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/ 1 year agoThrough space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment
Afrofuturism, a mix of science fiction, magic realism and liberation politics, has shaped some hip-hop artists’ work for decades.
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/ 1 year agoDespite giving students chances to cheat, unsupervised online exams gauge student learning comparably to in-person exams
Students score about the same on online exams as they do on in-person exams, new research shows.
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/ 1 year agoWomen get far more migraines than men – a neurologist explains why, and what brings relief
For women ages 18 to 49, migraines are the leading cause of disability throughout the world.
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/ 1 year agoKamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate history – a brief overview of what vice presidents do
Kamala Harris is on track to be one of the most influential vice presidents in history. This says more about the...
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/ 1 year agoProstate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. Although watchful waiting is appropriate for low-risk cases, many are...
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/ 1 year agoOlder ‘sandwich generation’ Californians spent more time with parents and less with grandkids after paid family leave law took effect
The law changed older adults’ caregiving behavior because their children became more able to take paid time off work to care...
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/ 1 year agoLooking back toward cosmic dawn − astronomers confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen
The universe used to be filled with a hydrogen fog, before early stars and galaxies burned through the haze. Astronomers are...
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/ 1 year agoVirtual reality has negative side effects – new research shows that can be a problem in the workplace
Trading in PC monitors for VR headsets can cause workers to experience dizziness, headaches and nausea. Researchers are beginning to understand...
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/ 1 year agoRhyme and reason – why a university professor uses poetry to teach math
A math professor explains how he prepares future teachers to use poetry in their math instruction.
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/ 1 year agoWhen Confederate-glorifying monuments went up in the South, voting in Black areas went down
The drive to remove Confederate monuments links those monuments to modern racism. An economic historian shows that the intent and effect...
