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7 signs your relationship is failing — even if it doesn't feel like it
It can be hard to spot even glaring flaws in your relationship while you're in it. With that in mind, Business Insider rounded up seven science-backed indicators that there might be trouble.01/17/2017 | Business Insider -
The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science
Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West, a pair of scientists at the UW, want to teach students how to survive the avalanche of false or misleading data shaken loose by shifts in media, technology and politics.01/16/2017 | The Chronicle of Higher Education -
‘Kompromat’ and the Danger of Doubt and Confusion in a Democracy
Since the emergence of an unverified dossier with salacious claims about President-elect Donald Trump, Americans have debated the ramifications of the arrival of “kompromat."01/15/2017 | The New York Times -
California woman targets Spokane, other U.S. cities to help stop dog meat trade in Korea
A California woman who’s never traveled to Spokane is asking city leaders to pressure the South Korean government to end the practice of trading dog meat for consumption.01/15/2017 | The Spokesman-Review -
How anarchists and 'intentional communities' are reacting to Trump
Some people in the U.S. are withdrawing from mainstream society into "intentional communities."01/15/2017 | The Atlantic -
Russian Jamming Got You Down? Try Talking Underwater
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is preparing to test a network of radio relays on sea buoys (developed by the UW's Applied Physics Lab) and connected via fiber-optic cable.
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Donald Trump is trying his hardest to distract us and we must not let him
"While new details emerge about Russia and his ties with the Kremlin, [Trump] is tweeting about the Apprentice, Meryl Streep and Arnold Schwarzenegger," writes Rachael Revesz.
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'An act of war': Investigate Russian disruption of U.S. election
Congress must investigate the Russian attack on America’s 2016 election and explain how such meddling will be prevented in the future.
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Kompromat used to be a KGB tool in the Soviet Union. Now anyone can collect dirty data.
Whether the kompromat exists, the term has entered the public discourse," writes Katy Pearce, assistant professor of communication at the UW.01/13/2017 | The Washington Post -
One Scientist’s Mission To Scan Every Fish On The Planet
In a tiny island laboratory in the Northwesternmost corner of Washington, one marine biologist is on a mission: Scan every known fish species in the world.01/13/2017 | KUOW