Underwater noise is a threat to marine life

Noisy oceans are having a significant impact on marine life.

Graeme Shannon, Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2023 ~7 min

Do some 9/11 responders have a new kind of dementia?

World Trade Center responders who have PTSD may have a new, specific form of dementia, a new study suggests.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Aug. 24, 2022 ~5 min


Long COVID is more likely for 9/11 responders with chronic disease

Many 9/11 first responders have chronic conditions from Ground Zero exposure. Now, researchers say they're more likely to get long COVID, too.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
June 14, 2022 ~6 min

Untrained 9/11 first responders are 5X more likely to have considered suicide

Untrained first responders who assisted in recovery efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks are more likely to have considered suicide in the years after.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
May 3, 2022 ~5 min

What are false flag attacks – and did Russia stage any to claim justification for invading Ukraine?

Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.

Scott Radnitz, Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Washington • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 ~12 min

What are false flag attacks – and could Russia make one work in the information age?

Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.

Scott Radnitz, Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Washington • conversation
Feb. 17, 2022 ~9 min

Liberal portrayals of Muslims rely on stereotypes

Liberal representations of Muslims espouse tolerance and multiculturalism, but actually reinforce stereotypes and expectations, a new book argues.

Rebecca Portnoy-NYU • futurity
Sept. 20, 2021 ~11 min

30,177 military members have committed suicide since 9/11. Why?

In the past 20 years, 30,177 active military and veterans of post-9/11 wars have committed suicide. That's four times as many deaths as those killed in action.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Sept. 15, 2021 ~10 min


American Muslims are at high risk of suicide - 20 years Post-9/11, the links between Islamophobia and suicide remain unexplored

Islamophobia increased post-9/11. Twenty years later, American Muslims are still dealing with the mental health effects – and research barriers limit what is known about what puts them at risk.

Amelia Noor-Oshiro, PhD Candidate in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University • conversation
Sept. 10, 2021 ~10 min

9/11 survivors' exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded

Those directly exposed to toxic dust and trauma on and after 9/11 carry with them a generation of chronic health conditions, which are placing them at higher risk during the pandemic and as they age.

Roberto Lucchini, Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
Sept. 10, 2021 ~10 min

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