We’re increasingly bombarded with choices – and it’s stressing us out
Thomas Saltsman, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Log onto Netflix, and you’ll be presented with a menu of nearly 6,000 titles....
Why Bill Maher is wrong about fat-shaming
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
On a recent episode of his Friday evening talk show, Bill Maher proposed that society combat obesity by body-shaming overweight individuals....
Collagen in your coffee? A scientist says forget it
Brooke Russell, Texas A&M University
Collagen products are popping up everywhere. While collagen is probably most well known for its touted skin care benefits...
4 reasons why we’ll never see another show like ‘Friends’
Martie Cook, Emerson College and Manuel Basanese, Emerson College
On Sept. 22, 1994, six telegenic 20-somethings frolicked in a fountain in front of credits that...
Textbook merger could create more problems than just higher prices
Naomi S. Baron, American University
Ever since Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education – two of the largest textbook publishers in the U.S. – announced plans to...
Is it even possible to connect ’13 Reasons Why’ to teen suicide?
Emily Lund, University of Alabama and Michael R. Nadorff, Mississippi State University
Netflix recently released the third season of “13 Reasons Why,” and the Salt...
At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year
Nancy Stamp, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Rat brains to understand Parkinson’s disease. Drones to detect plastic landmines. Social media to predict acts...
Concussions and children returning to school – what parents need to know
Susan Davies, University of Dayton
“Jamal” is a 16-year-old boy who sustained a concussion in a skateboarding accident in July. He was diagnosed in the...
