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/ 2 years agoProtecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and other threats to sea life
Humans rely on the ocean for food, jobs and other resources, but these systems are being stressed to the brink.
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/ 2 years ago3 ways to use ChatGPT to help students learn — and not cheat
Schools are blocking access to ChatGPT on their computers to try to prevent students from cheating. Two experts on academic cheating...
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/ 2 years agoSeveral Down syndrome features may be linked to a hyperactive antiviral immune response – new research
People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome 21. Understanding the effects of those triplicated genes could help improve the health...
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/ 2 years agoHow building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis
Though accessory dwelling units have been around for centuries, a recent survey found that 71% of Americans were unfamiliar with the...
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/ 2 years agoHow hip-hop learned to call out homophobia – or at least apologize for it
Greater representation in rap from LGBTQ artists comes as mainstream artists atone for past lyrics.
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/ 2 years agoIs there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered?
From fluffy crabs that wear sea sponge hats to worms that glow in the dark, scientists are constantly finding amazing new...
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/ 2 years agoArsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer
Millions of people worldwide are exposed via soil and water to arsenic, whether naturally occurring or related to pollution. Chronic exposure...
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/ 2 years agoSaying that students embrace censorship on college campuses is incorrect — here’s how to discuss the issue more constructively
The quality of public debate over free speech in higher education matters. And the debate right now gets the facts all...
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/ 2 years agoSudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer
Andrew Brimmer, the first African American on the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, helped develop the blueprint for...
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/ 2 years agoBaseless anti-trans claims fuel adoption of harmful laws – two criminologists explain
Transgender people are more than four times as likely to be the victim of a crime as cisgender people.
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/ 2 years agoCharities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system
Getting an extra star or two from a prominent ratings group can make a bigger difference than a social media campaign...
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/ 2 years agoBirth of a story: How new parents find meaning after childbirth hints at how they will adjust
How you tell the story of a momentous event can help you make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’...
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/ 2 years agoHow AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to millions of people individually...
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/ 2 years agoJudging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too
Courts have no army or police force to enforce their decisions. Their power rests on their legitimacy in the public eye....
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/ 2 years agoMoldova is trying to join the EU, but it will have a hard time breaking away from Russia’s orbit
Lack of control over its borders and corruption are two of the issues that could complicate Moldova’s bid to join the...
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/ 2 years agoThe allure of the ad-lib: New research identifies why people prefer spontaneity in entertainment
Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer a glimpse of the performer’s authentic...
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/ 2 years agoHow do credit scores work? 2 finance professors explain how lenders choose who gets loans and at what interest rate
Trends show credit scores are rising, with nearly half of all US consumers boasting ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ numbers.
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/ 2 years agoWork requirements don’t work for domestic violence survivors – but Michigan data shows they rarely get waivers they should receive for cash assistance
People who have experienced domestic violence can have trouble finding and keeping jobs because of physical injuries and their abusers’ efforts...
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/ 2 years agoHow teachers can stay true to history without breaking new laws that restrict what they can teach about racism
A history scholar sees leeway and loopholes in a wave of new state laws that seek to control what teachers can...
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/ 2 years agoNew anti-transgender laws will hurt Indigenous peoples’ rights and religious expression
An Indigenous scholar writes that Indigenous peoples have historically recognized multiple gender identities, which they believe are a result of divine...
