Words matter. It’s vital terms like ‘crisis’ and ‘calamity’ don’t become rhetorical devices devoid of real content as we argue about what climate action to take.
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The ways Americans talk about firearms is full of contradictions, two communication scholars explain – and that powerfully shapes the country’s approach to gun policy.
From the founding of the U.S., public schools were seen as a key way to develop an informed, active citizenry. Social studies educators struggle to achieve that goal today.
Ultra-processed foods high in sugar, fat and empty carbs are bad for the mind as well as the body. Lack of micronutrients affects brain function and influences mood and mental health symptoms.
Deeply divisive issues like Brexit are seeping into the way people interact with one another, undermining trust and tolerance of others.
While sexual harassment is still all too common, at least we’re having more open conversations about it, and victims are speaking up on their own terms.
We’re living in an alternate political universe of brazen lies and grotesque online spectacles of incivility. Who - or what - is to blame for trolling going mainstream?
When outrage is misplaced or excessive, it can have negative consequences for a healthy public discourse.
Many are dreading meeting relatives for Thanksgiving after Donald Trump’s surprise victory. A student of the cultural divide around climate change offers tips for opening dialogues on politics.
When considering contemporary human rights issues in Australia – our denial of refugee rights, the disproportionate number of Indigenous children in juvenile detention and racial vilification on public…
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Professor of Management & Organizations; Professor of Environment & Sustainability; Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Emeritus Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Gender Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Bowling Green State University
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Professor of Rhetoric and Memory, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Rhetoric & Communications, University of Winnipeg
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of St Andrews
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Professor of Communication, Missouri State University
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Professor Emerita, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Elementary Education, Mississippi State University
