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Huge pro-democracy demonstrations in Israel have taken place for almost two months in protest of new rules for the Supreme Court that Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government is rushing into law.
As Martin Luther King Jr. gained national prominence, the FBI launched several investigations to prove that King and his radical allies were communist sympathizers and a danger to America.
Au début des années 1940, l'Afrique du Nord a été aux mains de la France de Vichy, de l'Italie fasciste et de l'Allemagne nazie. Une période tragique et douloureuse pour les populations locales.
For the first time, researchers have been able to produce estimates of the rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people.
People don’t randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.
Combatting antisemitism isn’t just about ‘calling it out’ – it’s about helping people understand what antisemitism is in the first place.
People across much of North Africa were subject to racist laws and suffering at the hands of European powers during the Second World War.
Computer-based neural networks can learn to do tasks. A new type of material, called a mechanical neural network, applies similar ideas to a physical structure.
There hasn’t been a new form of male birth control since the 1980s. More contraception options for all partners could help reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies.
The number of immigrant voters is on the rise – and research shows that for young immigrants, social media is where they are primarily wading into politics.
Nearly 97% of the world’s water is in the oceans, but desalination is no magic bullet for water-stressed coastal cities.
China controls much of the global EV supply chain, but electric vehicles that use its parts and minerals won’t qualify for new US EV tax credits. Can America build its own supply chain?
Welcome to an era of two parallel worlds in global business.
Have these officials used their authority to interfere with America’s democratic process?
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points to a surprising motivation for anti-abortion attitudes.
A new study that breaks down the number of trans teens by state could give policymakers a better idea of how many kids will be affected by anti-trans legislation.
Fluent expression is not always evidence of a mind at work, but the human brain is primed to believe so. A pair of cognitive linguistics experts explain why language is not a good test of sentience.
After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
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Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Physician/Investigator at Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles
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Co-Director, Luskin Center for Innovation, University of California, Los Angeles
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Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ph.D. Student in Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of Neurology and Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Statistical Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles
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PhD Student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
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PhD student in social welfare, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lecturer of Labor Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
