Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
Laura Beers, American University
During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced...
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do...
Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how...
Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago;...
The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers
Alexander Lowie, University of Florida
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, announced in November...
What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year
Jeremy David Engels, Penn State
A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation....
Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles...
Sam Vong, Smithsonian Institution
In 2005, Antonio Somera, a Filipino American member of the Legionarios del Trabajo, a Masonic...
New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm
Longji Cui, University of Colorado Boulder and Wan Xiong, University of Colorado Boulder
As the weather grows cold this...
Resolve to network at your employer’s next ‘offsite’ – research shows these retreats actually...
Madeline Kneeland, Babson College and Adam M. Kleinbaum, Dartmouth College
What do you do when an announcement about an...
