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Complex birdsongs help biologists piece together the evolution of lifelong learning

  • Written by Cristina Robinson, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
Vocal learning in birds is a lot like how people learn language.Alexandra Giese/Shutterstock.com

Bonjour! Ni hao! Merhaba! If you move to a new country as an adult, you have to work much harder to get past that initial “hello” in the local language than if you’d moved as a child. Why does it take so much effort to learn a new...

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The American Founders made sure the president could never suspend Congress

  • Written by Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
The signing of the U.S. Constitution.Architect of the Capitol

The British monarch has the right to determine when Parliament is in session – or, more to the point, when it is not.

Breaking with longstanding tradition, and possibly with the United Kingdom’s unwritten constitution, new Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II...

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7 tips on how to take better notes

  • Written by Kenneth A. Kiewra, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Research shows that students who take detailed notes do better in class.VGstockstudio/Shutterstock.com

In a graduate-level educational psychology course at Florida State University, my professor didn’t allow students to take notes. He reasoned that taking notes prevented students from reflecting on the lesson.

Yet, the professor also thought...

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In a world of cyber threats, the push for cyber peace is growing

  • Written by Scott Shackelford, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Director, Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance; Cybersecurity Program Chair, IU-Bloomington, Indiana University
A push for digital peace is growing around the world.Finchen/Shutterstock.com

Digital conflict and military action are increasingly intertwined, and civilian targets – private businesses and everyday internet users alike – are vulnerable in the digital crossfire. But there are forces at work trying to promote peace online.

It will be a...

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Evolution doesn't proceed in a straight line – so why draw it that way?

  • Written by Quentin Wheeler, Senior Fellow for Biodiversity Studies, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Evolution has no final endpoint in mind.Uncle Leo/Shutterstock.comA high school marching band’s T-shirt places a horn-playing Homo sapiens at the end of the evolutionary process.Brian Kloppenburg, Jordan Summers, Main Street Logo

Evolution doesn’t follow a preordained, straight path. Yet images abound that suggest otherwise. From museum...

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How American Christian media promoted charity abroad

  • Written by Heather D. Curtis, Associate Professor of Religion, Tufts University
An illustration from the Christian Herald showing famine-hit people in India.Courtesy of the Christian Herald Association, New York

Many religions urge their adherents to be charitable toward those in need.

Jesus directed his followers to sell their possessions and give alms to the poor. The Hebrew Bible instructed the Jews to provide generously...

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How to address America's lead crisis and provide safe drinking water for all

  • Written by Qi Bing, Ph.D. Student in Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy, University of California, Irvine
Warning signs in the Newark Health Department after the city learned that lead service lines to houses still were contaminating water. Seth Wenig/AP, CC BY-NC-ND

Since the Flint drinking water crisis erupted five years ago, Americans have realized that many cities and towns struggle to ensure safe water. Currently residents of Newark, New Jersey ar...

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The test that could save the life of a long-time smoker you know

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable death in the U.S. A test for long-time smokers might be able to detect lung cancer earlier, thereby saving lives. Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

A test called CT lung cancer screening could save the lives of tens of thousands of American smokers and former smokers every year, but only only 4% of those...

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