Tag: Holidays
How much candy do Americans eat in a whole year?
Rahel Mathews, Mississippi State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
To tree, or not to tree? How Jewish-Christian families navigate the...
Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder
Traditionally, for Christian-Jewish families – or at least in writing about them –...
The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a...
Simple safety tips for trick-or-treating after Fauci greenlighted Halloween 2021
Meg Sorg, Purdue University
The air is getting chillier, pumpkins are perched on porches and kids across the country...
How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according...
Matthew McMahan, Emerson College
The first Christmas card was, perhaps predictably, one of good cheer. The concept is commonly credited to Sir Henry Cole, the...
Granny’s on Instagram! In the COVID-19 era, older adults see time...
Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University
Time in the era of COVID-19 has taken on new meaning. “Blursday” is the new time word of the...
Why we’re so bad at counting the calories we eat, drink...
Kaitlin Woolley, Cornell University and Peggy Liu, University of Pittsburgh
People often eat more than usual around the holidays – and this year more than...
How to host a safe holiday meal during coronavirus – an...
Melissa Hawkins, American University
Like many people in this unusual year, I am adjusting my family’s holiday plans so that we can all be safe...
EXPLORING NATURE
Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...
Moones Alamooti, University of North Dakota
As energy use rises and the planet warms, you might have dreamed of...
