Why stretching is (still) important for weight loss and exercise
David Prologo, Emory University
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the value – or lack thereof – of muscle stretching to accelerate...
Why ‘Nigerian Prince’ scams continue to dupe us
Frank T. McAndrew, Knox College
With cryptocurrency fraud and IRS scams making headlines, I had thought Nigerian email schemes were a thing of the past,...
Arrested development: Can we improve cardiac arrest survival in hospitals?
Brahmajee Nallamothu, University of Michigan
Each July brings residents – recent graduates from medical schools – to the inpatient wards of major teaching hospitals across...
Why I use Harry Potter to teach a college course on child development
Georgene Troseth, Vanderbilt University
In an effort to find a more engaging way to present child development to new psychology students, I decided to use...
Why fewer kids work the kind of summer jobs that their parents used to...
Elliot Lasson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Back in the day, most teens had some sort of job lined up for the summer. For some,...
Why the Democrats’ new ‘debt-free’ college plan won’t really make college debt-free
Robert Kelchen, Seton Hall University and Dennis A. Kramer II, University of Florida
Rising student loan debt and concerns about college affordability got considerable attention...
Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows
Laura Frizzell, The Ohio State University; Sadé L. Lindsay, The Ohio State University, and Scott Duxbury, The Ohio State University
On Jan. 24, 2014, police...
New Mexico case should serve as wake-up call on school funding
Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina
A New Mexico trial court recently found that the state has been failing in its constitutional duty to...
