The recent shooting in San Bernardino has put the focus on policing and stopping terrorist plots at home, but two authors argue that’s much easier said than done. The authors explain the difficulty of finding true threats, and the practice of “ghost-chasing.” We also look back at some major science stories this year that made us question our species’ family tree, and we talk to a higher education reporter about the UW Board of Regents meeting Friday, where they passed a statement meant to reaffirm freedom of expression and academic freedom.
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UW System Board Of Regents Passes Statement On Freedom Of Expression And Academic Freedom
On Friday, the UW System Board of Regents approved a two-page statement meant to affirm freedom of expression and academic freedom. But critics say this statement could have unintended consequences. We talk to a higher education reporter about this statement and what critics are saying.
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Year In Science: Archaeology And More
There were a lot of science stories from the last year that are shaking up reserachers’ ideas about our species’ family tree. An editor from Discover Magazine breaks down these and other top archaeology and paleontology stories from 2015.
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Counter-Terrorism Efforts: Over-Spending, Chasing Ghosts
Our federal government is spending billions of dollars on counter-terrorism efforts–but in a new book, a political scientist says much of that money is ineffective, Americans don’t feel safer, and we end up “chasing ghosts.”
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