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All American presidents have lied – the question is why and when

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
imageCritics of President Joe Biden have accused him of lying. Most American presidents have been accused of deception.Win McNamee/Getty Images

Those who dislike a president tend to emphasize the frequency or skill with which he lies.

During the Trump administration, for instance, The Washington Post kept a running database of the president’s...

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The Ancient Greeks also lived through a plague, and they too blamed their leaders for their suffering

  • Written by Joel Christensen, Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
imageA painting by Nicolas Poussin titled 'The Athenian Plague' shows people dying of the plague.Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a scholar of ancient Greek literature, I have returned again and again to the Greek historian Thucydides to try understand the historical parallels to the American...

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Super Bowl ads turn up the volume on cryptocurrency buzz: 6 essential reads about digital money and the promise of blockchain

  • Written by Eric Smalley, Science + Technology Editor

Super Bowl 2022 was dubbed Crypto Bowl even before the game was played because of the advertising blitz cryptocurrency companies unleashed during the annual televised spectacle. The ads, featuring a bevy of celebrities and gimmicks, aimed to convince viewers that cryptocurrencies are the wave of the future.

Preying on FOMO – that is, the fear...

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For bullied teens, online school offered a safe haven

  • Written by Hannah L. Schacter, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University
imageBullying happened more during in-person school than when schooling was online.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Online school during the COVID-19 pandemic was hard on many teens, but new research Ico-authored has found a potential silver lining: Students were bullied less during remote instruction than while attending classes in person.

We learned this...

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Despite its disastrous effects, COVID-19 offers some gifts to medicine – an immunology expert explains what it can teach us about autoimmune disease

  • Written by Dario Ghersi, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageImmunologists are studying how the SARS-CoV-2 virus interacts with antibodies in the immune system. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

For all the misery that the pandemic has wrought, it has also opened up a vast storehouse of knowledge about medical issues beyond COVID-19. While it’s still too early to draw...

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Does scaring people work when it comes to health messaging? A communication researcher explains how it's gone wrong during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Written by James Dillard, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
imageThe film 'Don't Look Up' warns of the dangers of ignoring the findings of science.Marc Ward/Stocktrek Images via Getty Images

In the recent film “Don’t Look Up,” two astronomers learn that a comet is on track to collide with Earth and destroy human civilization. When they try to sound the alarm, all manner of obstacles get in...

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Canadian trucker protests show how the loudest voices in the room distort democracy

  • Written by Matthew Jordan, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
imageWhat happens when the voices of a few drown out the views of the many?Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

After Canadian truckers upset with vaccination mandates made their way to Ottawa, they parked their vehicles near Parliament and started making noise – lots of it – blasting their air horns day and night, disturbing the repose of citizens...

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African wild dogs cope with human development using skills they rely on to compete with other carnivores

  • Written by Scott Creel, Professor of Conservation Biology & Ecology, Montana State University
imageWild dogs are usually with their pack mates.Scott Creel, CC BY-ND

Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to protected areas like national parks. Within these limited areas, they must compete...

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Why $73 million Sandy Hook settlement is unlikely to unleash a flood of lawsuits against gun-makers

  • Written by Timothy D. Lytton, Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
imageSandy Hook families aimed to hold the makers of the guns used in the shooting responsible. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Families of the victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School reached a historic US$73 million settlement with gun-maker Remington Arms. The Feb. 15, 2022, deal marks the first time a firearms manufacturer has settled a...

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What drives sea level rise? US report warns of 1-foot rise within three decades and more frequent flooding

  • Written by Jianjun Yin, Associate Professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona
imageTidal flooding is creeping farther into coastal towns like Alexandria, Virginia.Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Sea levels are rising, and that will bring profound flood risks to large parts of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts over the next three decades.

A new report led by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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  2. Old statues of Confederate generals are slowly disappearing – will monuments honoring people of color replace them?
  3. Toshio Mori endured internment camps and overcame discrimination to become the first Japanese American to publish a book of fiction
  4. How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat
  5. Girls still fall behind boys in top scores for AP math exams
  6. Trust comes when you admit what you don’t know – lessons from child development research
  7. After the FDA issued warnings about antidepressants, youth suicides rose and mental health care dropped
  8. How recess helps students learn
  9. Why do people get diarrhea?
  10. Technology is revolutionizing how intelligence is gathered and analyzed – and opening a window onto Russian military activity around Ukraine
  11. First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to two children
  12. What do students’ beliefs about God have to do with grades and going to college?
  13. Physics and psychology of cats – an (improbable) conversation
  14. How Sylvia Plath’s secret miscarriage transforms our understanding of her poetry
  15. How Russia hooked Europe on its oil and gas – and overcame US efforts to prevent energy dependence on Moscow
  16. What is the ‘social cost of carbon’? 2 energy experts explain after court ruling blocks Biden's changes
  17. Whether up in smoke or down the toilet, missing presidential records are a serious concern
  18. In research studies and in real life, placebos have a powerful healing effect on the body and mind
  19. Your sense of privacy evolved over millennia – that puts you at risk today but could improve technology tomorrow
  20. 4 ways to help STEM majors stay the course
  21. This god shoots love darts – but no, it's not Cupid
  22. Supreme Court's ruling on Alabama voting map could open the door to a new Wild West of state redistricting
  23. Puerto Rico has a plan to recover from bankruptcy — but the deal won't ease people's daily struggles
  24. The advantages of museum philanthropy that builds staff diversity rather than new wings and galleries
  25. What the mythical Cupid can teach us about the meaning of love and desire
  26. The risk of concussion lurks at the Super Bowl – and in all other sports
  27. Heat waves hit the poor hardest – a new study calculates the rising impact on those least able to adapt to the warming climate
  28. How raising interest rates curbs inflation – and what could possibly go wrong
  29. What The Conversation talks about when it talks about football: 3 essential reads ahead of the Super Bowl
  30. How Joe Rogan became podcasting's Goliath
  31. The shameful stories of environmental injustices at Japanese American incarceration camps during WWII
  32. A brief history of the NFL, 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' the Super Bowl and their tangled saga of patriotism and dissent
  33. Inmates' hunger strikes take powerful stands against injustice
  34. In countries more biased against women, higher COVID-19 death rates for men might not tell an accurate story
  35. No-knock warrants, a relic of the 'war on drugs,' face renewed criticism after Minneapolis death
  36. What makes a fruit flavorful? Artificial intelligence can help optimize cultivars to match consumer preferences
  37. New research suggests modern humans lived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought, in Neanderthal territories
  38. Ski jump: Flying or falling with style?
  39. Partnering up can help you grow as an individual – here's the psychology of a romantic relationship that expands the self
  40. Pandemic-related school closings likely to have far-reaching effects on child well-being
  41. Disasters can wipe out affordable housing forever unless communities plan ahead – that loss hurts the economy
  42. Disasters can wipe out affordable housing for years unless communities plan ahead – the loss hurts the entire local economy
  43. Dogs can be trained to sniff out COVID-19 – a team of forensic researchers explain the science
  44. The Jan. 6 Capitol attacks offer a reminder – distrust in government has long been part of Republicans' playbook
  45. Japan's Shinto religion is going global and attracting online followers
  46. New evidence of discrimination against Black coaches in the NFL since 2018
  47. How Lourdes became a byword for hope
  48. The 50 biggest US donors gave or pledged nearly $28 billion in 2021 – Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates account for $15 billion of that total
  49. Olympic skiers and snowboarders are competing on 100% fake snow – the science of how it's made and how it affects performance
  50. What is 'legitimate political discourse,' and does it include the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol?