(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts on The Conversation [1] ['Andrew Gibbons', 'Art Markman', 'Bokyung Kim', 'Chantal Hailey', 'Circe Sturm', 'Cristine H Legare', 'Isabella Steinhauer', 'James Slotta', 'Kyle Mahowald', 'Marika Cabral'] Date: 2022-09-29 02:02:45+00:00 Shutterstock September 29, 2022 Heavy mercury contamination at Maya sites reveals a deep historic legacy The Maya would have had to obtain mercury from far locations, transporting it by foot hundreds of kilometres across present-day Central America. Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images August 9, 2022 How the FBI knew what to search for at Mar-a -Lago – and why the Presidential Records Act is an essential tool for the National Archives and future historians A presidential scholar sets the history and context for the battle over President Trump’s official records – and says it isn’t the first records battle between the government and a former president. Spencer Platt/Getty Images August 9, 2022 New photos suggest how Trump, flush with power, may have sent official documents down the toilet Photos showing what appear to be torn-up documents in two different toilets may provide more evidence of the former president’s habit of destroying his presidential documents. Greg Smith/Corbis SABA via Getty Images August 4, 2022 Who benefits from renewable energy subsidies? In Texas, it’s often fossil fuel companies that are fighting clean energy elsewhere While Congress considers new renewable energy incentives, Texas’ sprawling wind farms tell a story about renewable energy ownership in the US – and who benefits from subsidies. iStock via Getty Images June 24, 2022 Google’s powerful AI spotlights a human cognitive glitch: Mistaking fluent speech for fluent thought Fluent expression is not always evidence of a mind at work, but the human brain is primed to believe so. A pair of cognitive linguistics experts explain why language is not a good test of sentience. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images May 31, 2022 The lasting consequences of school shootings on the students who survive them Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images May 27, 2022 Desegregating schools requires more than giving parents free choices – a scholar studies the choices parents of all races make Inspired by her own experience with the education system, a professor of sociology explores how race and racism influence school choice and education. Shutterstock March 3, 2022 Fact-checking can actually harm trust in media: new research Our study found high levels of trust in media reports – but that trust can be eroded by fact-checking. Journalists need to rethink the way they report political stories. AP Photo/Alex Brandon February 11, 2022 Whether up in smoke or down the toilet, missing presidential records are a serious concern All presidents must deposit transcriptions of their public statements with the National Archives. But in the case of Donald Trump, there’s something missing. picture alliance via Getty Images January 13, 2022 Tackling 2022 with hope: 5 essential reads Five articles on the meanings of hope and how to think about resilience, healing and even joy in the midst of this winter’s bleakness. Associated Press December 15, 2021 How the Native American population in the US increased 87% says more about whiteness than about demographics They’re called ‘pretendians’ – people who long identified as white but are now claiming to be Native American. In the last US Census, the number of Native Americans almost doubled because of them. Bettmann/Getty October 22, 2021 Trump wants the National Archives to keep his papers away from investigators – post-Watergate laws and executive orders may not let him Donald Trump’s lawsuit to stop the release to Congress of potentially embarrassing or incriminating documents puts the National Archives in the middle of an old legal conflict. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images September 23, 2021 Changing your mind about something as important as vaccination isn’t a sign of weakness – being open to new information is the smart way to make choices People tend to stick with their stated beliefs. But here’s how external forces like vaccine mandates can push people to do something they don’t want to do – and provide some face-saving cover. UrsaHoogle/E+ via Getty Images June 27, 2022 Defining when human life begins is not a question science can answer – it’s a question of politics and ethical values Some people seeking to influence public opinion about abortion rights claim the science is clear. It’s not, and that means abortion remains a political question – not a biological one. Busà Photography/Moment via Getty Images July 29, 2021 Lead exposure during childhood may influence adult personality, and not for the better Early exposure to lead pollution may lead to less mature personality traits as an adult. LookBermuda/Flickr July 22, 2021 AI spots shipwrecks from the ocean surface – and even from the air It’s difficult to tell a shipwreck from a natural feature on the ocean floor in a scan taken from a plane or ship. This project used deep learning to get it right 92% of the time. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images July 13, 2021 What is biblical inerrancy? A New Testament scholar explains The doctrine of inerrancy likely took shape during the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States, in response to the rise of liberalism within Christianity. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/institutions/the-university-of-texas-at-austin-college-of-liberal-arts-4975 Published and (C) by The Conversation Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/