I also found it quite interesting how media can skew perceptions so much. [01:15:52] The media, this 24 hour news cycle, has us looking at skewed perceptions of crime, thinking that things are worse than they ever were because they need to show something on that news channel about what...
Much work in the field of Chinese celebrity studies understandably privileges “traditional” sectors like film, music and sports [7]. However, since the mid-late 2010s, a large cohort of content creators, influencers, streamers and performers has emerged to join film actors, athletes and pop ...
have attempted to address the opioid epidemic. Preliminary research suggests that this campaign increased young adults' awareness of opioids generally. But public education about synthetic adulteration has moved far more slowly than the crisis, and in some places has focused primarily on harm-reducing ...
it became a massive hit movie, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman as an unlikely set of best friends enduring life in a Maine prison. The film garnered seven Oscar nominations, but its popularity only increased after its initial release. In 2013 alone, the film...
The word “legend” gets thrown around too much in our alpine-climbing circles. But if Mike Gardner didn’t earn it, then no one has. His style was all his own: a bushy mustache capping a wiry frame, usually clad in blue jeans and a pearl-snap shirt (often sleeveless), driving a ...
The NBA season starts tonight, and much has happened since the end of the NBA Finals. The Eastern Conference has loaded up on top, with the Knicks and the 76ers making big moves over the summer to compete with the reigning champion Celtics. Over in the Western Conference there is as comp...
I’ve learned so much about the courts by having my case prosecuted, and this knowledge has to be disseminated to everyone. I used to think, I don’t have DNA evidence in my case, and people would warn me, saying it’s very difficult to get a conviction, so I thought it would be...
Aside from criminal dangers, Lithuania has much fewer dangers than most Western countries. There was never a deadly terrorist attack in the entire Lithuanian history, for instance. Lithuania also lacks any natural calamities: earthquakes, tornadoes, strong hurricanes, and volcanos do not happen there...
In a parallel way, people of color in the sample had similarly low levels of trust in major social institutions to the white people, but they did not tell a story of decline over generations as much as one in which the U.S. government has always been corrupt, self-serving, and hostile...
“We have a lot of false positives, which has hampered our ability to investigate genuine threats.” Young adults, college students, and students off school grounds have not been spared the increased attention from law enforcement. Over 1100 people were arrested following the fiery...