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+ how guns fared at the ballot box US Edition - Today's top story: Guns at the ballot: How mixed midterm results might affect firearm policy [View in browser]( US Edition | 15 November 2022 [The Conversation]( Sometime yesterday, somewhere in the world, a person read a story from The Conversation U.S. – and it was the 1 billionth time this had happened. Due to privacy restrictions, we don’t know whether it was a reader in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; Złe Mięso, Poland; or anywhere else in the world. But we do know this: It was an article written by an academic expert, grounded in facts, ably edited by our talented team, given away by us at no charge and made possible by the generosity of readers like you. Please partner with us to keep this model going, by contributing to our end-of-the-year fundraising campaign, which starts today. [Your gift of $250, $100 or whatever you choose will help us reach even more people with even more fact-based, trustworthy journalism](. [Donate]( Some wonderful examples of what we do are in today’s newsletter, including: - [The Americans who don’t root for the U.S. in the World Cup]( - [Voter intimidation during the 2022 midterms]( - [What humans can learn from … ants?]( Beth Daley Executive Editor and General Manager One in 10 American voters listed guns as their top concern. iStock / Getty Images Plus [Guns on the ballot: How mixed midterm results will affect firearm policy]( Alex McCourt, Johns Hopkins University Two states had guns directly on the ballot in midterm election initiatives. Voters moved state laws in opposite directions. Economy + Business - [How the energy crisis is pressuring countries’ climate plans – while some race to renewables, others see wealth in natural gas, but drilling benefits may be short-lived]( Robert Brecha, University of Dayton Natural gas projects in Africa might help reduce supply shortages temporarily, but they could soon become stranded assets. Health + Medicine - [Hey, new parents – go ahead and ‘spoil’ that baby!]( Amy Root, West Virginia University A professor of child development explains why it’s OK – recommended, in fact – to respond to an infant’s every cry, sob and whimper. Science + Technology - [Ants – with their wise farming practices and efficient navigation techniques – could inspire solutions for some human problems]( Scott Solomon, Rice University Over hundreds of million years of evolution, ants have come up with some pretty smart solutions to problems of agriculture, navigation and architecture. People could learn a thing or two. - [Powerful linear accelerator begins smashing atoms – 2 scientists on the team explain how it could reveal rare forms of matter]( Sean Liddick, Michigan State University; Artemis Spyrou, Michigan State University A new particle accelerator has just begun operation. It is the most powerful accelerator of its kind on Earth and will allow physicists to study some of the rarest matter in the universe. Arts + Culture - [American exceptionalism at the World Cup: Why many soccer fans in the US will be cheering on another team (probably Mexico)]( John M Sloop, Vanderbilt University As the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, a scholar probes questions of identity in the American game. Is Mexico really the US’s ‘other team’? Politics + Society - [Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying]( Atiba Ellis, Marquette University Any behavior reasonably calculated to dissuade a person from participating in an election is intimidation. Education - [Influx of students from India drives US college enrollment up, but the number of students from China is down]( David L. Di Maria, University of Maryland, Baltimore County An expert on international education explains the forces behind the drop in students from China and the jump in students from India studying in the US. Ethics + Religion - [80 years ago, Nazi Germany occupied Tunisia – but North Africans’ experiences of World War II often go unheard]( Sarah Abrevaya Stein, University of California, Los Angeles; Aomar Boum, University of California, Los Angeles People across much of North Africa were subject to racist laws and suffering at the hands of European powers during the Second World War. - [What Greek myth tells us about modern witchcraft]( Joel Christensen, Brandeis University From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one. From our international editions - [Global carbon emissions at record levels with no signs of shrinking, new data shows. 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