America’s schools are crumbling – what will it take to fix them?
Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University
When I was asked to support a federal lawsuit that says Detroit’s deteriorating schools were having a negative impact on...
Fyre debacle shows how smaller acts can get burned in modern music festival economy
Jonathan Wynn, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Alexandre Frenette, Vanderbilt University
The Fyre documentaries on Hulu and Netflix gave a behind-the-scenes look into an ill-planned...
Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?
Gautam Ramesh, University of California San Diego; Andrea LaCroix, University of California San Diego, and John Bellettiere, University of California San Diego
Too much sitting...
Why Congress needs to make child care more affordable – 5 questions answered
Taryn Morrissey, American University School of Public Affairs
Editor’s note: Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., recently reintroduced their Child Care...
How being beautiful influences your attitudes toward sex
Robert Urbatsch, Iowa State University
People tend to feel strongly about matters of sexual morality, such as premarital sex or gay marriage.
Some sources of these...
Why asbestos litigation won’t go away: Because asbestos won’t go away
Jeb Barnes, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
It is tempting to dismiss asbestos as a problem of the...
A Danish word the world needs to combat stress: Pyt
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College
Danes are some of the happiest people in the world, and they also happen to have a lot of cool words...
Promising new drug for treatment-resistant depression – esketamine
Lee Hoffer, Case Western Reserve University
Treatment-resistant depression affects 1 in 3 of the estimated 16.2 million adults in the U.S. who have suffered at...
