How a journalism class is teaching middle schoolers to fight fake news
Ed Madison, University of Oregon
Research last year out of Stanford University revealed that students – from middle schoolers to undergraduates – are easily duped...
Navigating the tricky waters of being a stepdad
Joshua Gold, University of South Carolina
The American family is evolving. Fifty years ago, a nuclear family of two biological parents and children was the...
In Tupac’s life, the struggles and triumphs of a generation
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar, University of Connecticut
Beginning June 16, moviegoers will be able to see the much-anticipated “All Eyez on Me,” the biopic of...
Can people ‘like me’ go to college? Inequality and dreams of higher ed
Daphna Oyserman, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Neil Lewis Jr., University of Michigan
The cost of college...
Do poor people eat more junk food than wealthier Americans?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University and Patricia Smith, University of Michigan
Eating fast food is frequently blamed for damaging our health.
As...
How Obamacare may morph into Medicaid
JB Silvers, Case Western Reserve University
The slow-motion consideration by Congress and the president to change the Affordable Care Act is likely to produce surprising...
How TV cultivates authoritarianism – and helped elect Trump
James Shanahan, Indiana University and Michael Morgan, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Many gallons of ink (and megabytes of electronic text) have been devoted to explaining...
Tourette syndrome: Finally, something to shout about
Michael Okun, University of Florida
Tourette syndrome is a mysterious medical curiosity that has puzzled doctors for more than a century. People who have it...
