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/ 8 months agoFrance’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies
Laïcité, which historically upheld individual freedom, denies minority rights today, as seen in the ban on French athletes wearing hijabs at...
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/ 8 months agoState laws threaten to erode academic freedom in U.S. higher education
A wave of mostly partisan laws have sought to curtail what university faculty can say and teach.
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/ 8 months agoAvocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters
Avocados are marketed as a superfood, but growing them for an expanding world market has turned a rural Mexican state into...
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/ 8 months agoWhat QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common
New Age beliefs, alternative wellness practices and political conspiracies all fall under the umbrella of stigmatized knowledge, which can be attractive...
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/ 8 months agoIran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks
Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.
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/ 8 months agoHow the ‘model minority’ myth harms Asian Americans
The seemingly complimentary stereotype undermines Asian Americans in the workplace and beyond.
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/ 8 months agoRisky business: Why executives keep finding themselves in political firestorms
Government dysfunction has created a policy void in the US, and business leaders are increasingly being called upon to fill it.
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/ 8 months agoAmericans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process
If the presidential election ends in a tie, then what? The winner might not even be 1 of the 2 people...
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/ 8 months agoQuick adoption in 34 states of Erin’s Law to prevent child abuse shows power of one individual to make policy
Erin’s Law requires the teaching of child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention classes from kindergarten through eighth grade. How it got...
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/ 8 months agoFor American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal – and creatively weave both traditions together
A Catholic friar under the chuppah? A bride in henna and a groom in a kippah? Many Jewish interfaith couples find...
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/ 8 months ago2 knights, 1 horse − how a legendary Knights Templar symbol has puzzled and fascinated since the Middle Ages
Warrior-monks crusaded for Christianity throughout medieval Europe. Adding to the ongoing mystery surrounding the military order is their enigmatic seal.
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/ 8 months agoUnderstanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices
To model the inside of a supercapacitor, my team had to rework a common physics law that most high school students...
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/ 8 months agoLouisiana set to reclassify abortion pills as controlled, dangerous substances − here’s what that means
The legislation would make it illegal to possess 2 types of abortion pills without a prescription.
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/ 8 months agoWhat to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor who teaches and studies them
Closing arguments tell the jury why the evidence is believable or not, how the facts are linked or not and, most...
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/ 8 months agoAnimals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia
Humans have watched and learned from animals who treat their ills with bioactive plants. This animal wisdom has a scientific name:...
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/ 8 months agoColorado takes a new – and likely more effective – approach to the housing crisis
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed two new zoning bills into law, which could help reduce the state’s homeless population.
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/ 8 months agoI want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong
It’s rarely the creep at the playground. About 90% of child sexual abusers know the family.
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/ 8 months agoWhat Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system
Police can reconstruct someone’s movements for days or weeks at a time, without any court oversight.
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/ 8 months ago6 ways to encourage political discussion on college campuses
Political discussions on campus can be a lot more productive if the right expectations are set.
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/ 8 months agoMuslim women who are registered to vote are more likely to donate money and volunteer than nonvoters
Civic engagement is more correlated with giving than religiosity, new research indicates.
