How a study about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was doctored, adding to pain and stigma
The public relies on scientists to report their findings accurately and completely, but that does not always happen....
Making poetry their own: The evolution of poetry education
The American poet William Stafford was often asked by friends, readers, students and colleagues: When did you become a poet? The response...
In today’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, echoes of Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’
Boatloads of refugees put ashore in Italy after a wearying journey at sea; the city they adored, Troy, now a smoking ruin...
What’s behind phantom cellphone buzzes?
This is your brain on plugs.
'Brain' via www.shutterstock.comDaniel J. Kruger, University of Michigan
Have you ever experienced a phantom phone call or text? You’re convinced...
Why artificial turf may truly be bad for kids
Stuart Shalat, Georgia State University
If you want to get a soccer mom’s attention, bring up the subject of artificial turf, the preferred...
The transgender bathroom controversy: Four essential reads
Kaitlyn Chantry, The Conversation
Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to transgender issues in education.
On Feb. 22, President Donald Trump’s...
What makes a mountain, hill or prairie a ‘sacred’ place for Native Americans?
Rosalyn R. LaPier, Harvard University
For several months Native American protesters and others have been opposing the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The plans...
Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children
Marjorie Rhodes, New York University
How can modern parents raise the next generation to be free from corrosive gender and racial stereotypes? By the time...
