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Science teachers sacrifice to provide lab materials for students

  • Written by Emily Cayton, Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University
Most science teachers spend $450 on lab materials their students wouldn't otherwise have.Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

Whatever salary the science teacher at your local public school makes per year, subtract US$450.

That’s how much money the typical middle and high school science teacher spends out of pocket each year on science lab...

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The science of the plot twist: How writers exploit our brains

  • Written by Vera Tobin, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University
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Recently I did something that many people would consider unthinkable, or at least perverse. Before going to see “Avengers: Infinity War,” I deliberately read a review that revealed all of the major plot points, from start to finish.

Don’t worry; I’m not going to share any of those spoilers here....

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Your shampoo, hair spray and skin lotion may be polluting the air

  • Written by Matthew Coggon, Research scientist, University of Colorado
Good for you, bad for the air?Gts/Shutterstock.com

Millions of Americans apply personal care products every morning before heading to work or school. But these products don’t stick to our bodies permanently. Over the course of the day, compounds in deodorants, lotions, hair gels and perfumes evaporate from our skin and eventually make their...

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Mad Magazine's clout may have faded, but its ethos matters more than ever before

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
The magazine taught its readers to never swallow what they're served.Nick Lehr/The Conversation via Jasperdo, CC BY-NC-ND

Mad Magazine is still hanging on. In April, it launched a reboot, jokingly calling it its “first issue.”

But in terms of cultural resonance and mass popularity, it’s largely lost its clout.

At its apex in the...

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What torching Iran deal says about US commitment to nuclear security

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Iranian demonstrators burn a picture of the U.S. President Donald Trump.AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal flies in the face of hundreds of inspections that showed Iran was meeting its end of the bargain.

It’s a move that many leaders in the international community opposed, including all...

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Paraguay elige un presidente que recuerda a viejos tiempos de dictadura

  • Written by Ignacio González Bozzolasco, Professor of Comparative Politics, Universidad Católica de Asunción

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Casi tres semanas después de que en Paraguay tuvieron lugar los comicios electorales para la elección de presidente, vicepresidente, el congreso y las gobernaciones, los resultados electorales siguen causando controversia.

El ganador de la jornada el 22 de abril – por una ajustada diferencia de apenas 3,7%,...

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Identifying with others who control themselves could strengthen your own self-control

  • Written by Sabine Doebel, Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado
If everyone else sticks with salad, maybe you will too.Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com

Is self-control something you can acquire, like a new language or a taste for opera? Or is it one of those things you either have or don’t, like fashion sense or a knack for telling a good joke?

Psychologist Walter Mischel’s famous results from the...

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Supreme Court to rule on your First Amendment right to silence

  • Written by Robert A. Sedler, Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University
The justices have previously ruled that the government cannot compel people to speak its message or associate with ideas they do not hold.www.shutterstock.com

New Hampshire’s state motto “Live free or die” is, for many residents, a stirring evocation of the independent spirit of colonial America.

But not all New Hampshirites agree...

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Trump's deregulatory record doesn't include much actual deregulation

  • Written by Stuart Shapiro, Associate Professor and Director, Public Policy Program, Rutgers University
Cutting red tape is a high priority, but the execution hasn't always led to results.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

One year ago, the Trump administration’s deregulatory push was in full swing. The administration was preparing a proposed rule to repeal the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation, and to delay and repeal the restriction of methane...

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Why the betrayal of Bill Cosby, Eric Schneiderman and other influential men is deeper than you think

  • Written by Hilary Jerome Scarsella, PhD Candidate, Vanderbilt University
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at a news conference in New York in 2016.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman resigned on Monday, May 7, hours after The New Yorker published an article in which four women accused him of physical abuse.

This came soon after the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and...

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