It's time to admit the age of pristine nature is over. In its place is humanity and planet-shaping technologies, from gene editing to climate engineering. Earth Day in a Synthetic Age.
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The Second Amendment was barely taught in constitutional law classes two decades ago. That changed after a 2008 Supreme Court ruling that ensured a federal right to keep and bear arms.
A Supreme Court case deals with the narrow issue of tribal salmon fishing rights in the Northwest, but raises fundamental questions about justice for American Indians.
A legal scholar explains how even in the early days of the republic, Americans struggled to agree on who had the final say on immigration issues.
You can probably hear Hawking's famously computer-generated voice in your head. His example showed tech as a tool that enables people with disabilities to fully participate in and contribute to the world.
Years after their trials, he got in touch with the victims he thought he had helped. They described feeling ‘dumped’ by the system.
Compared to the average US citizen, American Indians and Alaskan Natives live shorter lives and are at greater risk for a number of health problems.
Predicting human behavior is big business. But science may never be able to do so with perfect certainty.
For medieval cultures, the dying process and death itself was a 'transition,' not a rupture.
Think you've had the sex talk so now you're done? Think again.
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, a Native American scholar explains why water means more than just sustenance for life and how it's the place of the divine.
A professor of constitutional law gives a preview of what to expect when the travel ban cases reach the highest court this fall.
Many urban children who took part in a program that was supposed to enrich their lives dealt with racism instead. Why can't this cultural exchange become a two-way street?
Teachers are starting to ditch graphing calculators for math apps. Was the expensive tech ever worth it – or is it just holding students back?
The race pitted a singing cowboy against a millionaire software entrepreneur – and it got ugly at the end.
Trump wants to scale back national monuments on federal lands in the name of boosting the economy. But this would undo decades of investments to manage our cultural and ecological resources.
We live in a probabilistic world. The courts need to catch up – and start training juries in statistics.
With the probe now on its 'Grand Finale,' a Cassini team member describes the amazing discoveries it made about the ringed planet and its many moons.
Twenty years ago, a sheriff won a lawsuit against a federal gun control law. Today, San Francisco is betting the same argument for state's rights will stop Trump from defunding sanctuary cities.
A century ago, American women organized to protest World War I. The fact that their efforts failed isn't the most important point.
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Professor of Criminal Law, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Montana
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Professor of Constitutional Law, The University of Montana
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Professor of English, The University of Montana
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Ph.D. candidate in Experimental Program, The University of Montana
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Professor of Philosophy, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Psychology, The University of Montana
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Professor, Teaching and Learning, The University of Montana
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Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Journalism, The University of Montana
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Executive Director of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, and Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, The University of Montana
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Assistant Professor of Law & Co-Director, Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
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Director of the African-American Studies Program and Associate Professor of History, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor, Counselor Education, The University of Montana
