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The future of 'golf' may not be on the links

  • Written by Joshua Woods, Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
To play disc golf, all you need is 20 dollars for a couple of discs, and you're good to go.Jari Hindstroem

Could disc golf become more popular than ball golf by 2028?

Ask disc golfers and they’ll say, “You bet – our sport is growing like crazy.”

But for most Americans, the answer is, “What’s disc golf?” And...

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Before the fall: How oldsters can avoid one of old age's most dangerous events

  • Written by Matthew Lee Smith, Co-Director of Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging, Texas A&M University
Falls are the No. 1 cause of accidental death in people 65 and older and a major cause of disability. Photographee.eu/Shutterstock.com

Baby boomers, who once viewed themselves as the coolest generation in history, are now turning their thoughts away from such things as partying and touring alongside rock bands to how to they can stay healthy as...

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Big game days in college football linked with sexual assault

  • Written by Peter Siminski, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney
The revelry that comes with college football comes with a serious social cost.Sergey Nivens/www.shutterstock.com

It’s already known that students drink and party more on college football’s big game days. We found in a recent study that sexual assault also increases.

We are all economists with a keen interest in the interplay between risky...

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Hurricane kids: What Katrina taught us about saving Puerto Rico's youngest storm victims

  • Written by Alice Fothergill, Professor of Sociology, University of Vermont

The catastrophe that followed Hurricane Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20, 2017, affected all of Puerto Rico’s 3.3 million citizens.

Everyone lost power for weeks. Half of all Puerto Ricans went without electricity until Thanksgiving. Thirty-five percent celebrated Christmas in the dark. Several thousand would not see their...

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Destructive 2018 hail season a sign of things to come

  • Written by Samuel Childs, PhD Student in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
Icy hailstones can do major damage, depending where they land.AP Photo/Nati Harnik

As ominous skies moved overhead just after noon on Aug. 6, the small splash of a hailstone was heard in the pool of the bear exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. Moments later, a barrage of ice baseballs began falling from the sky, with one or...

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How many Americans really misuse opioids? Why scientists still aren't sure

  • Written by Joseph Palamar, Associate Professor of Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center
Defining opioids.Darwin Brandis/shutterstock.com

With rates of prescription opioid use disorder and opioid-involved overdose deaths on the rise, the U.S. opioid crisis appears to be continuing unabated.

Data on overdose and death are pretty reliable. But there’s still much that’s unknown about opioid misuse that doesn’t lead to an...

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Coal ash spill highlights key role of environmental regulations in disasters

  • Written by Brian J. Gerber, Associate Professor, College of Public Service and Community Solutions and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University
Environmental regulations generally improve communities' preparedness and resilience during disasters.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Heavy rains following Hurricane Florence has led to the release of toxic materials in North Carolina. A breached dam caused the shutdown of a power plant and the release of coal ash – the byproduct of burning coal...

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Why do so many people fall for fake profiles online?

  • Written by Arun Vishwanath, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Do you want to be friends with this person?Sasun Bughdaryan

The first step in conducting online propaganda efforts and misinformation campaigns is almost always a fake social media profile. Phony profiles for nonexistent people worm their way into the social networks of real people, where they can spread their falsehoods. But neither social media...

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Relaxed environmental regulations heighten risk during natural disasters

  • Written by Brian J. Gerber, Associate Professor of Public Service and Community Solutions and Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Arizona State University
Environmental regulations generally improve communities' preparedness and resilience during disasters.AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Heavy rains following Hurricane Florence have raised concerns over the release of toxic materials. Ash from coal-fired power plants stored at a landfill has spilled out and the state of North Carolina has said dozens of...

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Here's how Trump-era politics are affecting worker morale – and what managers can do about it

  • Written by Wayne Hochwarter, Professor of Organization Behavior, Florida State University
Politics are creating divides in the office.fizkes/shutterstock.com

Pundits are projecting this year’s midterm elections to be nasty, polarizing and “epic.”

They’re also expected to stress a lot of Americans out in every part of their lives. And that includes at the office.

I recently conducted a study on a broad range of...

Read more: Here's how Trump-era politics are affecting worker morale – and what managers can do about it

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  2. Memo to Kavanaugh's defenders: Passage of time doesn't erase youthful mistakes in the criminal justice system, especially for people of color
  3. El huracán María causó 2.975 muertos en Puerto Rico, pero gran parte del desastre pudo evitarse
  4. One big problem with how Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are spending a small share of their fortune
  5. The US has become a nation of suburbs
  6. Binge drinking and blackouts: Sobering truths about lost learning for college students
  7. How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbean
  8. Why women – including feminists – are still attracted to 'benevolently sexist' men
  9. What the season of fall – and science – teaches us about life and death
  10. With USB-C, even plugging in can set you up to be hacked
  11. Estas estrategias eficaces en redes sociales impulsan victoria de los políticos ‘anti-establishment’
  12. Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria
  13. Barriers for transgender voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections
  14. The migration of same-sex couples to the suburbs is shaping the fight for LGBT equality
  15. Sending help where it's needed most after disasters
  16. Trump should wage a war on waste instead of battling the world over trade
  17. Is apple cider vinegar good for you? A doctor weighs in
  18. 5 math skills your child needs to get ready for kindergarten
  19. The Mother of All Demos
  20. In 1968, computers got personal: How the 'mother of all demos' changed the world
  21. Yom Kippur: A time for feasting as well as fasting
  22. Researchers block cocaine craving and addiction with a special skin graft
  23. Cuba propone legalizar el matrimonio gay y las iglesias se atreven a salir en contra
  24. As Cuba backs gay marriage, churches oppose the government's plan
  25. Are today's white kids less racist than their grandparents?
  26. The science, skill – and luck – behind evacuation order calls
  27. Catastrophe overload? Read philosophers and poetry instead of headlines
  28. Federal funding for higher ed comes with strings attached, but is still worth it
  29. Digitizing the vast 'dark data' in museum fossil collections
  30. How the zebrafish got its stripes
  31. Rivers flood regularly during hurricanes, but get less attention than coastlines
  32. ¿Por qué sentimos el olor de la lluvia?
  33. Barrier islands protect coasts from storms, but are vulnerable too
  34. Nuclear reactors in hurricanes: 5 questions answered
  35. Immigrant detention in the US: 4 essential reads
  36. Can Jeff Bezos help the homeless? 4 essential reads
  37. Could coal ash be a viable source of rare-earth metals?
  38. Delacroix at the Met: A retrospective that evokes today's turmoil
  39. Battles over patriotism, Pledge of Allegiance in schools span a century
  40. Ground-level ozone continues to damage health, even at low levels
  41. Death count debates overshadow the real story: Hurricane Maria was partly a human-made disaster
  42. Study shows BPA substitutes may cause same health issues as the original
  43. Why hurricane forecasters can’t ‘politicize’ storm warnings even if they wanted to
  44. Miles de expertos en salud mental coinciden en el diagnóstico: Donald Trump es un peligro
  45. After a century, insulin is still expensive – could DIYers change that?
  46. For centuries, anonymous insider accounts have chipped away at ruling regimes – and sometimes toppled them
  47. Magnetic bacteria and their unique superpower attract researchers
  48. Lessons from White House disinformation a century ago: 'It's dangerous to believe your own propaganda'
  49. Want to help after hurricanes? Give cash, not diapers
  50. Why we love robotic dogs, puppets and dolls