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Wealthy Americans know less than they think they do about food and nutrition

  • Written by Sheril Kirshenbaum, Food@MSU, Michigan State University
Organic? Conventional? Genetically modified? Decisions, decisions.dawnfu

Socioeconomics play a significant role in attitudes about food – especially concerns about safety and purchasing behavior. And higher income doesn’t always correlate with informed choices. On the contrary, our research shows that affluent Americans tend to...

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The deaths of 76 Branch Davidians in April 1993 could have been avoided – so why didn't anyone care?

  • Written by Catherine Wessinger, Rev. H. James Yamauchi, S.J. Professor of the History of Religions, Loyola University New Orleans
Fire engulfs the Branch Davidian residence near Waco, Texas on April 19, 1993Ron Heflin/AP Photo

Twenty-five years ago, on February 28, 1993, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempted to execute a “dynamic entry” into the home of a religious community at Mount Carmel, a property 10 miles east of Waco, Texas.

David Koresh...

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How Facebook could reinvent itself – 3 ideas from academia

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Science + Technology Editor, The Conversation US
What will he decide to do?AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in front of Congress, following disclosures of personal data being misused by third parties, has raised the question over how and whether the social media company should be regulated. But short of regulation, the company can take a number of steps to...

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Supreme Court case tests weight of old Native American treaties in 21st century

  • Written by Monte Mills, Assistant Professor of Law & Co-Director, Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic, The University of Montana
Culverts installed for roads have led to a decline in salmon, which Northwest Indian tribes were ensured access to by treaty.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

On April 18, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Washington v. United States, which pits the state of Washington against the United States and 21 Indian tribes. The main question...

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Night owls may have 10 percent higher risk of early death, study says

  • Written by Kristen Knutson, Associate Professor of Neurology, Northwestern University
Night owls, or people who have a hard time waking up in the morning, face health risks as a result.aslysun/Shutterstock.com

Do you wake up bright eyed and bushy-tailed, greeting the sunrise with cheer and vigor? Or are you up late into the night and dread the sound of your alarm clock? We call this inherent tendency to prefer certain times of day...

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Facebook's social responsibility should include privacy protection

  • Written by Scott Shackelford, Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Director, Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance; Cybersecurity Program Chair, IU-Bloomington, Indiana University
Does this man understand how his company can be a responsible member of society?AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

In his congressional testimony, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg seemed to understand the importance of protecting both the security and privacy of Facebook’s 2.2 billion users. People in the United States have come to...

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Assassination in Brazil unmasks the deadly racism of a country that would rather ignore it

  • Written by Ana Míria dos Santos Carvalho Carinhanha, Lawyer and doctoral student, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

When Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, was shot to death in downtown Rio on March 14, her killing moved the world.

Protesters took to the streets in New York, Paris, Buenos Aires and elsewhere, pledging to continue Franco’s fight against racism, poverty, inequality and violence.

Elected in 2016 after serving 10 years on...

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Don't shoot: When Dallas police draw their guns, they usually choose not to fire

  • Written by Andrew P. Wheeler, Assistant Professor of Criminology, University of Texas at Dallas
Police recruits take a test at police headquarters in Dallas.AP Photo/LM Otero

The public has a right to question whether police are biased when they shoot and kill unarmed people of color.

To do this, the public needs data about when police shootings occur, but that kind of data isn’t collected nationally. That’s why several news...

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Resistance to school integration in the name of 'local control': 5 questions answered

  • Written by Erica Frankenberg, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Pennsylvania State University
The nation has struggled with school integration since school segregation was outlawed in 1954.AP

Editor’s note: The word “secession” is often used in reference to states or countries that wish to break off and form their own government. But here in the United States, there are communities that want to secede from their school...

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Lawyers keep secrets locked up – that’s why they get asked to do the dirty work

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
Attorney Michael Cohen was recently the target of an FBI raid. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Lawyers seem to at the center of lot of scandals lately.

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, whose office and hotel were raided by the FBI, is only the latest example. Harvey Weinstein’s law firm hired the private investigator who...

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  3. Rebuilding trust in the media from the bottom up
  4. Reading Zuckerberg’s face: What 3 key expressions from his testimony reveal
  5. Why remembering matters for healing
  6. To serve a free society, social media must evolve beyond data mining
  7. Should California winemakers be worried about China's tariffs?
  8. The law that made Facebook what it is today
  9. A school resource officer in every school?
  10. When presidents lawyer up: A brief history
  11. 3 research-based things a doctor says should be part of your weight loss efforts
  12. Bolivia is not Venezuela – even if its president does want to stay in power forever
  13. Women earn less after they have kids, despite strong credentials
  14. Stand up for science: More researchers now see engagement as a crucial part of their job
  15. Now that Russia has apparently hacked America's grid, shoring up security is more important than ever
  16. How you helped create the crisis in private data
  17. Stock investors on higher floors take more risks – here's why
  18. Why the label 'cult' gets in the way of understanding new religions
  19. Why can't Trump just take out Assad?
  20. Trump national security staff merry-go-round reflects decades of policy competition and conflict
  21. The Trump administration, slanted science and the environment: 4 essential reads
  22. Fragmented US privacy rules leave large data loopholes for Facebook and others
  23. From certain war to uncertain peace: Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement turns 20
  24. Remind us: What exactly is the National Guard?
  25. Brazil in political crisis over jailed president: 4 essential reads
  26. Porn 'disruption' makes Stormy Daniels a rare success in increasingly abusive industry
  27. Local media struggle to hold Sinclair accountable
  28. Mormonism's newest apostles reflect growing global reach
  29. Election security means much more than just new voting machines
  30. Why the extreme reaction to Obamacare could be the new normal in American politics
  31. Why nuclear fusion is gaining steam – again
  32. Goodbye Kepler, hello TESS: Passing the baton in the search for distant planets
  33. Why double-majors might beat you out of a job
  34. Why weather forecasters still struggle to get the big storms right
  35. Coral reefs are in crisis – but scientists are finding effective ways to restore them
  36. Why California gets to write its own auto emissions standards: 5 questions answered
  37. Paper trails and random audits could secure all elections – don't save them just for recounts in close races
  38. Rights of the dead and the living clash when scientists extract DNA from human remains
  39. Colombia's murder rate is at an all-time low but its activists keep getting killed
  40. For many US towns and cities, deciding which streets to name after MLK reflects his unfinished work
  41. How to deal with life's risks more rationally
  42. Government fuel economy standards for cars and trucks have worked
  43. Why is it so stressful to talk politics with the other side?
  44. American broadcasting has always been closely intertwined with American politics
  45. Understanding Facebook's data crisis: 5 essential reads
  46. Howard University student protest: 3 questions answered
  47. Stronger fuel standards make sense, even when gas prices are low
  48. Why China's soybean tariffs matter
  49. Sinclair-style employment contracts that require payment for quitting are very uncommon. Here's why
  50. Why the Christian right opposes pornography but still supports Trump