Why ‘woman’ isn’t Hillary Clinton’s trump card
Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, Vanderbilt University
At a recent rally on Roosevelt Island in New York City, Hillary Clinton remarked that she wanted the United States...
The global impact of air conditioning: big and getting bigger
Lucas Davis, University of California, Berkeley
With a heat wave pushing the heat index well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) through much of the...
Nice attack: France’s social fabric frays
Simon Reich, Rutgers University Newark
Last night, we sat toasting Bastille Day, and watching a glorious fireworks display at the Eiffel Tower from our...
Sea turtle ‘hitchhikers’ could play an important role in conservation<
Nathan Jack Robinson, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
Many ancient cultures once believed that the world rested on the back of a giant sea turtle....
Why public health worries don’t have to ruin your cookie doughWhy public health worries...
Brian Zikmund-Fisher, University of Michigan
The following three statements are all true: Eating cookie dough can be dangerous, even after we’ve dealt with any raw...
How Twitter gives scientists a window into human happiness and health
Lewis Mitchell, University of Adelaide
Since its public launch 10 years ago, Twitter has been used as a social networking platform among friends, an instant...
Can technology help fashion clean up its act?
Suzanne Mancini, Rhode Island School of Design
Chemical waste, mass production and consumerism are all byproducts of an industrialized global economy.
The fashion industry is no...
After Supreme Court’s Fisher decision: what we need to know about race-neutral policies
Liliana M Garces, Pennsylvania State University
On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a race-conscious post-secondary admissions policy at the...



















