Fat-shaming pregnant women isn’t just mean, it’s harmful
Angela Incollingo Rodriguez, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
December is considered the most fertile month, a time when there’s the greatest likelihood that children will be conceived....
The dangers of depicting Greta Thunberg as a prophet
Ellen Boucher, Amherst College
She came from obscurity and ignited a global movement. Beginning with a small but persistent act of protest outside the Swedish...
7 reasons to learn a foreign language
Kathleen Stein-Smith, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Half of the world population is bilingual, but only 25% of Americans can hold a conversation in another language.
Changing...
Deaf Christians often struggle to hear God’s word, but some find meaning in the...
Jana Bennett, University of Dayton
For years, my husband would say after we returned from the church, “I thought the sermon was good.” To that,...
Alcoholic? Me? How to tell if your holiday drinking is becoming a problem
Sara Jo Nixon, University of Florida
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when holiday parties collide with collegiate and professional athletics events. What...
What do kids really think about Santa?
Jonathan Lane, Vanderbilt University
Children’s belief in Santa may be taken as evidence that they’re gullible or unable to distinguish fantasy from reality. But, consider...
3 internet language trends from 2019, explained
Zachary Jaggers, University of Oregon and Melissa Michaud Baese-Berk, University of Oregon
Social media has created an entirely new linguistic ecosystem, with new words, phrases...
How undoing ‘Obamacare’ would harm more than the health of Americans
Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University
The Affordable Care Act remains on life support after a panel of federal judges ruled on Dec. 18, 2019...
