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The WikiLeaks CIA release: When will we learn?

  • Written by Richard Forno, Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThe world is searching – will we protect ourselves?Graphic via shutterstock.com

This week’s WikiLeaks release of what is apparently a trove of Central Intelligence Agency information related to its computer hacking should surprise no one: Despite its complaints of being targeted by cyberattackers from other countries, the U.S. does a...

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Why Trump’s 'skinny' budget is already dead

  • Written by Roy T. Meyers, Professor of Political Science and Affiliate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The Trump administration is about to formally lay out its spending priorities for the country in its first budget proposal.

Some of the outlines are already out there, signaling a massive increase in military appropriations that will be offset by deep cuts to other discretionary spending, including foreign aid, the National Endowment for the Arts a...

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We don't need to double world food production by 2050 – here's why

  • Written by Mitch Hunter, Ph.D. Candidate in Agronomy, Pennsylvania State University

For decades, American agriculture has been a paragon of productivity, churning out record crops at a steady clip. We have exported both our farm products and our way of farming around the world, and global production has risen relentlessly.

Yet now there is concern that even this is not enough. The United Nations projects that the global...

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A look at the House health care plan through the lens of faith, hope and charity

  • Written by J.B. Silvers, Professor of Health Finance, Case Western Reserve University
imageHouse Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, with Greg Walden, R-Ore., right, and Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, unveiling the American Health Care Act on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Susan Walsh/AP

Since the debate leading to the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has taken on all the trappings of a religious battle, perhaps it would...

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Despite differences in culture, US and India fall short in childbirth in similar ways

  • Written by Neel Shah, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
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After eight years of practicing obstetrics and researching childbirth in the United States, I know as well as anyone that the American maternal health system could be better. Our way of childbirth is the costliest in the world. Our health outcomes, from mortality rates...

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How 'cannibalism' by breast cancer cells promotes dormancy: A possible clue into cancer recurrence

  • Written by Thomas Bartosh, Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University

Breast cancer death rates overall have steadily declined since 1989, leading to an increased number of survivors. But while breast cancer survivors are grateful their bodies show no trace of the disease, they still face anxiety. Breast cancer can and does return, sometimes with a vengeance, even after being in remission for several years.

By...

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Scientific theories aren't mere conjecture – to survive they must work

  • Written by Tom Solomon, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Bucknell University
imageThere wouldn't be statues acclaiming Darwin and his theory if it couldn't stand up to decades of testing.CGP Grey, CC BY

“The evidence is incontrovertible. Global warming is occurring.” “Climate change is real, is serious and has been influenced by anthropogenic activity.” “The scientific evidence is clear: Global...

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Here's why your gut instinct is wrong at work – and how to know when it isn't

  • Written by Gleb Tsipursky, Assistant Professor of History, The Ohio State University
imageShould she trust her gut or her head?Job interview via www.shutterstock.com

Let’s say you’re interviewing a new applicant for a job and you feel something is off. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but you’re a bit uncomfortable with this person. She says all the right things, her resume is great, she’d be a...

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Draining the swamp: A guide for outsiders and career politicians

  • Written by Carl Abbott, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Emeritus, Portland State University
imageIllustration titled, "If you want to get rid of mosquitos, drain the swamp that breeds them." (1909)Library of Congress

What do Ron Paul, Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump have in common? They’ve all promised to “drain the swamp” of Washington politics.

These ambitious “hydraulic engineers” rely on a phrase that...

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How to use digital devices this Lent for holy reflection

  • Written by Heidi A. Campbell, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
imageShould you be digitally fasting this Lent?Cellphone image via www.shutterstock.com

The season of Lent is upon us. This is a holy season for Christians who seek to identify with Jesus Christ’s 40 days of fasting as he prepared to be tested and later crucified. In order to identify with Christ’s self-sacrifice, Christians often join in a s...

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  2. Low-income girls often feel unprepared for puberty
  3. What fax machines can teach us about electric cars
  4. Famines in the 21st century? It's not for lack of food
  5. Trump's immigration executive orders: The demise of due process and discretion
  6. No doubt about it: smokefree laws cut heart attacks in big way
  7. Rape on campus: Athletes, status, and the sexual assault crisis
  8. Trump's revised travel ban still faces legal challenges
  9. Why artificial turf may truly be bad for kids
  10. How traditional medicine can play a key role in Latino health care
  11. New York 2140: A novelist's vision of a drowned city that still never sleeps
  12. How our morals might politically polarize just about anything
  13. Americans and Mexicans living at the border are more connected than divided
  14. Lessons in resistance from MLK, the 'conservative militant'
  15. Why Wall Street is like a used car lot
  16. America's broadband market needs more competition
  17. Communicating climate change: Focus on the framing, not just the facts
  18. Can the government save money by privatizing prisons, Medicare and other functions?
  19. What would Mark Twain think of Donald Trump?
  20. Tooth be told: Millions of years of evolutionary history mark those molars
  21. March Mammal Madness tournament shows the power of 'performance science'
  22. Why China may want to repair its fraught relations with the Vatican
  23. Are Puerto Ricans really American citizens?
  24. How Republicans and Democrats can both keep their promises on health care
  25. 'Alternative facts': A psychiatrist’s guide to twisted relationships to truth
  26. Our experiments taught us why people troll
  27. The truth about Obama's economic legacy and Trump's inheritance
  28. Why do some countries disapprove of homosexuality? Money, democracy and religion
  29. How to talk climate change across the aisle: Focus on adaptive solutions rather than causes
  30. Does empathy have limits? Depends on whom you ask
  31. Can Ben Carson use the power of HUD to make America happier?
  32. Trump's address to Congress: Expert reaction
  33. Edible marijuana: What we need to know
  34. Dealing with hate: Can America's truth and reconciliation commissions help?
  35. Japan's gender-bending history
  36. Reprintable paper becomes a reality
  37. Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson: More in common than just populism
  38. Culling sharks won't protect surfers
  39. How the NEA's measly millions keep America's museums alive
  40. America has not always been as welcoming to refugees as we think
  41. Do you know what the Affordable Care Act does? Here's a primer to help
  42. Can the black press stay relevant?
  43. The Democratic Party is facing a demographic crisis
  44. Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far
  45. Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy
  46. Why mass deportations are costly and hurt the economy
  47. Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?
  48. Who are the Sufis and why does ISIS see them as threatening?
  49. Safe and ethical ways to edit the human genome
  50. Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia