Could this Dalai Lama be the last?
Sidney Burris, University of Arkansas
For Buddhists who follow his teachings, or to those who are simply drawn to his public message of kindness (“My...
Explainer: the mysterious dark energy that speeds the universe’s rate of expansion
Robert Scherrer, Vanderbilt University
The nature of dark energy is one of the most important unsolved problems in all of science. But what, exactly, is...
An economy focused solely on growth is environmentally and socially unsustainable
Luis I Prádanos, Miami University
Most world leaders seem to believe that economic growth is a panacea for many of society’s problems.
Yet there are many...
Explainer: how recovery high schools help kids with addiction
Lori K Holleran, University of Texas at Austin
The stories are all too common.
A popular high school football player was found dead not far from...
What happened to the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill? ‘Marine snow’ provides a...
Uta Passow, University of California, Santa Barbara
After the accident on the Deepwater Horizon platform five year ago in the Gulf of Mexico, an estimated...
Progressive social movements spurred Holocaust consciousness by helping survivors tell their stories
Arlene Stein, Rutgers University
Today, the destruction of European Jewry is widely recognized as a universal moral touchstone. A museum commemorating the destruction sits in...
How the brain reads music: the evidence for musical dyslexia
Jennifer Mishra, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Music education in the western world often emphasizes musical literacy, the ability to read musical notation fluently. But this...
Flashbulb memories – why do we remember learning about dramatic events so vividly?
Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College
It isn’t surprising that many Bostonians have vivid memories of the 2013 Marathon bombing, or that many New Yorkers have...
