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/ 11 months ago3 years on from coup, economic sanctions look unlikely to push Myanmar back to democracy
Economic proscriptions by the US and EU are hampered by lack of support among Myanmar’s major trading partners in the region.
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/ 11 months agoFunding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern
The US is among more than a dozen countries to freeze funding to UN agency providing aid to displaced Gazans over...
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/ 11 months agoAre social media apps ‘dangerous products’? 2 scholars explain how the companies rely on young users but fail to protect them
As legislators rail against social media companies, the companies continue to put millions of young people at risk. Here’s how −...
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/ 11 months agoAI can help − and hurt − student creativity
A study in which students brainstormed all the uses of a paper clip shows that AI can both enhance and harm...
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/ 11 months agoRepublicans and Democrats consider each other immoral – even when treated fairly and kindly by the opposition
With growing polarization, political attitudes have begun to coincide with moral convictions. Partisans increasingly view each other as immoral. New research...
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/ 11 months agoSupreme Court word-count limits for lawyers, explained in 1,026 words
Lawyers submitting briefs to the Supreme Court in the Trump Colorado ballot case must file a ‘certificate of word count.’ Why?...
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/ 11 months agoWhy treason is a key topic in Trump’s 14th Amendment appeal to the Supreme Court
US law has long held that those who support rebels and insurrectionists are just as guilty of treason as those who...
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/ 11 months agoThe last days of Woodrow Wilson
On the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s death, a presidential historian looks at how he was able to stay in power...
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/ 11 months agoSuicide has reached epidemic proportions in the US − yet medical students still don’t receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients
Close to half of those who die by suicide saw a primary care doctor within a month of their death.
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/ 11 months agoNorman Jewison’s ‘Rollerball’ depicted a world in which corporations controlled all information – is this dystopian vision becoming reality?
As the journalism industry continues to crater, wealthy plutocrats are consolidating their control over information systems.
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/ 11 months agoWith the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game
The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,‘ its chairman said.
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/ 11 months agoSuper Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers
Marketers are increasingly focused on reaching narrow audiences – but when it comes to mass appeal, the Super Bowl doesn’t miss.
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/ 11 months agoSleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance
Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared...
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/ 11 months ago‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists
‘Jaws,’ published in 1974, terrified the public of sharks, but it also brought shark research into the scientific mainstream.
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/ 11 months agoMore than a year after the death of an environmental activist, questions remain on the dangerousness of the Stop Cop City movement near Atlanta
The death of a protester in 2023 at the site of the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center has brought renewed...
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/ 11 months agoHow Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus
Black male athletes at Division I schools say they alter their speech, dress and other behaviors to gain acceptance in mostly...
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/ 11 months agoThis course examines how conflicts arise over borders
Religious, racial and class-based differences often get politicized.
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/ 11 months agoEating disorders are the most lethal mental health conditions – reconnecting with internal body sensations can help reduce self-harm
Many people with eating disorders die from suicide. Improving perception of internal body states, or interoception, can help everyone better care...
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/ 11 months agoTeens on social media need both protection and privacy – AI could help get the balance right
Social media companies have come under intense pressure to do more to protect teens, but there’s another concern – they could...
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/ 11 months agoWhat Americans can learn from Danish masculinity
American men see manhood in opposition to womanhood. Danes, on the other hand, see manhood as not acting immaturely, as a...
