How using music to parent can liven up everyday tasks, build family bonds
Lisa Huisman Koops, Case Western Reserve University
Editor’s Note: Lisa Huisman Koops researches how parents incorporate music into everything from daily chores and routines to...
We call workers ‘essential’ – but is that just referring to the work, not...
Zachary Jaggers, University of Oregon
By this point in the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably heard a lot about “essential workers.” They’re the people working in...
Top football recruits bring in big money for colleges – COVID-19 could threaten revenue
Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University
Colleges and universities are spending more than ever to land the nation’s top football recruits, with some schools having...
Why are kids asking such big questions during the pandemic?
Jana Mohr Lone, University of Washington
Why do people have to die?
Are mistakes always bad?
Can you be happy and sad at the same time?
Kids often...
Refugees tell stories of problems – and unity – in facing the coronavirus
Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University and Charles Simpson, Tufts University
Across the globe, refugees are trying to settle into new surroundings and are running into new...
The impulse to garden in hard times has deep roots
Jennifer Atkinson, University of Washington
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom.
In the early days of lockdown, seed suppliers were depleted of...
How the Trump administration accidentally insured over 200,000 through Obamacare
Coleman Drake, University of Pittsburgh and David Anderson, Duke University
With an eye on replacing the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration took one particularly...
How South Korea flattened the coronavirus curve with technology
Michael Ahn, University of Massachusetts Boston
As countries around the world consider how best to reopen their countries, it’s worth considering how South Korea has...
