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/ 12 months agoThere’s a financial literacy gender gap − and older women are eager for education that meets their needs
Only a small fraction of women have received any financial education at all.
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/ 12 months agoWhy the Fed should treat climate change’s $150B economic toll like other national crises it’s helped fight
Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is...
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/ 12 months agoGentle parenting can be not so gentle on parents, new research suggests
The gentle parenting movement has exploded in popularity on social media. But is it good for kids or parents?
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/ 12 months agoPeople who experienced childhood adversity had poorer COVID-19 outcomes, new study shows
People with adverse experiences during childhood − whether physical, emotional or sexual abuse − had higher rates of death and hospitalization...
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/ 12 months agoUS food insecurity surveys aren’t getting accurate data regarding Latino families
Questions about food insecurity can be less straightforward than they appear.
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/ 12 months ago3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture
AI is exciting and scary, but it’s also a very useful tool. Here’s how AI is helping farmers shore up their...
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/ 12 months agoMicroRNA is the master regulator of the genome − researchers are learning how to treat disease by harnessing the way it controls genes
When just one of the thousands of microRNAs in people go awry, it can cause diseases ranging from heart disease to...
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/ 12 months agoLGTBQIA+ sanctuary declarations help cities take a stand to defend rights — but may not have much actual legal impact
The question of whether local declarations offering sanctuary for LGBTQIA+ people place local law above federal law depends on what the...
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/ 12 months agoA brief history of the US-Israel ‘special relationship’ shows how connections have shifted since long before the 1948 founding of the Jewish state
A historian of the Middle East examines the decades-old ‘special relationship’ between Israel and the US.
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/ 12 months agoStoicism and spirituality: A philosopher explains how more Americans’ search for meaning is turning them toward the classics
Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans...
