colonial America

November 21, 2024

Smithsonian Magazine highlights the role of a 91原创 historian and archaeologist in unearthing Bermuda鈥檚 colonial origins.

Still from the TV show Mad Men with Don Drapper sitting on a couch with his around around wife Betty to illustrate the idea of power dynamics and infidelity.

Society & Culture

Why the powerful are more likely to cheat

November 18, 2024

Psychologists have found a correlation between a person鈥檚 self-perception of power and their (un)willingness to remain faithful.

protester at a rally holds up a sign that reads I'm your neighbor BOT the enemy within.

Society & Culture

Research-backed ways to bridge America鈥檚 political divide

October 31, 2024

Researchers successfully tested 25 different approaches to reducing partisan animosity and support for undemocratic practices or political violence. Two proved most effective.

GIF of animated lawn sign that says "vote" in blue with red arrows moving toward the right side of the screen to illustrate the concept of voter turnout.

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What every American needs to know about voter turnout

October 30, 2024

91原创 political scientists explain why people do and don鈥檛 exercise their right to vote鈥攁nd the implications of that choice for democracy.

Philip V. McHarris, author of "Beyond Policing," standing and looking off-camera and framed by part of the Frederick Douglass鈥揝usan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in the background.

Society & Culture

Imagining a world without police

October 24, 2024

A new book by Philip V. McHarris envisions a future where safety is not synonymous with policing, but rather prevention.

Happy young couple flirting in a restaurant with drinks.

Society & Culture

When someone flirts with your spouse, does that make your partner more attractive?

October 15, 2024

The simplified formula of 鈥渕ore attention equals more desire鈥� doesn鈥檛 seem to apply to established relationships.

looping video of glacier ice melting and dripping.

Society & Culture

On thinning ice

September 11, 2024

A pair of 91原创 historians are chronicling the history of the world鈥檚 glacial regions鈥攁nd human responses to their rapid disappearance.

Illustration showing two cargo boats moving in opposite directions against a background that is half white stars against a blue background and half yellow stars against a red background to illustrate the US-China trade war.

Society & Culture

Why the US-China trade war could last another five years

A 91原创 economist applies lessons from the 1980s to explain the United States鈥� current trade war with the potential superpower.

Vector illustration of Lady Liberty with a thermometer in her mouth to show taking the temperature on American democracy.

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Taking the temperature of American democracy

An interview with political scientist James Druckman, an expert on American democracy and polarization.聽

Society & Culture

Does it matter how much Democrats and Republicans hate each other? Yes, it does.

New research suggests partisan hostility can erode democratic institutions and functioning.

Aerial view of an aircraft carrier at sea with sailors spelling out the words NATO and OTAN.

Society & Culture

NATO at 75鈥攑owerful and necessary, or costly and obsolete?

Created as a counterweight to the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, the military alliance may be more important now than ever. Political scientist Randall Stones explains why.