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"80 Years After It Started, WWII Continues to Define National Identities," Timothy Snyder, Interview with Julian Hayda, WBEZ 91.5 Chicago, September 4, 2019.
Matthew Motta quoted on public opinion on climate change by Laura Hazard Owens, "This is How an Iranian Network Created a “Disinformation Supply Chain” to Spread Fake News" NiemanLab, May 17, 2019.
"Weight Diversity: A Stigma-Reduction Mechanism to Reduce Weight-Based Achievement Disparities," Leah Lessard (with ), Science Trends, April 24, 2019.
Douglas Spencer's research on legality of national emergency discussed by , "Trump Declared a National Emergency at the Border. I Asked 11 Experts if it’s Legal.," Vox, February 15, 2019.