Tag: life & news
Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the...
Allissa V. Richardson, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
It has been five years since May 25, 2020,...
Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns...
Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino
Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to the country’s crucial...
Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where...
Edward Vicenzi, Smithsonian Institution; Christine France, Smithsonian Institution, and Thomas Lam, Smithsonian Institution
On a cool February morning in...
The use of federal troops to quell Los Angeles protests recalls...
Justin Randolph, Texas A&M University
President Donald Trump activated 4,000 National Guard troops on June 10, 2025, to quell...
Conflicted, disillusioned, disengaged: The unsettled center of Jewish student opinion after...
Jonathan Krasner, Brandeis University
As commencement season comes to a close, many campuses remain riven by the Israel-Hamas war....
Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain –...
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh
You stayed up too late scrolling through your phone, answering emails or watching just...
Protecting the vulnerable, or automating harm? AI’s double-edged role in spotting abuse
Aislinn Conrad, University of Iowa
Artificial intelligence is rapidly being adopted to help prevent abuse and protect vulnerable people...
RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific...
Santosh Kumar Gautam, University of Notre Dame
On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a...
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Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class
Jeremy David Engels, Penn State
“Namaste,” a common greeting in India and South Asia, has become a global cultural...
