Skin grafts for burns injuries can lead to crippling scars – a drug that...
Kellen Chen, University of Arizona
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
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...
There can be only one: giant squid is the singular king of the ocean
By Jan Strugnell, La Trobe University and Mark Norman, Museum Victoria
As many as 21 species of giant squid live and die under the surface...
Corporate hostility to ‘religious freedom’ laws shows vital role of business pushing social issues
Edward L Queen, Emory University
Indiana and Georgia, two states whose policies have a history of being aggressively pro-business, recently found themselves in trouble with...
Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short
Rachel A. Davis, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Imagine growing up tormented by fears and life-consuming rituals that...
There is a lot of antisemitic hate speech on social media – and algorithms...
Sabine von Mering, Brandeis University and Monika Hübscher, University of Duisburg-Essen
Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in...
Colorado curriculum kerfuffle showed activism can beat vested interests
By Mark Paige, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Students in Jefferson County, Colorado, popularly known as JeffCo, have learned an important civics lesson about their power...
Lots of people believe in Bigfoot and other pseudoscience claims – this course examines why
Craig A. Foster, State University of New York College at Cortland
Uncommon Courses is an...
