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Drilling deeper wells is a band-aid solution to US groundwater woes

  • Written by Debra Perrone, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
Micha Berry of the city of Fresno, Calif., which relies heavily on groundwater for its drinking water supply, repairs a groundwater well pump in 2013. AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka

With memories of the wettest U.S. spring on record still fresh, it seems strange to hear that in many parts of the nation, groundwater supplies – the water stored...

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Everything in Mecca gets 5 stars — and online reviews of other holy sites are wildly inflated, too

  • Written by Tom van Laer, Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney
Like any other travelers, Muslim pilgrims review their hajj trips on sites like TripAdvisor — usually with extreme enthusiasm.AP Photo/Khalil Hamra

For the millions of Muslims preparing to gather in Saudi Arabia on Aug. 9 for the hajj, an obligatory pilgrimage to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, planning is a major part of the process.

Back in...

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The facts on the US children and teens killed by firearms

  • Written by Marc A Zimmerman, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
Injuries from firearms are a leading cause of death for American children and teens.Whytock/Shutterstock.com

Injury is the leading cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents, accounting for over 60% of all deaths in this group.

Many of these deaths occur during fun, everyday activities, like swimming in the backyard pool or during a family car...

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The 'warspeak' permeating everyday language puts us all in the trenches

  • Written by Robert Myers, Professor of Anthropology & Public Health, Alfred University
It's a linguistic battlefield out there.Complot/Shutterstock.com

In a manifesto posted online shortly before he went on to massacre 22 people at an El Paso Walmart, Patrick Crusius cited the “invasion” of Texas by Hispanics. In doing so, he echoed President Trump’s rhetoric of an illegal immigrant “invasion.”

Think...

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Guns and mental illness: A psychiatrist explains the complexities

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Pres. Trump speaking on Aug. 5, 2019 about the mass shootings in El Paso, Tex. and Dayton, Ohio.Evan Vucci/AP Photo

President Donald Trump called for reform of mental health laws on the heels of two deadly shootings that claimed the lives of at least 31 people and left a grief-stricken country in disbelief.

The president, saying that “hatred...

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From across the globe to El Paso, changes in the language of the far-right explain its current violence

  • Written by Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Law enforcement officers walking to the scene of a shooting at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. AP/Rudy Gutierrez

The recent shooting attack in which a young white man is accused of killing 22 people in a Walmart in El Paso fits a new trend among perpetrators of far-right violence: They want the world to know why they...

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Space travel might fry your brain, causing permanent learning and memory problems

  • Written by Janet E. Baulch, Project Scientist in Radiation Oncology, University of California, Irvine
Outside Earth's protective atmosphere, there is nothing to shield astronauts from the dangerous cosmic radiation of space. NASA

During the course of a deep space mission, astronauts are routinely in various degrees of peril. Depending on which Hollywood sci-fi thrillers you choose, these intrepid explorers are at the mercy of malicious aliens,...

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Astronauts' brains are subject to long-lasting damage due to low dose space radiation

  • Written by Janet E. Baulch, Project Scientist in Radiation Oncology, University of California, Irvine
Outside Earth's protective atmosphere, there is nothing to shield astronauts from the dangerous cosmic radiation of space. NASA

During the course of a deep space mission, astronauts are routinely in various degrees of peril. Depending on which Hollywood sci-fi thrillers you choose, these intrepid explorers are at the mercy of malicious aliens,...

Read more: Astronauts' brains are subject to long-lasting damage due to low dose space radiation

Police are more likely to kill men and women of color

  • Written by Frank Edwards, Assistant Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University Newark
Activists rallied in New York City in July 2016 to protest police-involved shootings.a katz/Shutterstock.com

Michael Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, five years ago. Since then, U.S. police have killed more than 5,000 people.

Researchers and activists only know about these deaths because journalists do what the federal government...

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Stop blaming video games for mass killings

  • Written by Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
The research doesn't say what some lawmakers suggest every time there's a mass shooting.Fredrick Tendong/Unsplash, CC BY

In the wake of the El Paso shooting on Aug. 3 that left 22 dead and dozens injured, a familiar trope has reemerged: Often, when a young man is the shooter, people try to blame the tragedy on violent video games and other forms of...

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  5. Why do so many working class Americans feel politics is pointless?
  6. Understanding Christians' climate views can lead to better conversations about the environment
  7. Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change the face of tech
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  11. Puerto Ricans unite against Rosselló – and more than a decade of cultural trauma
  12. There's a dark political history to language that strips people of their dignity
  13. The White House is upending decades of protocol for policy-making
  14. An ambitious plan to stop the rise of superbugs
  15. Are shared e-scooters good for the planet? Only if they replace car trips
  16. Grudges come naturally to kids – gratitude must be taught
  17. As Herman Melville turns 200, his works have never been more relevant
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  19. The Muslim Hajj: A spiritual pilgrimage with political overtones
  20. Why isn't Stacey Abrams running? Because African Americans lose to incumbent governors and senators
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  22. Conspiracy theories and fear of needles contribute to vaccine hesitancy for many parents
  23. Fed rate cut bails out Trump for policies that are slowing the economy
  24. If Germany atoned for the Holocaust, the US can pay reparations for slavery
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  27. Political polarization is about feelings, not facts
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