Tag: health
Diets can do more than help you lose weight – they...
Adrienne Rose Bitar, Cornell University
Fad diets have long been brushed off as selfish, superficial quests to lose weight.
But if you study the actual content...
Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an...
Ashley Whillans, Harvard Business School
We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and...
Meet the foodies who are changing the way Americans eat
Joshua T. Beck, University of Oregon and Brandon Reich, University of Oregon
As residents of idyllic Eugene, Oregon, with its culture of local food, we...
Yoga isn’t timeless: it’s changing to meet contemporary needs
Jeremy David Engels, Pennsylvania State University
On June 21, on International Yoga Day, people will take out their yoga mats and practice sun salutations or...
3 vital ways to measure how much a university education is...
Mark S. Schlissel, University of Michigan; Michael H. Schill, University of Oregon, and Michael V. Drake, The Ohio State University
Editor’s note: Today we begin...
A history of loneliness
Amelia S. Worsley, Amherst College
Is loneliness our modern malaise?
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the most common pathology he saw during his years...
How Trump’s immigration enforcement could affect families and communities
William D. Lopez, University of Michigan
When immigration officers forcibly remove individuals from their homes, it impacts the psychological, emotional and economic well-being of their...
2015, the year the was: health and medicine
Jessie Schanzle, The Conversation
As we eye a brand new year, it’s good to look back and see what stories 2015 brought us. Here is...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
