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Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use
(THE CONVERSATION) When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Yet the stories shared on social media platforms are offering unprecedented insights into the world of substance use.
In the past, researchers ... (full story)
Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life
(THE CONVERSATION) Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries meet their pledges to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change, global warming will exceed what many ecosystems can safely handle.
That reality has motivated scie ... (full story)
Tallmadge law firm marks a momentous anniversary
When attorney Robert Maguire first started his law office in Tallmadge in 1975, he had no idea how much the profession and his practice would evolve.
At the time, Maguire had a part-time assistant and handled a wide variety of matters.
“My rent was $50 a month and I wrote on a yellow pad,” said Maguire. “My ... (full story)
For some Jewish women, 'passing' as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same
(THE CONVERSATION) Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela Schüpper Rufeisen sat aboard the train to Warsaw, Poland. No one on board would have suspected that beneath the coat of the young woman were strapped assorted handguns and several cartridge clips.
Schü ... (full story)
There's an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
(THE CONVERSATION) Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not teach some of Greek philosopher Plato's writings that touch on "race and gender ideology."
The university's local chapter of the American Association of University Professors, an organization of ... (full story)