Tag: quick reads
How old is my pet in dog years or cat years?...
Jesse Grady, Mississippi State University
“Just how old do you think my dog is in dog years?” is a question I hear on a...
What is it about yawning?
Christine Calder, Mississippi State University
You know the feeling. It’s impossible to resist. You just need to yawn.
A yawn consists of an extended gaping of...
What is the WTO?
Stephen J. Silvia, American University School of International Service
President Donald Trump has made the World Trade Organization a frequent target.
Recently, he’s reportedly considering suspending...
A brief history of the s’more, America’s favorite campfire snack
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
This summer, 45 million pounds of marshmallows will be toasted over a fire in America. Many will be used as...
The public health benefits of adding offshore wind to the grid
Jonathan Buonocore, Harvard University
New plans to build two commercial offshore wind farms near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts have sparked a lot of...
What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the...
Why turning homelessness into a crime is cruel and costly
Joseph W. Mead, Cleveland State University and Sara Rankin, Seattle University
Increasingly, local laws punish Americans who are homeless.
By severely restricting or even barring the...
Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
Sharona Hoffman, Case Western Reserve University
On June 12, the American Medical Association announced that drug shortages pose an urgent public health crisis. This crisis...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
