4 reasons why we’ll never see another show like ‘Friends’
Martie Cook, Emerson College and Manuel Basanese, Emerson College
On Sept. 22, 1994, six telegenic 20-somethings frolicked in a fountain in front of credits that...
Textbook merger could create more problems than just higher prices
Naomi S. Baron, American University
Ever since Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education – two of the largest textbook publishers in the U.S. – announced plans to...
Is it even possible to connect ’13 Reasons Why’ to teen suicide?
Emily Lund, University of Alabama and Michael R. Nadorff, Mississippi State University
Netflix recently released the third season of “13 Reasons Why,” and the Salt...
At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year
Nancy Stamp, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Rat brains to understand Parkinson’s disease. Drones to detect plastic landmines. Social media to predict acts...
Concussions and children returning to school – what parents need to know
Susan Davies, University of Dayton
“Jamal” is a 16-year-old boy who sustained a concussion in a skateboarding accident in July. He was diagnosed in the...
Free preschool, longer school days and affordable day care help keep moms in the...
Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne; Liana C. Sayer, University of Maryland, and Stephanie Moller, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Women now account for half...
The bizarre social history of beds
Brian Fagan, University of California, Santa Barbara
Groucho Marx once joked, “Anything that can’t be done in bed isn’t worth doing at all.” You might...
Why your employer-sponsored insurance may ultimately not be good for you
Dana Goldman, University of Southern California
The Democratic presidential debates, which resume Sept. 12, have highlighted a deep disagreement over the future American health care...
