Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first post-independence ruler, was not just a violent revolutionary, but a leader who dedicated himself to eliminating slavery and fighting for freedom at great personal cost. A new biography offers a full portrait.
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines: Reassessing the Haitian revolutionary leader’s legacy
Historian Julia Gaffield discusses her recent biography on Haiti’s first leader, whose life she argues was unfairly tarnished by biased verdicts ...
Scientists accidentally created the shortest X-ray pulses ever observed, measuring just 60-100 attoseconds – those are billionths of a billionths of a second. These ultrafast pulses could allow researchers to study electron movement within atoms. https://buff.ly/KQNLqaa
#AI-generated police reports are being used – often without disclosure and with nobody checking their accuracy or biases. A law professor explores how these reports will impact arrests, plea bargains, and court proceedings:
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Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice
AI-generated police reports promise to save cops time, but they also raise a host of legal and technical concerns.
Detroit teens must follow 10 p.m. or 11 p.m. curfews, and parents can face fines of up to $500 if their children break the rules. But a developmental psychologist who studies juvenile justice warns that these policies could worsen economic hardship for vulnerable families. https://buff.ly/tUfxfws
45% tariffs on Canadian lumber aim to boost domestic timber production by 25%. But replacing lumber imports isn't simple. Differences in tree species, quality and cost pose challenges. Researchers studying international trade share their perspectives:
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Why higher tariffs on Canadian lumber may not be enough to stimulate long-term investments in US forestry
The US has ample forest resources, but replacing imports with domestic lumber isn’t as simple as it sounds.
The Erie Canal, opened 200 years ago, transformed trade and the United States – and also ecology. It cut freight costs by 90% but also introduced invasive species like sea lampreys to the Great Lakes, devastating fisheries.
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Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever
The Erie Canal solidified New York’s reputation as the Empire State, but it also opened up an expressway for invasive species to reach the Great ...
Why do some people endorse easily disproven claims? It's seen as a power move - the more outlandish the statement, the stronger one appears for standing by it, social psychologists share the results of their studies:
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Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
Conversations around misinformation that assume everyone cares about literal truth may be missing the point.
The 2025 shutdown has become a messaging war, with US government communication systems being used to persuade rather than inform. This raises legal and ethical questions about the use of public resources. https://buff.ly/iQ2cbxG
#OTD 54 years ago, "Computer Space", the first commercial video game, launched. It failed miserably. It wasn’t until its makers left the company, founded Atari and released Pong the next year that the #gaming industry launched.
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“Computer Space” launched the video game industry — then fell into a black hole
The game that launched today’s massive video game industry was not a roaring success when it debuted 52 years ago. The oft-told story of why turn...
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New research finds that industrial facilities owned by more profitable companies release higher proportions of toxic waste into the air, water and soil than less profitable ones, even within the same industries.
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Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment
Companies with relatively many patents and more employees own facilities that tend to release lower proportions of their toxic waste into the envir...
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