Choose your future: a new law aims to provide better support for skills development
V Scott Solberg, Boston University
Like many, my friend Paul stepped out of college and has struggled to find jobs with decent wages.
It is hard...
Social sciences are best hope for ending debates over climate change
Andy Hoffman, University of Michigan
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown described Senator Ted Cruz as unfit to run for office because of his “direct...
Bee battles: why our native pollinators are losing the war
Kelsey K Graham, Tufts University
As global commerce grows, the movement of goods is occurring at ever-faster rates. And with increased global trade comes...
Teens without smartphones encounter a new digital divide
Crystle Martin, University of California, Irvine and Mimi Ito, University of California, Irvine
In this digital age, we have assumed that smartphones and apps are...
A dark night is good for your health
Richard Stevens, University of Connecticut
Today most people do not get enough sleep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called insufficient sleep...
Corporate hostility to ‘religious freedom’ laws shows vital role of business pushing social issues
Edward L Queen, Emory University
Indiana and Georgia, two states whose policies have a history of being aggressively pro-business, recently found themselves in trouble with...
Airbnb, Uber opponents build barriers rather than compete, asking consumers to pay price
John Jordan, Pennsylvania State University
“It’ll never work.”
“It’s not trustworthy.”
“It’s not fair.”
“It’s illegal.”
For the last 20 years, this sequence of responses has become quite common...
From the Great Plains, Native American masterpieces emerged
Henry Adams, Case Western Reserve University
Curator Gaylord Torrence set an ambitious agenda for The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky – distill 2,000...
