Society, Law & Politics
- In this week’s Brainwaves podcast, we look at the new rules for how the Democratic nominee is chosen, concerns about Russian interference and fake news.
- With 19 candidates already in the running, Joe Biden officially entering the race and new Democratic Party rules in place, we asked Professor Ken Bickers for his take on the 2020 campaign.
- Twenty years after two teenage gunmen fatally shot 12 students and one teacher at Columbine High School, researchers suggest such incidents are preventable. They'll share more at a day-long conference on April 16.
- Real AI is lightyears away from the all-too-common sci-fi depiction of a heartlessly rational computer, though researchers are already grappling with ways to avoid the pitfalls you might see in the movies.
- While Democratic candidates swept recent statewide races, registered voters remain split on hot-button issues like fracking and whether businesses can deny services based on religious beliefs.
- Gov.-elect Jared Polis will archive his congressional papers in the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø Libraries Special Collections, Archives and Preservation department.
- Companies involved in constructing the Dakota Access Pipeline lost at least $7.5 billion, according to a new 91³Ô¹ÏÍø case study.
- New survey results by 91³Ô¹ÏÍø political scientists give gubernatorial candidate and Democrat Jared Polis a 12-point lead over his Republican opponent Walker Stapleton.
- As a record number of women seek seats in Congress, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø and Notre Dame researchers probe the motivations behind the trend.
- A majority of Republicans, independents and Democrats said they believed in human-caused climate change and the utility of reducing greenhouse gases.