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Why herd immunity may be impossible without vaccinating children against COVID-19

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageU.S. Census Bureau, CC BY-ND

It may be summer before children under 16 can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States. That’s a problem for reaching herd immunity quickly.

Children are a significant portion of the population – roughly 65 million are under the age of 16, making up 20% of people in the U.S. While children appear...

Read more: Why herd immunity may be impossible without vaccinating children against COVID-19

Indian farmers are a powerful force in Indian politics, and here's why their protests matter

  • Written by Surupa Gupta, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington
imageA large number of women have joined the protests against new farm laws in India.Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

For over two months, farmers in India have been on a largely peacefulprotest over three laws the Indian Parliament passed in September 2020 to liberalize how and to whom farmers can sell their produce.

Men and women,...

Read more: Indian farmers are a powerful force in Indian politics, and here's why their protests matter

Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

  • Written by Lucca Henrion, Research Fellow at the Global CO2 Initiative, University of Michigan
imageBendable concrete created at the University of Michigan allows for thinner structures with less need for steel reinforcement. Joseph Xu/University of Michigan College of Engineering

One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases out of the...

Read more: Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

Trump's acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
imageThe impeachment trial shows American democracy is in bad shape.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory for Trump, but it is a clear sign that democracy in the U.S. is in poor health.

As a constitutional scholar, I believe the United...

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Why the British abandoned impeachment – and what the US Congress might do next

  • Written by Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
imageThe impeachment trial of Warren Hastings in 1788.Library of Congress

Impeachment was developed in medieval England as a way to discipline the king’s ministers and other high officials. The framers of the U.S. Constitution took that idea and applied it to presidents, judges and other federal leaders.

That tool was in use, and in question,...

Read more: Why the British abandoned impeachment – and what the US Congress might do next

Single on Valentine's Day and happily so

  • Written by Elizabeth Brake, Professor of Philosophy, Rice University
imageSingle and happy on Valentine's Day/anandaBGD via Getty Images Collections E+

In this pandemic year, many Americans are focused on how to have a socially distanced romantic dinner or prepare the perfect date night at home.

There’s nothing wrong with celebrating romantic love, but the focus on such celebrations drowns out the voices of those...

Read more: Single on Valentine's Day and happily so

It's not just Trump – presidents and politicians have long shredded etiquette

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageA cartoonist's image of Sen. Charles Sumner's May 1856 beating by South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks. Wikipedia

Donald Trump has achieved something unique: He is the first and only president to face not one but two impeachments. But even though the U.S. Senate is still expected to exonerate him from charges that he incited the deadly Capitol...

Read more: It's not just Trump – presidents and politicians have long shredded etiquette

How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prison

  • Written by Erkmen G. Aslim, Assistant Professor of Economics, Grand Valley State University
imagePrison inmates hold a meeting on addiction in May 2016 at the York Community Reintegration Center in Niantic, Connecticut. John Moore/Getty Images, CC BY-SA

Many former inmates struggle with mental health and substance use disorders. Appropriate treatment for these illnesses can be what stands between successfully reintegrating into society and...

Read more: How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prison

COVID-19 has made Americans lonelier than ever – here’s how AI can help

  • Written by Laken Brooks, Doctoral Student of English, University of Florida
imageAIs are no substitute for human contact, but they can diminish loneliness.AP Photo/Frank Augstein

“How does that make you feel?”

In the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are missing a sympathetic ear. Would a response like that make you feel heard, less alone, even if it were a machine writing back to you?

The pandemic has...

Read more: COVID-19 has made Americans lonelier than ever – here’s how AI can help

Young Republicans split from Trump and GOP elders on US foreign policy: 3 charts

  • Written by Jonathan Schulman, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
imageIn a post-Trump era, the GOP must decide which of the former president's policies to keep – and which to scrap.Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

No matter the outcome of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Republican Party must now decide whether to maintain or abandon Trump-era policies during the...

