More News
-
Media
/ 1 year agoTransgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries
The findings push back against the notion that many transgender people end up wishing they hadn’t gone through with gender-affirming surgeries.
-
Media
/ 1 year agoWhy do people have different tastes in music? A music education expert explains why some songs are universally liked, while others aren’t
Lots of factors can influence your music taste, from your age and where you’re from to the personality traits you have.
-
Media
/ 1 year ago‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
A cashless economy is a less inclusive economy.
-
Media
/ 1 year agoCongress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this time
Republicans and Democrats have committed to making this family-friendly government benefit a little more generous. Unless lawmakers act, it will get...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoThink wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers
People may be surprised when they read a nutrition label on a bottle of wine. The industry should take note.
-
Media
/ 1 year agoBreaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that
Although you get your fatty acid levels routinely checked at the doctor’s, rarely do clinicians and researchers consider the effects of...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoUntrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims
The study discovered that nonmedical personnel can provide the naloxone to an overdose victim in about one minute.
-
Media
/ 1 year agoJapan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
Japan is one of several countries that weren’t part of the space race of the 1950s and 1960s looking toward the...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoFace recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features
Face recognition technology follows earlier biometric surveillance techniques, including fingerprints, passport photos and iris scans. It’s the first that can be...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoMac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution
Apple’s phenomenal success and the field of user experience design can be traced back to the launch of the Macintosh personal...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoI’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning
Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoThe US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here’s how Europe is dealing with its own influx
Germany and Italy are among the countries that are looking for ways to handle rises in undocumented migration and, in many...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoBoeing door plug blowout highlights a possible crisis of competence − an aircraft safety expert explains
Boeing is under increased public and government scrutiny in the wake of dangerous events that have people worried about the safety...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoBeijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can’t mask China’s inability to influence warring parties
Beijing is losing patience with Myanmar’s military, as well as its influence with resistance groups.
-
Media
/ 1 year agoOld forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoStudents in this course learn the art of the apology
Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.
-
Media
/ 1 year agoLatin America’s colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition’s attempts to police religion
Conversion was often a violent affair, but that doesn’t mean it was 100% successful. Colonial Latin America was home to many...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoTrump defends himself to the Supreme Court, saying he called ‘for peace, patriotism, respect for law and order’ on Jan. 6 and is not an insurrectionist
The first shoe has dropped in the Supreme Court’s process of considering whether Donald Trump is eligible to be president.
-
Media
/ 1 year agoWhy did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place? The answer comes down to money
A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the...
-
Media
/ 1 year agoStudents do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support
Mental health for teachers carries critical benefits for students.
