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/ 7 months agoThe mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators
André Weil was a mathematician. His sister Simone Weil was a philosopher. They both thought deeply about the nature and value...
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/ 7 months agoSharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help
Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want...
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/ 7 months agoWhy don’t more politicians retire? A medical anthropologist explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age
Many Americans seem to prefer to keep working well past retirement age, but it’s not clear whether the choice is motivated...
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/ 7 months agoBiden administration’s negotiated price cuts for 10 common prescription drugs likely to save Medicare billions, beginning in 2026
People ages 65 and up will likely reap significant out-of-pocket savings on prescription drugs when the negotiated prices take effect. But...
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/ 7 months agoAstronomers have warned against colonial practices in the space industry − a philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them
Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid...
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/ 7 months agoAncient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today
As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is...
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/ 7 months agoCould we use volcanoes to make electricity?
We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but the presence of volcanoes is a sign that there are good geothermal resources...
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/ 7 months agoWho is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains
The ‘Laughing Buddha’ shows how people have adapted Buddhism to different cultural and historical contexts.
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/ 7 months agoAnthropology students present their research in poetry, plays and op-eds in this course
Students can play to their strengths in this anthropology course designed to teach them how to present research findings in ways...
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/ 7 months agoBanana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
Fusarium oxysporum can infect over 120 plant species. Whether it destroys Cavendish bananas as it did their predecessor depends on the...
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/ 7 months agoUS voters say they’re ready for a woman president − but sexist attitudes still go along with opposition to Harris
Sexism played a key role in Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s defeat − and Donald Trump’s victory − in 2016. Has...
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/ 7 months agoEditing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist explains why ethical discussions with the target communities should happen sooner rather than later
In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of...
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/ 7 months agoMost young voters support Kamala Harris − but that doesn’t guarantee they will show up at the polls
Voter turnout among young people is historically low in the United States. And there is indication that a relatively small percentage...
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/ 7 months agoHis crayon is purple – but is Harold a Black boy?
The choices of author and illustrator Crockett Johnson during the printing process – as well as his civil rights advocacy –...
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/ 7 months agoComplicated app settings are a threat to user privacy
Knowing you should set your apps’ privacy permissions might not be enough to protect you. A cybersecurity expert explains how complicated...
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/ 7 months agoUS has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution − here are 3 strong points and 1 big gap
Better measuring standards, more responsibility for producers and an end to single-use products are all positive steps. But the US has...
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/ 7 months agoHard-to-treat traumas and painful memories may be treatable with EMDR – a trauma therapist explains why it is gaining popularity
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, can help patients process painful memories and reduce anxiety and depression stemming from...
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/ 7 months agoWest Nile virus season returns − a medical epidemiologist explains how it’s transmitted and how you can avoid it
Most people who get infected with West Nile virus have mild symptoms, but in certain cases the illness can become serious...
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/ 7 months agoUS military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal
The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in...
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/ 7 months agoIn praise of the weird
Despite feeling some schadenfreude at watching politicians squirm over being derided as such, a scholar of speculative fiction wants to keep...
