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Research shows that climate change had a significant effect on voting choices in the 2016 and 2020 elections—and could also influence the 2024 presidential race. Read from ����ֱ�� expert Matt Burgess on The Conversation.

Militaries around the world are rapidly developing science fiction-like laser weapons, motivated in part by the growing threat from swarms of drones. Read from ����ֱ�� defense expert Iain Boyd on the Conversation.

Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds. The need for levity is just one reason climate comedy works—read more from ����ֱ�� experts Max Boykoff and Beth Osnes on The Conversation.

Louisiana’s governor has signed an executive order making it easier for companies to receive lucrative property tax breaks, and cash-strapped schools will likely pay the price. Read from ����ֱ�� expert Kevin Welner and colleagues on The Conversation. 

It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times, but the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table. Read from ����ֱ�� experts Christine Larson and Ashley Carter.

A team of experts have found ways to help young people addicted to social media—you can free yourself from some of the time you spend online in as little as four weeks. Hear from ����ֱ�� experts Annie Margaret and Nicholas Hunkins on The Conversation.

An estimated 95% of U.S. cities provide economic development tax incentives to woo corporate investors, taking billions away from schools, especially hurting the poorest students. Hear from ����ֱ�� expert Kevin Welner and colleagues on The Conversation.

For the first time since 1972, NASA is putting science experiments on the moon in 2024—landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages. Read from ����ֱ�� expert Jack Burns on The Conversation.

Lawyers submitting briefs to the Supreme Court in the Donald Trump ����ֱ�� ballot case must file a “certificate of word count.” Why? ����ֱ�� expert Derek Kiernan-Johnson explains on The Conversation.

New research could help optimize the composition of teams to improve their performance. Read from ����ֱ�� expert Janet Bercovitz and colleagues on The Conversation.