Copyright law isn't prepared to deal with AI

George Soros hands control over his family’s philanthropy to son Alex, after giving away billions and enduring years of antisemitic attacks and conspiracy theories

Armin Langer, University of Florida

Soros’ giving has revolved around the concept that people thrive in open societies because they can freely express themselves.

Supreme Court affirms Congress’s power over Indian affairs, upholds law protecting Native American children

Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University

A Supreme Court ruling has upheld the right of Congress to pass laws about Native American tribes’ rights to self-government.

The Global South is forging a new foreign policy in the face of war in Ukraine, China-US tensions: Active nonalignment

Jorge Heine, Boston University

Brazil and India are among the countries pointedly not taking sides over the war in Ukraine. But this is not the nonaligned movement of yesteryear.

The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine – a health physicist explains their military, health and environmental effects

Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University

Depleted uranium munitions are bad news for enemy tanks, but are not nuclear weapons, and studies have shown that they pose low risks of radiation or chemical exposure.

Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste

Monica Dus, University of Michigan

Research is clear that what we eat can drive our test preferences as early as 2 years of age.

Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

Susan M. Shaw, Oregon State University

Women have often been maligned and mistreated within the Southern Baptist denomination, writes a scholar who has researched the SBC for 25 years.

Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but what do they do?

Elizabeth Lanphier, University of Cincinnati ; Jake Earl, Georgetown University

Hospital ethics committees and consultants do not make decisions for others, but their input can help support doctors and patients navigate difficult dilemmas.

A feminist theologian says, ‘Our Father’ is not the only way of referring to God

Annie Selak, Georgetown University

Despite the diverse images used for God in Scripture and Christian tradition, male language and images predominate in contemporary Christian worship.

How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle

Climate change is making trees bigger, but also weaker

Senegal’s internet shutdowns are another sign of a democracy in peril

Here’s the first question of this week’s edition:

On June 14, the Federal Reserve announced that it had decided NOT to do what?

1. A. Raise the minimum wage
2. B. Raise interest rates
3. C. Nominate a new chairman
4. D. Make everyone rich

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