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Brain study identifies a cost of caregiving for newfathers
Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
One of the first longitudinal studies of male brain changes across the transition to first-time parenthood finds that becoming a dad affects the brain – without the direct experience of pregnancy.
Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack onRafah
Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.
The hidden risk of letting AI decide – losing the skills to choose forourselves
Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.
«Dune», fer de lance du mouvement environnemental qui a participé à l’essor del’écologie
Devin Griffiths, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Lorsque Herbert a commencé à écrire Dune en 1963, il ne songeait pas à quitter la Terre, mais à trouver la meilleure façon de la sauver.
New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it’s toolate
Soeren Mattke, University of Southern California and Ying Liu, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Medicare covers an annual well-check visit that could potentially identify cognitive issues, but only about half of beneficiaries take advantage of them.
‘He just vanished’ − missing activists highlight Tajikistan’s disturbing use of enforced disappearances
Steve Swerdlow, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The Central Asian nation has long figured among the ‘worst of the worst’ in regards to political and human rights. A new report shines light on cases of activists being seized and then going missing.
How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science ofecology
Devin Griffiths, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.
April’s eclipse will mean interruptions in solar power generation, which could strain electricalgrids
Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
When the Moon blocks the Sun during an eclipse, utility suppliers have to pull power from the grid to make up for gaps in solar energy.
War in Ukraine at 2 years: Destruction seen from space – viaradar
Sylvain Barbot, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Satellite photography of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut shows block after block of destroyed buildings. Satellite radar provides a different view – a systematic look at the destruction of the whole city.
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient Greeks’ ideas about desire challenge modern-day readers, lovers and evenphilosophers
David Albertson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Conventional stereotypes about romance portray it as a passionate, irrational game. Ancient philosophers, on the other hand, viewed love as something dangerous − but also enlightening.
US launches retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria − a national security expert explains the message theysend
Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The US attacks on military sites in Iraq and Syria are unlikely to further escalate conflict in the Middle East, he writes.
From throwing soup to suing governments, there’s strategy to climate activism’s seeming chaos − here’s where it’s headednext
Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
With international climate talks failing to make progress fast enough, activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the streets, political arenas and courtrooms.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral stance against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for peace in the MiddleEast
Hajar Yazdiha, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. knew the political consequences of speaking out against the Vietnam War − and he did it anyway.
Israel can and will ignore US appeals to minimize casualties inGaza
Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Conflict has escalated between Joe Biden and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over the conduct of the Israel-Hamas war. But a national security veteran says the US has little leverage over Israel.
Don’t applaud the COP28 climate summit’s loss and damage fund deal just yet – here’s what’smissing
Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The agreement still leaves many unanswered questions, as well as concerns from vulnerable countries about who will qualify, who pays and who is in charge.
There’s a financial literacy gender gap − and older women are eager for education that meets theirneeds
Lila Rabinovich, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Only a small fraction of women have received any financial education at all.
A brief history of the US-Israel ‘special relationship’ shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewishstate
Fayez Hammad, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A historian of the Middle East examines the decades-old ‘special relationship’ between Israel and the US.
A ceasefire is far from lasting peace – a national security expert on the Israel-Hamasdeal
Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas has seen the release of 58 hostages held in Gaza and 111 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
American individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to put their remains torest
Diana Blaine, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
For some people, the decision over how to dispose of their body represents one last adventure – and one last consumer choice, a scholar explains.
‘I see no happy ending’ − a former national security leader on the Gaza hostagesituation
Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
No government wants to have to deal with a hostage crisis. A former US national security official explains that there is no winning without losing in such situations.
Authors
- Darby Saxbe
Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- David Albertson
Associate Professor of Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Devin Griffiths
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Diana Blaine
Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Fayez Hammad
Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Gregory F. Treverton
Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Hajar Yazdiha
Assistant Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Joe Árvai
Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Lila Rabinovich
Social scientist, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Richard Wood
President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Shannon Gibson
Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Steve Swerdlow
Associate Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Sylvain Barbot
Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Vahe Peroomian
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- Ying Liu
Research Scientist, Center for Economic and Social Research, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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