Kids need physical education – even when they can’t get it at school
Collin A. Webster, University of South Carolina
When I noticed my 12-year-old son was spending about seven hours a day doing his school work online...
A philosopher explains why dance can help pandemic-proof your kids
Aili Bresnahan, University of Dayton
“Ring around the Rosie, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!”
I grew up singing that refrain...
It can’t happen here – and then it did
Joe Saltzman, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
When Americans think of journalists attacked, arrested or imprisoned while doing their job,...
Mobile technology may support kids learning to recognize emotions in photos of faces
Yalda T. Uhls, University of California, Los Angeles
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
An essential social skill is...
Antibody injections could fight COVID-19 infections – an infectious disease expert explains the prospects
Dimiter Stanchev Dimitrov, University of Pittsburgh
Antibodies are part of us – literally.
We have billions of them in our bodies with a combined weight of...
Reflecting on the case of Cyntoia Brown – talking with the director of ‘Murder...
Dan Birman, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Cyntoia Brown walked out of prison in August 2019 after serving 15 years...
An ode to mac and cheese, the poster child for processed food
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
In January 2015, food sales at restaurants overtook those at grocery stores for the first time. Most thought this marked...
Dating over Zoom? Don’t be surprised if those online sparks fizzle in person
Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University
For those dipping their toes into the dating pool during stay-at-home orders, it’s been like swimming in a version of...
