by The Conversation | Nov 8, 2022 | Fact Heroes
When people think about making elections secure, they often think about voting machines, cybersecurity and mechanical threats. They don’t think about people. Since 2016, when there was evidence of computer hacking that did not affect the election’s results, the...
by The Conversation | Sep 27, 2022 | Fact Heroes
As Hurricane Ian intensifies on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters are in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm. With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can’t...
by The Conversation | Sep 16, 2022 | Fact Heroes
Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive success against Russian troops in the Kharkiv region has raised hopes that a larger rollback of occupying troops is at hand. But this remains a daunting task: Russia continues to occupy roughly one-fifth of the territory of Ukraine,...
by The Conversation | Sep 2, 2022 | Fact Heroes
The whole world has much to thank Mikhail Gorbachev for. As many have pointed out since his death in Moscow earlier this week, Gorbachev—the last leader of the Soviet Union—did more than anyone to bring the Cold War to an end peacefully, reducing the threat that...
by KFF Health News | Aug 17, 2022 | Fact Heroes
Soon after giving birth to a daughter two months premature, Terri Logan received a bill from the hospital. She recoiled from the string of numbers separated by commas. Logan, who was a high school math teacher in Georgia, shoved it aside and ignored subsequent bills....
by Marty Kassowitz | Jul 31, 2022 | Fact Heroes
Today marked the passing of Nichelle Nichols, an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for her portrayal of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, and its film sequels. Nichols’ portrayal of Uhura was ground-breaking for African American...