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/ 1 year agoFDA advisory panel’s conclusion that oral phenylephrine is ineffective means consumers need to think twice when buying cold and flu meds
If phenylephrine works no better than a placebo, then what else might help with colds and flu?
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/ 1 year agoTurkey faces competing pressures from Russia and the West to end its ‘middleman strategy’ and pick a side on the war in Ukraine
Turkey walks a fine line between NATO commitments and Western alliances and its dependence on Russia for financial resources and trade.
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/ 1 year agoPublic schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the First Amendment
Recent Supreme Court decisions have signaled a shift in how the country’s highest court interprets the limits on religion in schools.
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/ 1 year agoTo better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature
This course beckons students to examine how alcoholic beverages are portrayed in books by American authors.
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/ 1 year agoHow often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truth
Researchers are interested in whether who you’re communicating with and how you’re interacting affect how likely you are to lie.
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/ 1 year agoNew House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority
The problems faced by the House GOP in choosing a new speaker aren’t particular to Republicans. They’re a reflection of larger...
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/ 1 year agoAntisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes
Antisemitism in the US is growing – and that growth appears to be related to the escalation of the conflict between...
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/ 1 year agoPolls have value, even when they are wrong
Data gleaned from even early polls reveals critical clues on how voters view candidates and issues.
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/ 1 year agoWhen communities face drinking-water crises, bottled water is a ‘temporary’ solution that often lasts years − and worsens inequality
Dependence on bottled water weakens pressure to fix tap-water problems. Who pays the price?
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/ 1 year agoBeing humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinker
Being open to the possibility you could be wrong about your beliefs is an important part of learning about the world....
