What the Leo Frank case tells us about the dangers of fake news
Ingrid Anderson, Boston University
On Tuesday, April 11 – the first day of the Jewish holiday of Passover – White House Press Secretary...
The fall and resurrection of the science of human dissection
By Ian Parkin, University of St Andrews
The medical school at the University of St Andrews in Scotland is among those that still dissects human...
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...
It’s all about the Hamiltons, baby
Scott L Montgomery, University of Washington
Ask most Americans who appears on each US bank note, and they’ll probably have the hardest time identifying Alexander...
Confucian thought and China’s environmental dilemmas
By Ian Matthew Miller, Harvard University and George Yin, Harvard University
Conventional wisdom holds that China - the world’s most populous country - is an...
Brainy bones: the hidden complexity inside your skeleton
Pascal Buenzli, Monash University and Natalie Sims, University of Melbourne
Your bones are savvy. They are light yet strong and they repair themselves when they...
Trump’s trade policy is more predictable and less isolationist than critics think
Peter K. Yu, Texas A&M University
In his first full week in office, President Donald Trump unleashed a whirlwind of actions that have deep...
The social graph won’t save us from what’s wrong with online reviews
Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University
In early 2015, the Belfast Telegraph sent reporter Kim Kelly undercover to visit Northern Ireland’s “worst” hotel — according to its...