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/ 1 year agoWhat live theater can learn from Branson, Missouri
Comedians like Stephen Colbert might mock the entertainment mecca, but live theater is in too much of a crisis to dismiss...
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/ 1 year agoThe ‘Zoom effect’ and the possible link between videochatting and appearance dissatisfaction
With our faces seemingly everywhere − from Zoom meetings to selfies − more people are developing anxieties about how they appear...
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court is increasingly putting Christians’ First Amendment rights ahead of others’ dignity and rights to equal protection
Using the rhetoric of the First Amendment, a string of US Supreme Court cases has allowed members of some religious groups...
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/ 1 year agoThe splendid life of Jimmy Carter – 5 essential reads
Beloved in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter became the 39th US president and used his office to make human...
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/ 1 year agoHow a disgruntled scientist looking to prove his food wasn’t fresh discovered radioactive tracers and won a Nobel Prize 80 years ago
Some Nobel Prize-winning ideas originate in strange places, but still go on to revolutionize the scientific field. George de Hevesy’s research...
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/ 1 year agoClimate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it’s testing communities in Florida
A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.
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/ 1 year agoMillions of US children have mediocre reading skills, but engaged parents and a committed school curriculum can help
Low levels of literacy cost the US more than $2 trillion every year.
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/ 1 year agoQuantum dots are part of a revolution in engineering atoms in useful ways – Nobel Prize for chemistry recognizes the power of nanotechnology
Quantum dots are a prime example of the way nanotechnology engineers materials at an atomic scale.
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/ 1 year agoOuster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America
Long gridlocked by fighting between the two major political parties, the US House is now split by conflict within the GOP,...
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/ 1 year agoThe Green Revolution is a warning, not a blueprint for feeding a hungry planet
Did the Green Revolution, which brought high-tech agriculture to developing nations in the 1960s, prevent famine? Recent research takes a much...
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/ 1 year agoMaking ‘movies’ at the attosecond scale helps researchers better understand electrons − and could one day lead to super-fast electronics
The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics recognized researchers studying electron movement in real time − this work could revolutionize electronics, laser...
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/ 1 year agoChina’s WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key − a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app’s design
The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness”...
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/ 1 year agoCell death is essential to your health − an immunologist explains when cells decide to die with a bang or take their quiet leave
Your cells die to keep you alive. Cell death does everything from fighting cancer cells and pathogens to forming your fingers...
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/ 1 year agoThe Nobel Peace Prize offers no guarantee its winners actually create peace, or make it last
The Nobel Peace Prize has recognized some legendary leaders and peace activists, but it has a mixed track record of recognizing...
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/ 1 year agoDespite one of the US military’s greatest fiascoes, American troops are still in Somalia fighting an endless war
Thirty years after the Battle of Mogadishu, the US continues waging war in Somalia, with little public knowledge, scrutiny or constructive...
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/ 1 year agoThe worldwide consultations for the global synod reflect Pope Francis’ efforts toward building a more inclusive Catholic Church
As the Synod of Bishops meets in Rome, a Catholic theologian explains the preparations that went into the consultative process and...
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/ 1 year agoWhy are some Chinese women still looking to the West for love?
Their desire to pursue marriage abroad not only reveals their longing for a better life but also reveals the pervasive gender,...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is an attosecond? A physical chemist explains the tiny time scale behind Nobel Prize-winning research
Three scientists won the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics for their work developing methods to shoot laser pulses that only last...
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/ 1 year agoLGBTQ+ Americans feel they are just getting by in retirement and face greater financial risks
Gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities can face significant economic challenges with age.
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/ 1 year agoDo ‘sputnik moments’ spur educational reform? A rhetoric scholar weighs in
Policymakers and others often invoke the 1957 Russian launch of sputnik when trying to spark a discussion about education reform. A...