Read more: Young Republicans split from Trump and GOP elders on US foreign policy: 3 charts

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  1. How US Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona can stop the teacher shortage
  2. US-educated foreign soldiers learn 'democratic values,' study shows – though America also trains future dictators
  3. 'The Mauritanian' rekindles debate over Gitmo detainees' torture – with 40 still held there
  4. The $4 trillion economic cost of not vaccinating the entire world
  5. How Apple and Google let your phone warn you if you've been exposed to the coronavirus while protecting your privacy
  6. How the gay party scene short-circuited and became a moneymaking bonanza
  7. Should I stay or should I go? Here are the relationship factors people ponder when deciding whether to break up
  8. Así es como tus bacterias y microbios pueden salvarte de enfermedades como el COVID-19
  9. For the birds? Hardly! Valentine's Day was reimagined by chivalrous medieval poets for all to enjoy, respectfully
  10. Investors swoon over Bumble's IPO – but what exactly is an initial public offering?
  11. John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to end slavery
  12. CDC says masks must fit tightly – and two are better than one
  13. Why you shouldn't eat out for Valentine's Day: An epidemiologist explains a few facts of life
  14. Bipartisanship in Congress isn't about being nice – it's about cold, hard numbers
  15. Polyamorous relationships under severe strain during the pandemic
  16. Public option in Biden plan could change the face of US health care
  17. New postage stamp honors Chien-Shiung Wu, trailblazing nuclear physicist
  18. We're building a vaccine corps of medical and nursing students – they could transform how we reach underserved areas
  19. The search for dark matter gets a speed boost from quantum technology
  20. Fighting school segregation didn't take place just in the South
  21. Liberals in Congress and the White House have faced a conservative Supreme Court before
  22. Tiny cacao flowers and fickle midges are part of a pollination puzzle that limits chocolate production
  23. Why are so many 12th graders not proficient in reading and math?
  24. Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic
  25. Sensores: así monitorean nuestros cuerpos y todo el mundo
  26. What the $25 billion the biggest US donors gave in 2020 says about high-dollar charity today
  27. Marjorie Taylor Greene and the death of the public political apology
  28. Evidence of an impending breakup may exist in everyday conversation – months before either partner realizes their relationship is tanking
  29. COVID-19 shows why it's time to finally end unpaid college internships
  30. Scientists at work: New recordings of ultrasonic seal calls hint at sonar-like abilities
  31. The SolarWinds hack was all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem and what can be done about it
  32. What exactly is the polar vortex?
  33. Mothers who earned straight A's in high school manage the same number of employees as fathers who got failing grades
  34. New steps the government's taking toward COVID-19 relief could help fight hunger
  35. Why a shootout between Black Panthers and law enforcement 50 years ago matters today
  36. Is the US Capitol a 'temple of democracy'? Its authoritarian architecture suggests otherwise
  37. Drake and Jake, Mountain Dew's millions and the Marvel Universe – which ads won the Super Bowl, and which fell flat
  38. Talking politics in 2021: Lessons on humility and truth-seeking from Benjamin Franklin
  39. Will the COVID-19 vaccine work as well in patients with obesity?
  40. No internet, no vaccine: How lack of internet access has limited vaccine availability for racial and ethnic minorities
  41. I analyzed all of Trump's tweets to find out what he was really saying
  42. The military coup in Myanmar presents opportunities to Buddhist nationalists
  43. Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans
  44. The hidden story of when two Black college students were tarred and feathered
  45. In mice, a mother’s love comes from the gut
  46. When dogs bark, are they using words to communicate?
  47. Of microbes and mothers – certain gut bacteria in mice can disrupt the mother-child relationship
  48. Slave-built infrastructure still creates wealth in US, suggesting reparations should cover past harms and current value of slavery
  49. Impeachment trial: Research spanning decades shows language can incite violence
  50. When Black kids – shut out from the whitewashed world of children's literature – took matters into their own hands