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Inequity takes a toll on your gut microbes, too

  • Written by Sue Ishaq, Assistant Professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Maine
Affluent neighborhoods have very different microbes from those in poor ones.Zentangle/Shutterstock.com

People worry about having access to clean water, power, health care and healthy foods because they are essential for survival. But do they ever think about their access to microbes?

Every day, humans encounter microbes - in air, water, soil, food...

Read more: Inequity takes a toll on your gut microbes, too

Robotics researchers have a duty to prevent autonomous weapons

  • Written by Christoffer Heckman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Both the hardware and software of commercial drones can be changed easily.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Robotics is rapidly being transformed by advances in artificial intelligence. And the benefits are widespread: We are seeing safer vehicles with the ability to automatically brake in an emergency, robotic arms transforming factory lines that were once...

Read more: Robotics researchers have a duty to prevent autonomous weapons

'Blue' space: Access to water features can boost city dwellers' mental health

  • Written by Jenny Roe, Professor of Design and Health and Director of the Center of Design and Health at the Architecture School, University of Virginia
Access to the shoreline is great, but what about places not on the coast?Béju (Happy City, Street Plan, University of Virginia), CC BY-ND

Officials are increasingly recognizing that integrating nature into cities is an effective public health strategy to improve mental health. Doctors around the world now administer “green prescriptions...

Read more: 'Blue' space: Access to water features can boost city dwellers' mental health

'The Mandela Effect' is the perfect film for our age of distrust and doubt

  • Written by Aaron French, PhD Candidate in the Study of Religion, University of California, Davis
Some are convinced that details from the past are being warped.Periscope Entertainment

You’ve likely used the internet to help you remember something, like a quote from a movie, only to discover the answer differed from what you had anticipated. Maybe you shrugged, telling yourself your memory was faulty, and went on with your life.

But what...

Read more: 'The Mandela Effect' is the perfect film for our age of distrust and doubt

Why Americans are staying put, instead of moving to a new city or state

  • Written by Thomas Cooke, Professor of Geography, University of Connecticut
A less common sight in the U.S. today.Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com

The story of America is one of moving.

A total of 13.6% of Americans today were born in another country, and most of us are descended from immigrants. This story of migration also includes moving within the country. Over the last 200 years, Americans have settled the...

Read more: Why Americans are staying put, instead of moving to a new city or state

Currency manipulation and why Trump is picking on Brazil and Argentina

  • Written by Farok J. Contractor, Distinguished Professor of Management & Global Business, Rutgers University
Trump says Argentina is intentionally weakening the peso. FJZEA/Shutterstock.com

President Donald Trump slapped new tariffs on Brazil and Argentina after accusing them of manipulating their currencies to boost exports.

It wasn’t the first time Trump has labeled another country a “currency manipulator” for supposedly meddling to...

Read more: Currency manipulation and why Trump is picking on Brazil and Argentina

At 70, is NATO still important? 5 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump meet the press at the 2019 NATO summit in London.AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

As the NATO summit begins in London on Dec. 3, it brings together leaders of the world’s most powerful military alliance, with 29 members on three continents. Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2019,...

Read more: At 70, is NATO still important? 5 essential reads

Climate, not conflict, drove many Syrian refugees to Lebanon

  • Written by Hussein A. Amery, Professor of International Studies, Colorado School of Mines
Refugees in the city of Qab Illyas in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley dig their own water wells.Hussein A. Amery, CC BY-ND

People who fled Syria in recent years are often viewed as war refugees because of the violence that has engulfed much of the country since 2011.

But those from the northern and northeastern parts of Syria may more accurately be viewed...

Read more: Climate, not conflict, drove many Syrian refugees to Lebanon

Faith made Harriet Tubman fearless as she rescued slaves

  • Written by Robert Gudmestad, Professor and Chair of History Department, Colorado State University
A portrait from 1868 of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz

Millions of people voted in an online poll in 2015 to have the face of Harriet Tubman on the US$20 bill. But many might not have known the story of her life as chronicled in a recent film, “Harriet.”

Harriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and eventually as an...

Read more: Faith made Harriet Tubman fearless as she rescued slaves

A quantum computing future is unlikely, due to random hardware errors

  • Written by Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oklahoma State University
Will quantum computers ever reliably best classical computers?Amin Van/Shutterstock.comArtist’s rendition of the Google processor.Forest Stearns, Google AI Quantum Artist in Residence, CC BY-ND

Google announced this fall to much fanfare that it had demonstrated “quantum supremacy” – that is, it performed a specific quantum...

Read more: A quantum computing future is unlikely, due to random hardware errors

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  2. The tricky ethics of Google's Project Nightingale, an effort to learn from millions of health records
  3. Invasive grasses are fueling wildfires across the US
  4. Pregnant women have a higher risk of delivering early on unseasonably hot days
  5. Eliminating food deserts won't help poorer Americans eat healthier
  6. What's the value of your dog's life, and why it matters
  7. Christmas tree shopping is harder than ever, thanks to climate change and demographics
  8. Curious Kids: How come Donald Trump won if Hillary Clinton got more votes?
  9. Why does the US pay so much for the defense of its allies? 5 questions answered
  10. Rating news sources can help limit the spread of misinformation
  11. Rick Perry's belief that Trump was chosen by God is shared by many in a fast-growing Christian movement
  12. Spinster, old maid or self-partnered – why words for single women have changed through time
  13. 'The Wall' cemented Pink Floyd's fame – but destroyed the band
  14. Treating HIV in the tiniest babies could have huge positive implications for their future
  15. How to pick the 'right' amount to spend on holiday gifts – according to an economist
  16. What the Trump administration gets right about hospital price transparency
  17. Students should learn about impeachment in school – here's how to make it work
  18. Are 'vaping' and 'e-cigarettes' the same, and should all these products be avoided?
  19. 5 ways Trump and his supporters are using the same strategies as science deniers
  20. Why support for the death penalty is much higher among white Americans
  21. You can join the effort to expose Twitter bots
  22. Why it seems like your friends have more to be thankful for
  23. Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings
  24. Are you as grateful as you deserve to be?
  25. What to do with those Thanksgiving leftovers? Look to the French
  26. Jimmy Hoffa disappeared – and then his legacy took on a life of its own
  27. Medical errors still harm too many people but there are glimpses of real change
  28. How to tell if your digital addiction is ruining your life
  29. Diabetic foot wounds kill millions, but high-tech solutions and teamwork are making a difference
  30. Political hashtags like #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter make people less likely to believe the news
  31. Why a measured transition to electric vehicles would benefit the US
  32. 5 years after Islamic State massacre, an Iraqi minority is transformed by trauma
  33. Syria military presence risks US credibility with world community
  34. Contrary to recent reports, Jupiter's Great Red Spot is not in danger of disappearing
  35. Thank fungi for cheese, wine and beer this holiday season
  36. Calling donors to thank them doesn't make them more likely to give again
  37. Donors need to stop pressuring nonprofits to pinch pennies
  38. How does a piece of bread cause a migraine?
  39. New College Scorecard could help students choose better colleges, but there's still room to improve it
  40. Kids may need more help finding answers to their questions in the information age
  41. What can you learn from studying an animal's scat?
  42. Israel’s West Bank settlements: 4 questions answered
  43. Brexit poses a dilemma for Northern Ireland's nationalists
  44. 2020 campaign shows the more women run, the more they are treated like candidates – not tokens
  45. How American anti-Semitism reflects the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of religious liberty
  46. Mothers in prison aren't likely to see their families this Thanksgiving – or any other day
  47. Protections against sexual misconduct on campus may end up stifling free speech
  48. Fight or switch? How the low-carbon transition is disrupting fossil fuel politics
  49. Cartel sieges leave Mexicans wondering if criminals run the country
  50. Do lockdown drills do any good?