What’s behind phantom cellphone buzzes?
This is your brain on plugs.
'Brain' via www.shutterstock.comDaniel J. Kruger, University of Michigan
Have you ever experienced a phantom phone call or text? You’re convinced...
Why artificial turf may truly be bad for kids
Stuart Shalat, Georgia State University
If you want to get a soccer mom’s attention, bring up the subject of artificial turf, the preferred...
The transgender bathroom controversy: Four essential reads
Kaitlyn Chantry, The Conversation
Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to transgender issues in education.
On Feb. 22, President Donald Trump’s...
What makes a mountain, hill or prairie a ‘sacred’ place for Native Americans?
Rosalyn R. LaPier, Harvard University
For several months Native American protesters and others have been opposing the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The plans...
Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children
Marjorie Rhodes, New York University
How can modern parents raise the next generation to be free from corrosive gender and racial stereotypes? By the time...
What Plato can teach you about finding a soulmate
Firmin DeBrabander, Maryland Institute College of Art
In the beginning, humans were androgynous. So says Aristophanes in his fantastical account of the origins of love...
Universities around the world should share notes as they face the same challenges
Jimmy Volmink, Stellenbosch University
In 2016 I had the privilege of visiting four leading universities abroad. At KU Leuven in Belgium, Oxford in the UK...
Why Tinder is so ‘evilly satisfying’
Jeanette Purvis, University of Hawaii
In America, 60 percent of digital media consumption now occurs on mobile or tablet devices instead of desktop computers.
As...
