How much is the world’s most productive river worth? Here’s how experts estimate the...
Stefan Lovgren, University of Nevada, Reno
Southeast Asia’s Mekong may be the most important river in the world. Known...
In advertising, emotion is a dish best served on the side – a lesson...
By Robert George Heath, University of Bath
This was the year the Superbowl adfest finally hit the skids. The Twitter-storm that greeted this year’s supposedly...
Could Hulu and Google upend the TV industry in 2017?
Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
The transformation of U.S. television that began in 2015 – with more companies distributing television content over the internet –...
The ugly side of beauty: Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women’s reproductive health
Leslie Hart, College of Charleston
Walk through the personal care aisles of your local store and you’ll see dozens...
What the US could learn from Thailand about health care coverage
Joseph Harris, Boston University
The open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) draws to a close on Dec. 15. Yet, recent assaults on...
Family rifts affect millions of Americans – research shows possible paths from estrangement toward...
Karl Pillemer, Cornell University
Family relationships are on many people’s minds during the holiday season as sounds and images...
Do smartphones belong in classrooms? Four scholars weigh in
Louis-Philippe Beland, Carleton University; Arnold Lewis Glass, Rutgers University; Daniel G. Krutka, University of North Texas, and Sarah Rose, Staffordshire University
People like us: how our brains view others
By Leslie Henderson, Dartmouth College
Race-related demonstrations, Title IX disputes, affirmative action court cases, same-sex marriage bans.
These issues made headlines in all spheres of the...
