Fast computers, 5G networks and radar that passes through walls are bringing 'X-ray vision' closer to reality

The murky blobs visible with today's wall-penetrating radar could soon give way to detailed images of people and things on the other side of a wall – and even measure people's breathing and heart rate.

Aly Fathy, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee • conversation
May 25, 2021 ~9 min

Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US

Evidence shows that many Black Americans experience police killings of unarmed Black people – even those they do not know – as traumatic events, causing acute physical and emotional distress.

Denise A. Herd, Associate Professor of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
May 24, 2021 ~9 min


How unjust police killings damage the mental health of Black Americans

Harvard Chan’s David Williams, whose research looks at how discrimination affects Black people’s health, talks about his pioneering work to assess the toll that police killings are having on Black mental health.

Christina Pazzanese • harvard
May 13, 2021 ~16 min

5 factors behind the Derek Chauvin guilty verdicts

A legal expert breaks down factors that led to the guilty verdicts for Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
April 23, 2021 ~4 min

Fatal police violence may be linked to preterm births in neighborhoods nearby

A new study suggests exposure to police violence may affect the outcome of a pregnancy.

Dana Goin, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
April 16, 2021 ~6 min

Fear links 2020’s crises and booming gun business

The US gun business boomed in 2020, potentially a symptom of deep fear during cascading crises. A new book looks at both gun politics and law enforcement.

Lori Harwood-Arizona • futurity
March 18, 2021 ~9 min

Fear links 2020’s crises and booming gun business

The US gun business boomed in 2020, potentially a symptom of deep fear during cascading crises. A new book looks at both gun politics and law enforcement.

Lori Harwood-Arizona • futurity
March 18, 2021 ~9 min

Consequences of unfair police treatment go far beyond initial act

People who are victims of unfair police treatment are likely to experience detrimental outcomes, including depression, suicidal thoughts, and drug use.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
March 8, 2021 ~6 min


1965 Klan crackdown has lessons for fighting white supremacy

Punishing criminal participants in the January 6 insurrection could have unintended consequences, as did investigations into the KKK in 1965.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 22, 2021 ~6 min

Police encounters differ for Black v. white teens

New research on the consequences of police encounters among Black and white teens supports removing police presence from schools, say researchers.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
Dec. 10, 2020 ~10 min

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