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By Thomas D. Beamish, author of After Tragedy Strikes: Why Claims of Trauma and Loss Promote Public Outrage and Encourage Political Polarization
Tragedy seldom unifies Americans today.
Every year, horrific crises induce trem...
In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples—from a wellness guru’s tragic but fabricated backstory to the blunders that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the diet that ensnared millions yet hasten...
By Raven Simone Maragh-Lloyd, author of Black Networked Resistance: Strategic Rearticulations in the Digital Age
For my sanity, I’ve mostly avoided politics this 2024 season. Yet somehow, I found myself glued to the television for the recent State of the Union address — the “superbowl”...
by Emma Frances Bloomfield, author of Science v Story: Narrative Strategies for Science Communicators.
In 1999, Climate Research Unit (CRU) director Phil Jones sent an email briefly summarizing his process for combining measurements from climate proxy points, including ice cores and tr...
By W. Joseph Campbell, author of Lost in a Gallup: Polling Failure in U.S. Presidential Elections, Updated Edition
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Preelection polls have been inescapable early in the 2024 election year, setting storylines, as they invariab...
By Sarah Federman, author of Transformative Negotiation: Strategies for Everyday Change and Equitable Futures
When people hear “negotiation,” many imagine a boardroom or maybe a diplomatic forum. Or perhaps their recent attempt for a raise or home purchase. Negotiating well, however, a...
By Phaedra C. Pezzullo, author of Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution and Networked Cultures of Care
This month, international leaders and representatives are gathering in Nairobi, Kenya, to finalize a Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to establish an international agreement on how to...
By David A. Banks, author of The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
We’ve all seen headlines featuring interesting commentary on U.S. cities’ images or brands. In the lead up to my new book, The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban Amer...
Terry Flew is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and Deputy Head of School for Research in the School of Art, Communication and English, as well as Professor of Digital Communication & Culture, at the The University of Sydney. Professor Flew has authored numerous boo...
Congratulations to the Journal of Autoethnography which received the Best New Journal Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ) at this past weekend’s annual meeting of the Modern Language Association. The CELJ is an organization of editors of scholarly journals in a...