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Space radiation can damage satellites − my team discovered that a next-generation material could self-heal when exposed to cosmic rays

Ahmad Kirmani, Rochester Institute of Technology

Spacecraft exteriors that automatically heal from radiation damage would change the game − one material shows promise.

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado Denver

A traffic engineer argues that, contrary to his profession’s view, ‘human error’ is not the main cause of deaths in car crashes in the US.

Surgeon general’s call for warning labels on social media underscores concerns for teen mental health

Emily Hemendinger, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

A growing body of research points to links between social media use and mental health harms, but establishing clear cause and effect is diffficult.

UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda may never happen but other European leaders still want to copy it

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Nando Sigona and Michaela Benson argue Britain’s Rwanda plan was brought about as a result of a Brexit-made policy failure. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Kim-Putin deal: why this is a coded message aimed at China and how it worries Beijing

Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham; Chi Zhang, University of St Andrews

The Kim-Putin deal gives more power to Kim Jung Un and worries his neighbours.

Global pandemic treaty will help fight future threats: top negotiator on how talks are going

Precious Matsoso, University of the Witwatersrand

The 194 member states of the WHO are negotiating a pandemic accord, only the second health accord after the 2003 convention against tobacco.

The renaming of universities and campus buildings reflects changing attitudes and values

Reuben Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria; CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, University of Victoria; Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee

Students renaming campus buildings during ongoing protests follows years of campus renaming controversies. A study of campus naming policies proposes how to make naming more inclusive.

Lawsuit could challenge trust in Ozempic and other popular weight loss drugs

US laws created during slavery are still on the books. A legal scholar wants to at least acknowledge that history in legal citations

How Biden’s executive order to protect immigrant spouses of citizens from deportation will benefit their families and communities

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

Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays died on June 18 at the age of 93. What was the enduring nickname given to him by a sportswriter during his rookie year?

1. A. Swaggy M
2. B. El Gigante de los Gigantes
3. C. The Say Hey Kid
4. D. Mister Met

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