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/ 4 months agoHow HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language
The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.
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/ 4 months ago‘Social profit orientation’ can help companies and nonprofits alike do more good in the world
Generating financial returns, noble and important as that goal is, is no longer enough, 3 scholars of marketing argue.
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/ 4 months agoPoor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty and entrepreneurship hold them back
A poverty expert debunks the false narratives that hold back disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
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/ 4 months agoDomesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened
New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses.
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/ 4 months agoChip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of the future
As more internet devices run increasingly data-heavy apps, there’s a squeeze on the wireless spectrum. High-frequency terahertz waves could ease the...
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/ 4 months agoWhat is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it?
Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the...
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/ 4 months ago7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence
Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain in refugee...
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/ 4 months agoAfrican immigrant students draw on family and community strengths in quest for college
African immigrant students sometimes experience negative stereotyping, marginalization and low expectations from teachers. But emerging research shows they are being mischaracterized.
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/ 4 months agoThe workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed
The National Science Foundation says that the JOIDES Resolution has become too costly to fund. But scientists say its $72 million...
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/ 4 months agoIn the face of DEI backlash, belonging plays a key role to future success
Inclusion ≠ belonging.
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/ 4 months agoHow one 83-year-old fell into a fraudster’s fear bubble – and how gift cards played a key role
Consumers lose more than $5 billion a year to fraud involving gift cards, while the industry exploits regulatory loopholes and delays...
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/ 4 months agoPutin’s visit to Mongolia defies ICC warrant and tests neutral nation’s ‘third neighbor’ diplomacy
Mongolia has worked hard to craft friendly relations across the globe. But geography means that Russia and China still retain a...
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/ 4 months agoDEI policies work best when they are designed to include everyone and are backed by evidence
Diversity programs that emphasize quick, symbolic wins are a lot less useful than building a shared understanding of fairness.
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/ 4 months agoWhat is space made of? An astrophysics expert explains all the components – from radiation to dark matter – found in the vacuum of space
While space is mostly empty, it does have some matter and particles spread throughout it.
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/ 4 months agoGot an unaffordable or incorrect medical bill? Calling your hospital billing office will usually get you a discount
Researchers found that nearly 74% of patients who reached out about a billing mistake received bill corrections. For those who negotiated...
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/ 4 months agoIs ‘coaching’ a shortcut to mental health care? Not so fast − here are key differences
A professor of psychiatry unpacks what to consider if you’re looking for help with physical or mental health and are considering...
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/ 4 months agoIf new technologies snarl your airline experience, here are old-school strategies to cope
Digital technology can make flying safer, but it can also disrupt air travel.
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/ 4 months agoTrump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters
Union voters are particularly significant in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Nevada, three swing states where the share of voters who belong to...
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/ 4 months agoWhen cannabis is rescheduled, states can look to Colorado and Washington for ideas on how to regulate it
Colorado and Washington both have legal recreational marijuana. But they regulate growers and dispensaries differently, which has created a David vs....
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/ 4 months agoApps, 911 services and mobile phones don’t offset deadly consequences of more restrictive border policies
Last year, at least 686 migrants died trying to cross into the US from Mexico. Many had the option to call...
