Qualified Immunity in Police Misconduct, Why Longing Is Important in Relationships, and Wandering Stars Regularly Visit Our Solar System

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🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Learn about how qualified immunity prevents police misconduct from being punished; why we’re due for “wandering star” Gliese 710 to visit our solar system soon; and what studying prairie voles can teach us about successful long-lasting relationships.

Qualified immunity is why police misconduct is rarely punished by Kelsey Donk

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Stoughton, S. W., Noble, J. J., & Alpert, G. P. (2020, June 3). How to Actually Fix America’s Police. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/how-actually-fix-americas-police/612520/
Ali, A.H., Clark, E. (2019). Qualified Immunity: Explained. The Appeal. https://theappeal.org/qualified-immunity-explained/
Sibilla, N. (2020, June 10). New Bill Would Abolish Qualified Immunity, Make It Easier To Sue Cops Who Violate Civil Rights. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicksibilla/2020/06/03/new-bill-would-abolish-qualified-immunity-make-it-easier-to-sue-cops-who-violate-civil-rights/#7aa4d6fa6fbc
Millhiser, I. (2020, June 16). The Supreme Court quietly handed down fantastic news for violent cops. Vox. https://www.vox.com/2020/6/16/21292102/supreme-court-qualified-immunity-police-violence-clarence-thomas

Wandering stars "visit" our solar system every so often, and we're due for another by Grant Currin

Berski, F., & Dybczyński, P. A. (2016). Gliese 710 will pass the Sun even closer. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 595, L10. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629835
Betz, E. (2020, May 21). Wandering Stars Pass Near Our Solar System Surprisingly Often. Discover Magazine; Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/wandering-stars-pass-near-our-solar-system-surprisingly-often
Mamajek, E. E., Barenfeld, S. A., Ivanov, V. D., Kniazev, A. Y., Väisänen, P., Beletsky, Y., & Boffin, H. M. J. (2015). THE CLOSEST KNOWN FLYBY OF A STAR TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM. The Astrophysical Journal, 800(1), L17. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/800/1/l17
Bennett, J. (2018, March 26). How a Passing Star 70,000 Years Ago Changed the Solar System. Popular Mechanics; Popular Mechanics. https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a19574767/passing-star-nudged-solar-system-70000-years-ago-may-have-sent-comets-flying-in/

Prairie vole study suggests longing is a key ingredient in long-lasting relationships by Grant Currin

Are our brains hard-wired for longing? (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uoca-aob051120.php
Scribner, J. L., Vance, E. A., Protter, D. S. W., Sheeran, W. M., Saslow, E., Cameron, R. T., Klein, E. M., Jimenez, J. C., Kheirbek, M. A., & Donaldson, Z. R. (2020). A neuronal signature for monogamous reunion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(20), 11076–11084. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917287117
Tucker, A. (2014, January 22). What Can Rodents Tell Us About Why Humans Love? Smithsonian Magazine; Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-can-rodents-tell-us-about-why-humans-love-180949441/

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from
0:04.8	Curiosity.com. I'm Cody Goff. And I'm Ashley Hamer. Today you learn about the
0:08.9	policies that prevent police misconduct from being punished, why we're due for a wandering star to visit
0:14.8	our solar system soon, and what studying prairie voles can teach us about successful long-lasting
0:20.7	relationships.
0:21.7	Let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:24.0	Here in the United States, it feels like police reform is on everyone's minds.
0:29.0	And even if you don't live in the US, there's a good chance you've seen some pictures and videos
0:33.2	online lately that are a little confusing. Things like police officers
0:37.6	doing some pretty questionable things in both protest and non-protest situations.
0:42.3	Now look Curiosity Daily is a pretty both protest and non-protest situations.
0:42.8	Now look, Curiosity Daily is a pretty apolitical podcast
0:46.2	and we're going to stay as objective and scientific as we can,
0:49.3	but there's a policy called qualified immunity that we feel is important enough to take a few minutes
0:54.8	to explain today.
0:56.4	It's a major reason why police officers in the US who violate someone's constitutional
1:01.0	rights are rarely held accountable by the courts.
1:04.9	So here's the story.
1:06.6	Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine, and it's not something the average person hears
1:11.2	about on a day-to-day basis. Basically, qualified immunity protects government
1:15.9	officials, like police officers, from punishment for violating someone's rights, unless
1:21.6	those rights are quote unquote clearly established.
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