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Populist alliances of 'cowboys and Indians' are protecting rural lands

  • Written by Zoltan Grossman, Professor of Geography and Native Studies, Evergreen State College
A diverse coalition is resisting pipelines and other big projects.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The sea of red on recent election maps make it look like rural areas are uniformly populated by Republicans. And conventional wisdom suggests that those Americans are largely conservative populists who question many government regulations and do not...

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Why are there so many candidates for president?

  • Written by Hans J. G. Hassell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Florida State University

Seven Democratic presidential candidates gathered on national television early in the 1988 campaign to debate each other.

The field of candidates, derided by Republicans as the “Seven Dwarfs,” pales in comparison to the 24 Democratic candidates who have – at last count – declared their candidacy for president.

The seven...

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Doris Day was a sunny actress and a domestic violence survivor; are there lessons?

  • Written by Joan M. Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
Doris Day pictured in 1965.AP File/AP Photo

Hollywood legend Doris Day died May 13, 2019 at age 97 at her home in Carmel Valley, California. The beautiful, blonde singer turned actress was viewed by many as America’s wholesome girl next door. In the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, Day was a guaranteed motion picture box-office and...

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21 questions for today's college graduates

  • Written by James Glaser, Professor, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Tufts University
Students hug after a ceremony at Tufts University May 3. The ceremony celebrated 58 students who are the first in their family to receive a college degree.Anna Miller/Tufts University

Editors note: At a special ceremony for first-generation college graduates at Tufts University, James Glaser, dean of the school of arts and sciences, gave a...

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Laser of sound promises to measure extremely tiny phenomena

  • Written by Mishkat Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
The crests (bright) and troughs (dark) of waves spread out after they were produced. The picture applies to both light and sound waves.Titima Ongkantong

Most people are familiar with optical lasers through their experience with laser pointers. But what about a laser made from sound waves?

What makes optical laser light different from a light bulb or...

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Stiff muscles are a counterintuitive superpower of NBA athletes

  • Written by Philip Anloague, Chair and Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Dayton
What helps an athlete leap tall distances in a single bound?AP Photo/Tom Lynn

For most people, the term “stiffness” has negative connotations. When you wake up in the morning complaining of a “stiff back,” the remedy might include taking a hot shower, doing some yoga, swallowing aspirin, or visiting a physical therapist to...

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This commencement speech had nothing but questions

  • Written by James Glaser, Professor, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Tufts University
Students hug after a ceremony at Tufts University May 3. The ceremony celebrated 58 students who are the first in their family to receive a college degree.Anna Miller/Tufts University

Editors note: At a special ceremony for first-generation college graduates at Tufts University, James Glaser, dean of the school of arts and sciences, gave a...

Read more: This commencement speech had nothing but questions

A new type of laser uses sound waves to help to detect weak forces

  • Written by Mishkat Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology
The crests (bright) and troughs (dark) of waves spread out after they were produced. The picture applies to both light and sound waves.Titima Ongkantong

Most people are familiar with optical lasers through their experience with laser pointers. But what about a laser made from sound waves?

What makes optical laser light different from a light bulb or...

Read more: A new type of laser uses sound waves to help to detect weak forces

Why parents should think twice about tracking apps for their kids

  • Written by Joel Michael Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Are tracking technologies changing parenting?Trendsetter Images

The use of self-tracking and personal surveillance technologies has grown considerably over the last decade. There are now apps to monitor people’s movement, health, mindfulness, sleep, eating habits and even sexual activity.

Some of the more thorny problems arise from apps...

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New Gates-funded commission aims to put a value on a college education

  • Written by Nicholas Tampio, Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
A growing movement is forming to focus on the economic benefits of a college degree.Alex Oakenman from www.shutterstock.com

The Gates Foundation is poised to disrupt American higher education with a new Postsecondary Value Commission. As its name suggests, the commission aims to define the value of a college degree.

Among other things, the...

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