The Paris Agreement:…
The Paris Agreement: the first local global environmental pact
David Cash, University of Massachusetts Boston
Nearly 200 national governments have committed to make cuts in greenhouse...
Hong Kong copyright battle…
Hong Kong copyright battle tests U.S. candidates' commitments to free speech
Peter K. Yu, Texas A&M University
Earlier this week, the Hong Kong legislature resumed...
The secret to all great art forgeries
Jeff Taylor, Purchase College State University of New York
In A Forger’s Tale – convicted forger Shaun Greenhalgh’s new memoir – Greenhalgh reveals that he...
A small Norwegian city might hold the answer…
A small Norwegian city might hold the answer to beating the winter blues
Kari Leibowitz, Stanford University
Many dread the approaching winter – the darkness, frigid...
Why stories matter for children’s learning
Peggy Albers, Georgia State University
Ever wondered why boys and girls choose particular toys, particular colors and particular stories? Why is it that girls want...
For pro athletes on the cusp of retirement, what psychological challenges lie ahead?
Maria Doelger Anderson, Boston University
Some of the biggest names in professional sports are facing retirement. David Ortiz and Kobe Bryant recently announced that they’ll...
Outlook for 2016: middle-class woes, hopeful on wages, the fear factor
Mechele Dickerson, University of Texas at Austin; Jay L Zagorsky, Ohio State University, and Thomas Kochan, MIT Sloan School of Management
Editor’s note: We asked...
What North America can expect from El Niño
Kevin Trenberth, National Center for Atmospheric Research
A major El Niño is under way now. It already has substantially influenced weather patterns around the...






















