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/ 6 months agoIsrael’s military starts drafting ultra-Orthodox Jews – but the battle over serving ‘the army of God’ vs. the army of the state isn’t over, and points to key questions for the country’s future
The Israel-Hamas war has fueled tensions around military exemptions, but the issue has long roiled Israeli politics.
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/ 6 months agoJewish summer camps have been evolving for a century − but 2024 is a summer like no other
The first Jewish summer camps were founded at the turn of the 20th century and have become cherished traditions. But many...
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/ 6 months agoVoters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 education
Presidents generally don’t sway the public on education issues – except when they take a stance that separates them from their...
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/ 6 months agoOffshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity
A big roadblock to offshore wind power is getting approval for onshore transmission lines. But what if there were fewer connection...
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/ 6 months agoFilling the silences in family stories − how to think like a historian to uncover your family’s narrative
You can uncover the depths and hidden details of your own family’s unspoken narratives by thinking like an archival researcher writing...
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/ 6 months agoRupert Murdoch’s real succession drama − why the future of his media empire could hinge on a legal effort in Nevada
Even the most careful trust planning is no substitute for family harmony.
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/ 6 months agoDeadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory
12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has...
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/ 6 months agoQuantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
Quantum information theory is the field behind quantum computing, but experts in this field are also applying their way of thinking...
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/ 6 months agoFlawed research into election fraud can undermine democracy and intensify polarization
An academic’s claims of irregularities at the ballot box created a media buzz in South Korea. The reality, however, suggested data...
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/ 6 months agoChildless women − cat ladies or not − have long played key roles in the Catholic Church
Women in Catholic religious orders establish schools for girls around the world, care for the sick and work on societal issues...
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/ 6 months agoTrees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.
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/ 6 months agoVerifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies
Library scientists offer tips and tricks to figure out if a particular online news article is reliable or fake.
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/ 6 months agoA President Harris might not get any Supreme Court picks – Biden proposes term limits to make sure all future presidents get two
A scholar of the Supreme Court and its relationship to the people of the United States says that President Joe Biden’s...
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/ 6 months ago5 growing threats to academic freedom
From educational gag orders to the decline of tenure-track positions, academic freedom in the United States has been worsening in recent...
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/ 6 months agoWhat is love? A philosopher explains it’s not a choice or a feeling − it’s a practice
What makes a relationship last when feelings fade or circumstances change? Can you force yourself to love someone you hate or...
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/ 6 months agoMoms think more about household chores − and this cognitive burden hurts their mental health
Moms execute more household tasks. But they’re also family executives, doing more of the thinking ahead and assigning that are part...
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/ 6 months agoXi signals no deviation from course – nor in the driver – despite economic bumps in the road
The all-important third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was heavy on intensions, but light...
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/ 6 months agoI studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know
Our research found that while ShotSpotter may have benefits for improved detection and response, it offers little benefit for enforcement and...
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/ 6 months agoBuddha’s lessons on impermanence are carved into monuments and buildings – this course explores why
In asking how Buddhism gained such a vast material presence, the course helps students understand how a religion manages to survive...
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/ 6 months agoVideo game performers are becoming Hollywood stars in their own right − and are on strike to be paid and protected accordingly
Some of the most essential but least protected workers in a $200 billion industry want to ensure that AI won’t do...
