Kim Kardashian West and ecstasy: A reminder of the social dangers of the drug
Joseph Palamar, New York University Langone Medical Center
Kim Kardashian West, who has a reputation for disdaining alcohol, discussed her past use of the...
Betsy DeVos has little to show after 2 years in office
Dustin Hornbeck, Miami University
Despite widespread fear that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would dismantle the public system of education, she has failed to accomplish...
What big data can tell us about how a book becomes a best-seller
Albert-László Barabási, Northeastern University
The average American reads 12 or 13 books a year, but with over 3 million books in print, the choices they...
How anti-black bias in white men hurts black men’s health
Shervin Assari, University of Michigan
Researchers have documented “large, pervasive and persistent” racial inequalities in the U.S. Inter-group relations are among the factors that contribute...
Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
Vasudha Narayanan, University of Florida
In the Freddie Mercury biopic, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” there’s a scene in which a family member scolds Mercury.
“So now the family...
Preventing infant deaths: The ABCs of safe baby sleep
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
Just last week, I read an X-ray study of an infant who died while sleeping with a parent. I am a...
What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
Tobin Miller Shearer, The University of Montana
President Donald Trump presided over presidential turkey pardoning, a ritual that has been in place since 1989, when...
Virtual reality tours give rural students a glimpse of college life
Carol Cutler White, Mississippi State University
The first time that Nyah visited the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for a campus tour, there wasn’t...
