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Cybersecurity's next phase: Cyber-deterrence

  • Written by Dorothy Denning, Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
imageCan we reduce the likelihood of digital attacks?Digital defense via shutterstock.com

Cyberattackers pose many threats to a wide range of targets. Russia, for example, was accused of hacking Democratic Party computers throughout the year, interfering with the U.S. presidential election. Then there was the unknown attacker who, on a single October...

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Why kids who have trouble behaving in preschool fall behind

  • Written by Janelle J. Montroy, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical Branch
imageWhat does it take for kids to be ready for school?Melanie, CC BY-NC

The landscape of early schooling is drastically changing. More and more children are attending school at an earlier age. At the same time, early childhood and kindergarten programs are increasing focus on academic content.

But are these children ready for school?

Most parents and tea...

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Trump trolls, Pirate Parties and the Italian Five Star Movement: The internet meets politics

  • Written by Andrea Ballatore, Lecturer in Geographic Information Science, Birkbeck, University of London

We blame the internet for a lot of things, and now the list has grown to include our politics. In a turbulent year marked by the U.K.‘s decision to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump, some have started to wonder to what extent the recent events have to do with the technology that most defines our age.

In the aftermath...

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Break out of your echo chamber: Technology arranges lunch with someone new

  • Written by Mohammad Ghassemi, Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
imageEating lunch together is increasingly a thing of the past – but it doesn't have to be.Luke Chesser

On average, Americans spend 50 minutes a day on Facebook. That’s a lot of online socializing. It’s also about the same amount of time workers take for their lunch break. Yet there’s not nearly as much socializing then: 65...

Read more: Break out of your echo chamber: Technology arranges lunch with someone new

Why OPEC's gambit to raise oil prices might not work

  • Written by Gürcan Gülen, Research Scientist, University of Texas at Austin

After months of speculation by oil market watchers, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) recently announced a six-month production cut of 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d) with the aim of driving up the price. It’s set to take effect on Jan. 1.

Saudi Arabia will be responsible for a little less than half of the total,...

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How learning a new language improves tolerance

  • Written by Amy Thompson, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of South Florida
imageWhy learn a new language?Timothy Vollmer, CC BY

There are many benefits to knowing more than one language. For example, it has been shown that aging adults who speak more than one language have less likelihood of developing dementia.

Additionally, the bilingual brain becomes better at filtering out distractions, and learning multiple languages...

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Celebrity voices are powerful, but does the First Amendment let them say anything they want?

  • Written by Shontavia Johnson, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Drake University
imageTaking a knee during the national anthem isn't risk-free in the NFL.AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File

When NFL player Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem, or the cast of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” confronts the vice president-elect, or the Dixie Chicks speak out against war, talk quickly turns to freedom of...

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Trump, carbon neutrality and the next phase of business sustainability

  • Written by Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and Education Director at the Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan
imageGoogle last week announced that it is on target to power its operations 100 percent by renewable energy, an example of businesses trying to change the energy system.Pixabay

The Trump administration appears to be moving in one direction on the issue of climate change with the appointment of climate skeptic Scott Pruitt to head up the Environmental...

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When nausea from pregnancy is life-threatening

  • Written by Marlena Schoenberg Fejzo, Associate Researcher in Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
imageWoman with IV image via www.shutterstock.com.

Most women experience some type of morning sickness during pregnancy, but some women develop a far more serious condition.

Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), which causes severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, affects as many as 3 percent of pregnancies, leading to over 167,000 emergency department visits...

Read more: When nausea from pregnancy is life-threatening

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