(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . University of Maryland, Baltimore County on The Conversation [1] ['Adi Foord', 'Ana Prados', 'Brian Van Wyck', 'Constantine Nomikos Vaporis', 'Erin K Hogan', 'Erle C. Ellis', 'Ivan Erill', 'John Rennie Short', 'Kerri Evans', 'Manil Suri'] Date: 2024-04-19 13:08:54+00:00 Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty Images April 19, 2024 Por que o ressentimento dos brancos das áreas rurais é uma ameaça à democracia dos EUA As pessoas brancas das zonas rurais há muito tempo detêm um poder desproporcional na política dos EUA. Mas as pesquisas sugerem que seu compromisso com o sistema político americano está diminuindo. pixel_dreams/iStock via Getty Images Plus April 15, 2024 From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end? Here’s a game: Tell a friend to give you any number and you’ll return one that’s bigger. 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A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure Chinese state-sponsored hackers are targeting critical infrastructure. Here’s what they’re doing, how the US government is responding and how you can help. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images March 21, 2024 James Clavell’s ‘Shōgun’ is reimagined for a new generation of TV viewers Compared to its 1980 predecessor, the new FX series presents a more authentic portrayal of early modern Japan. AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko March 11, 2024 Chinese migration to US is nothing new – but the reasons for recent surge at Southern border are A gloomier economic outlook in China and tightening state control have combined with the influence of social media in encouraging migration. Print Collector/Getty Images March 7, 2024 O Antropoceno pode não ser uma época oficial, mas a “Idade dos Humanos” é uma realidade Os cientistas estão debatendo o início da Época do Antropoceno há 15 anos. Eu participei dessas discussões e concordo com a votação que rejeitou a proposta. Print Collector/Getty Images March 5, 2024 The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it. Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images February 15, 2024 Turkey will stop sending imams to German mosques – here’s why this matters The Turkish government started sending imams to Germany in the 1980s, but under a new agreement, imams will be trained in Germany instead. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images) January 9, 2024 Taiwanese election may determine whether Beijing opts to force the issue of reunification A candidate from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party looks set to win the presidency despite Beijing’s pressure and rhetoric. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFPJade Gao/AFP via Getty Images) January 5, 2024 The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter China has a lot of vacant retail space, including many underused shopping malls. An urban policy scholar describes how the Chinese are rethinking what the mall is for. Saul Loeb/AFP cia Getty Images November 14, 2023 Biden-Xi meeting: 6 essential reads on what to look out for as US, Chinese leaders hold face-to -face talks Scholars writing for The Conversation take a deeper look at some of the issues expected to be on the agenda when the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies meet. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-maryland-baltimore-county-1667 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/