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Dissecting Conor McGregor's steep odds in boxing showdown

  • Written by Bill Zimmerman, Lecturer, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Pennsylvania State University

It seems to happen every few years: a boxing superfight briefly jolts the fringe sport back into the public consciousness.

But the latest mega match-up – between an undefeated boxer coming out of retirement and a celebrated mixed martial arts fighter who has never entered a professional boxing ring – is without precedent.

It’s...

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Anti-vaccination beliefs don't follow the usual political polarization

  • Written by Charles McCoy, Assistant Professor of Sociology, SUNY Plattsburgh
imageSigns from a protest in 2015 against a California bill that prohibits parents from using a religious exemption as a reason to not vaccinate their children. The bill became law. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

When health officials learned that the 2015 measles outbreak was caused by clusters of unvaccinated children, Americans once more wanted to...

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We should serve kids food in school, not shame

  • Written by Sarah Riggs Stapleton, Assistant Professor, Education Studies, College of Education, University of Oregon
imageAll students deserve a healthy lunch when they go to school.Africa Studio / Shutterstock.com

For the past several years, reports have surfaced about the “shaming” of students for outstanding school meal debts. These students, often from low-income families, are being publicly humiliated because they have unpaid debt in their school meal...

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The penny may be worthless, but let's keep it anyway

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
imageThe 16th U.S. president has graced the penny since 1909.AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Governments have long waged a war on cash in an attempt to curb terrorism and tax evasion. Their focus has typically been on eliminating large denominations, like Europe’s €500 bill or India’s 1,000 rupee note.

Two U.S. lawmakers have a much smaller...

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As climate change warms the Northeast, some snowshoe hares stay brown all year

  • Written by Duane Diefenbach, Adjunct Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Leader, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Pennsylvania State University
imageDenali National Park, Alaska.Tim Rains/NPS, CC BY

The quintessential image of a snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) is a pure white bunny – although it is a hare, not a rabbit – nestled in powdery snow, gazing out from under the overhanging branches of a balsam fir. I can almost see my breath and hear sleigh bells just thinking about it.

Bu...

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How noncompete clauses clash with US labor laws

  • Written by Raymond Hogler, Professor of Management, Colorado State University
imageJimmy John's tried to stop its workers from toiling for other sandwich makers. AP Photo/David Goldman

Most Americans with jobs work “at-will”: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship and vice versa. Either party may terminate the arrangement at any time for a good or bad reason or none at all.

In keeping with that...

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Arpaio pardon could encourage more civil rights violations

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
imageThen-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is joined by Joe Arpaio at a campaign event.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File

President Donald Trump may pardon Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who illegally used racial profiling to enforce immigration laws.

It’s true, Trump has the legal power to pardon pretty much anyone. But pardoning...

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How quantum mechanics can change computing

  • Written by Jonathan Katz, Director, Maryland Cybersecurity Center; Professor of Computer Science, University of Maryland
imageLooking inside a quantum computer.IBM Research, CC BY-ND

In early July, Google announced that it will expand its commercially available cloud computing services to include quantum computing. A similar service has been available from IBM since May. These aren’t services most regular people will have a lot of reason to use yet. But making...

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When 'man's best friend' feels more hate than love for an owner

  • Written by Nicholas Dodman, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Pharmacology and Animal Behavior, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
imageLet's just go our separate ways.anaxolotl, CC BY-NC

Everyone thinks that dogs worship their owners – viewing them as gods of some sort. While that may be true in the majority of cases, it isn’t always so. As a veterinarian who has focused on animal behavior and the human/canine bond for 30 years, I can confirm that sometimes, no matter...

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Why is climate change's 2 degrees Celsius of warming limit so important?

  • Written by David Titley, Professor of Practice in Meteorology, Professor of International Affairs & Director Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, Pennsylvania State University
imageWho set the guardrails on global temperature rise? Hydrosami, CC BY-SA

If you read or listen to almost any article about climate change, it’s likely the story refers in some way to the “2 degrees Celsius limit.” The story often mentions greatly increased risks if the climate exceeds 2°C and even “catastrophic”...

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  1. The best shot at overcoming vaccination standoffs? Having doctors listen to – not shun – reluctant parents
  2. UAW's loss at Nissan auto plant masks genuine progress for organized labor
  3. Here's a better vision for the US-Mexico border: Make the Rio Grande grand again
  4. Afghanistan is now officially James Mattis’ war
  5. For many in Puerto Rico, 'energy dominance' is just a new name for US colonialism
  6. Can corporate America afford to walk away from President Trump?
  7. Will CRISPR fears fade with familiarity?
  8. African-Americans fighting fascism and racism, from WWII to Charlottesville
  9. Some nerves: How loud noise may change hearing
  10. How should we protest neo-Nazis? Lessons from German history
  11. How the smartphone affected an entire generation of kids
  12. Can low doses of chemicals affect your health? A new report weighs the evidence
  13. Colleges need affirmative action – but it can be expanded
  14. Devil versus angel: When do they shift into action in the face of temptation?
  15. Google memo completely misses how implicit biases harm women
  16. Why lowering nicotine in cigarettes could change the course of health
  17. Warning signs of mass violence – in the US?
  18. Over the years, Americans have become increasingly exposed to extremism
  19. Are Islamic State recruits more street gang members than zealots?
  20. How religion motivates people to give and serve
  21. The Confederate statue debate: 3 essential reads
  22. Harvard study strengthens link between breast cancer risk and light exposure at night
  23. More states are allowing guns on college campuses
  24. Making driverless cars safe for people on foot
  25. Explaining polygamy and its history in the Mormon Church
  26. Curbing climate change: Why it's so hard to act in time
  27. Is Ryan Kelly's iconic photograph an American 'Guernica'?
  28. Charlottesville and the politics of fear
  29. How ancient cultures explained eclipses
  30. Why tourists go to sites associated with death and suffering
  31. Why state-level single-payer health care efforts are doomed
  32. Trump's rejection of national climate report would do more damage than exiting the Paris Agreement
  33. FirstNet for emergency communications: 6 questions answered
  34. How union stakes in ailing papers like the Chicago Sun-Times may keep them alive
  35. How much longer will Maduro's grip on power last? Look to the military
  36. How subversive artists made thrift shopping cool
  37. Disarming North Korea means making concessions
  38. How a British royal's monumental errors made India's partition more painful
  39. Are you lonesome tonight? Why we, like Elvis, turn to food for comfort
  40. Tracing the sources of today's Russian cyberthreat
  41. How parents can help their freshman teens cope with stress
  42. Trump's threat to withdraw from NAFTA may hit a hurdle: The US Constitution
  43. Bait and switch: Anchovies eat plastic because it smells like prey
  44. Does biology explain why men outnumber women in tech?
  45. Lest we forget: Children are watching this racism, violence and our reactions
  46. The hidden stories of medical experimentation on Caribbean slave plantations
  47. The legal threat to diversity on campus
  48. Are men seen as 'more American' than women?
  49. Why the US shouldn't start a trade war with China
  50. Total eclipse, partial failure: Scientific expeditions don't always go as planned