Big data makes it a bit easier to guess your next move.blackboard1965/shutterstock.comGood scientists are not only able to uncover patterns in the things they study, but to use this information to predict the future.
Meteorologists study atmospheric pressure and wind speed to predict the trajectories of future storms. A biologist may predict the...
Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. Plants on the Arctic tundra absorb mercury from the air, then transfer it to soil when they die.Paxson Woelber, CC BYScientists have long understood that the Arctic is affected by mercury pollution, but know less about how it happens. Remote, cold and seemingly pristine, why is such an idyllic landscape...
Read more: Mercury from industrialized nations is polluting the Arctic – here's how it gets there
Three of these smiling people undid U.S. consumer protections online.Federal Communications CommissionThe internet may be an international system of interconnecting networks sharing a rough global consensus about the technical details of communicating through them – but each country manages its own internet environment independently. As the...
A woman rallies for Doug Jones on Dec. 12. Jones defeated Republican
Roy Moore who was accused of sexual misconduct.AP Photo/John BazemoreRoy Moore’s electoral defeat in Alabama is an important victory for #MeToo.
Let’s recall that the allegations about his preying on teenagers came to light amidst a wave of #MeToo-inspired charges....
Teaching kids early can help.The resignation of three members of Congress – John Conyers, Al Franken and Trent Franks – should serve as a reminder to parents to talk to their children about sexual misconduct.
As a law professor with a focus on domestic and sexual violence, I know that the law alone does not deter sexual misbehavior....
Read more: A parent's guide to ending sexual harassment and assault
George Henry Durrie's 'Winter in the Country: A Cold Morning' (1861).Virginia Museum of Fine ArtsWhile Christmas playlists often include cheesy favorites like “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree” and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” there are also a handful of wistful tracks that go a little bit deeper.
Listen closely to...
As the dramatic and traumatic first year of the Trump presidency nears the finish line, with major legislative struggles over tax legislation and the budget, it is easy to overlook other important political events.
One such development is essential to both the tax reform package, which would be Trump’s only significant legislative achievement...
Read more: Trump's right about one thing: The US Senate should end its 60-vote majority
Autumn edible mushrooms, mostly Boletus edulis.www.shutterstock.com“Whatever dressing one gives to mushrooms…they are not really good but to be sent back to the dungheap where they are born.”
French philosopher Denis Diderot thus dismissed mushrooms in 1751 in his “Encyclopedie.” Today his words would be dismissed in...
More and more students at Harvard are examining their admission files to try to understand how they got in. The U.S. government is also plans to examine the files as part of a discrimination case filed by 63 Asian- American groups.Shutterstock.comAfter weeks of negotiation, Harvard University recently agreed to provide the Department of Justice...
More and more students at Harvard are examining their admission files to try to understand how they got in. The U.S. government is also plans to examine the files as part of a discrimination case filed by 63 Asian- American groups.Shutterstock.comAfter weeks of negotiation, Harvard University recently agreed to provide the Department of Justice...
Read more: You're not going to get accepted into a top university on merit alone
