How US gun control compares to the rest of the world
John Donohue, Stanford University
The Charleston murders have renewed the sporadic debates over whether gun control might have prevented this latest of tragedies.
To quote President...
Study: humans causing sixth extinction event on Earth
Gerardo Ceballos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Vitus Bering, the famous explorer, led perhaps the most ambitious scientific expedition ever in the 1730s. Commanding...
We need to change how and where we build to be ready for a...
Keith Krumwiede, New Jersey Institute of Technology
The human and economic losses resulting from extreme weather events during the last several years vividly demonstrate the...
Does Pixar’s Inside Out show how memory actually works?
Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College
Disney/Pixar’s newest film, Inside Out, tells the story of 11-year-old Riley and her difficulty dealing with a family move to...
Solar fuels: how planes and cars could be powered by the sun
Jonathan Scheffe, University of Florida
Solar energy is the world’s most plentiful and ubiquitous energy source, and researchers around the world are pursuing ways to...
What Apple’s new music streaming service will mean for underpaid songwriters
Peter K Yu, Texas A&M University
Earlier this month, Apple launched its long-awaited subscription-only music streaming service. Costing less than US$10 per month, Apple...
Obama and the N-word
Andra Gillespie, Emory University
The president said the N-word, and it became a top news story.
Now, it wasn’t the first time a president said the...
People on food stamps aren’t feasting on filet mignon
Christopher Dum, Kent State University
There is a popular myth that welfare recipients are using food stamps to purchase luxurious food items such as...
