Tag: life & news
Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and...
Rohan Grover, American University and Josh Widera, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
When the Trump administration gave...
The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers,...
Andrew Edelblum, University of Dayton and Abby Frank, University of Oregon
“Sex sells” has been a mantra in marketing...
Singles’ Day is a $150B holiday in China. Here’s why I...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began...
America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these...
Jeff Kruth, Miami University and Tammy Schwartz, Miami University
For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable,...
Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what...
Serdar Yalçin, Macalester College
The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder...
Trump is changing student loan forgiveness rules – barring some public...
Jennifer L. Steele, American University
The Trump administration has tried to upend many facets of American life, and many...
What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of...
Doug Jacobson, Iowa State University
When millions of people suddenly couldn’t load familiar websites and apps during the Amazon...
25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us...
Justin St. P. Walsh, Chapman University
The International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
