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School shootings prompted protests, debates about best ways to keep students safe: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Emily Costello, Deputy Editor, The Conversation US
Demonstrators in front of the White House call for greater gun control following the Feb. 14, 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida. bakdc/www.shutterstock.com

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2018.

If you look at the time stamp...

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How big bonuses for winning coaches became a tradition in college football

  • Written by Jasmine Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ursinus College

As college football bowl and playoff games unfold before a TV audience of millions, most of the attention will be on the final scores. Less is likely to be said about certain bonuses that the coaches get for their bowl and playoff appearances.

For instance, when the Fresno State Bulldogs defeated Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 15, the...

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Unmeltable chocolate and bean-to-bar: A cocoa expert highlights 3 sweet trends

  • Written by Kristy Leissle, Researcher & author, University of Washington, Bothell
Craft chocolate is on the rise.Artem Z/Shutterstock.com

‘Tis the season to eat chocolate. And for the chocolate industry, there’s nothing sweeter, since this is the time of year when it enjoys a spike in sales and, at least for some, rising profits.

Globally, chocolate and its source, cocoa, are in a moment of dynamism and change. In...

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Single doesn’t mean being lonely or alone

  • Written by Elizabeth Brake, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
More and more Americans are choosing to be single.mimagephotography/Shutterstock.com

As the holidays transition to the New Year, singles may face questions from friends and family: “When are you getting serious about dating?

In many families, seasonal festivities draw lines between who’s coupled and who’s not. Romantic partners are...

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It started with Nazis: Concerns over foreign agents not just a Trump-era phenomenon

  • Written by Bradley W. Hart, Assistant Professor of Media, Communications and Journalism, California State University, Fresno
The government's website for FARA.AP/Jon Elswick

A U.S. law used to fight Nazi propaganda that many experts saw as a historical relic has come back to life.

Businessmen Bijan Kian and Ekim Alptekin, once associates of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, were indicted on several counts of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act,...

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Single during the holidays? It doesn’t mean being lonely or alone

  • Written by Elizabeth Brake, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
More and more Americans are choosing to be single.mimagephotography/Shutterstock.com

As the holiday season starts, singles may face questions from friends and family: “When are you getting serious about dating?”

In many families, seasonal festivities draw lines between who’s coupled and who’s not. Romantic partners are...

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How Trump and Brexit united Europe

  • Written by Emanuel Deutschmann, Postdoctoral Researcher, European University Institute

Europeans across the English Channel are nervously watching Britain’s debate over Brexit, fearful of what the United Kingdom’s divorce from the European Union will mean for their decades-old economic and political bloc.

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Dec. 11 delayed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit plan, saying it would not...

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As the opioid epidemic continues, the holidays bring need to support those in grief

  • Written by Emily B. Campbell, Visiting Lecturer of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross
Listening to friends who are grieving can be more important than saying something. prostock_studio.Shutterstock.com

For all the warm memories and goodwill shared during the holiday season, for many it is a time of acute grief. The American opioid crisis is rightfully understood as the worst public health crisis in American history, killing over...

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More DREAMs come true in California: How tuition waivers opened doors for undocumented students

  • Written by Federick J. Ngo, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Undocumented students took advantage of tuition benefits they called for through the 2013 California DREAM Act.Santiago Canyon College

California decided to crack open the door to higher education a little more for undocumented students through the California DREAM Act.

In a new study of the impact of this 2013 policy, education researcher Samantha...

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David vs. Goliath: What a tiny electron can tell us about the structure of the universe

  • Written by Alexey Petrov, Professor of Physics, Wayne State University
By Royalty-free stock illustration ID: 134556248 AtomRoman Sigaev/ Shutterstock.com

What is the shape of an electron? If you recall pictures from your high school science books, the answer seems quite clear: an electron is a small ball of negative charge that is smaller than an atom. This, however, is quite far from the truth.

A simple model of an...

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