Stressful times are an opportunity to teach children resilience
Vanessa LoBue, Rutgers University - Newark
Between the global COVID-19 pandemic, the associated economic downturn and widespread protests over racism, it’s difficult for everyone....
More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but why are nearly...
Peter Lehman, Arizona State University
If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.
In...
When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
Stephanie Malin, Colorado State University
Hydraulic fracturing has boomed in the U.S. over the past decade, but unless you live near it, you may not...
How to keep teen boys happily singing – instead of giving up when their...
Patrick K. Freer, Georgia State University
Boys like to sing. Adolescent boys around the world report the same thing: They enjoy singing and want to...
Writing the “Isolation Rag” – a composer reflects on his experience making music during...
Scott Wheeler, Emerson College
Scott Wheeler is a composer who teaches at Emerson College. In an interview with The Conversation, he explains how classical musicians...
Regal Cinemas’ decision to close its theaters is the latest blow to a film...
Matthew Jordan, Penn State
A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow.
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it would...
Yes, more and more young adults are living with their parents – but is...
Jeffrey Arnett, Clark University
When the Pew Research Center recently reported that the proportion of 18-to-29-year-old Americans who live with their parents has increased during...
How baseball’s first commissioner led a conspiracy of silence to preserve baseball’s color line
Chris Lamb, IUPUI
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America recently announced that it would remove former Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from...
