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Textbook merger could create more problems than just higher prices

  • Written by Naomi S. Baron, Professor of Linguistics Emerita, American University
Textbook prices could rise higher if a planned textbook company merger goes through.Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com

Ever since Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education – two of the largest textbook publishers in the U.S. – announced plans to merge next year, fears have arisen that lack of competition in America’s textbook industry will...

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From smoking to vaping: Why do we abuse our lungs?

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Inam Rehman, manager of Jubilee Vape & Smoke Inc., vapes while discussing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo

Today’s growing toll of deaths and serious illnesses associated with vaping represents just the latest variation on an age-old theme: our...

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A digital archaeologist helps inaccessible collections be seen

  • Written by Davide Tanasi, Associate Professor of Digital Humanities, Department of History, University of South Florida
Davide Tanasi scans an artifact from the Farid Karam collection.Davide Tanasi, Author provided

The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.

Davide Tanasi is a digital archaeologist at the University of South Florida. He creates highly detailed 3D scans of archaeological artifacts that can be viewed online or used to create 3D...

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We're increasingly bombarded with choices – and it's stressing us out

  • Written by Thomas Saltsman, Senior Lab Director, Social Psychophysiology Laboratory, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
When trying to find a romantic match, we're often overwhelmed with options.Reddit/WittyRepost

Log onto Netflix, and you’ll be presented with a menu of nearly 6,000 titles. Create an OkCupid account, and you’ll have the chance to connect with 5 million other active users. Search for a new toothbrush on Amazon, and you’ll be...

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Fed’s rate cut signals a recession may be ahead – and it may not have enough ammunition to fight it

  • Written by Michael Klein, Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
The Fed's Jerome Powell keeps his cards close to his chest. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

The Federal Reserve seems a lot more concerned about the state of the economy than it’s been letting on.

The Fed lowered its target interest rate by a quarter point on Sept. 18, the second such cut since July – and the first reductions since the Great...

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'Chernobyl' shows how mass mobilizations saved Europe and doomed the Soviet Union

  • Written by Gregory R. Witkowski, Senior Lecturer of Nonprofit Management, Columbia University
Miners were among the many people the USSR deployed after the disaster.Liam Daniel/HBO

The HBO miniseries “Chernobyl” about the 1986 Soviet nuclear disaster has won over viewers and critics.

Despite taking some dramatic licenses, the show accurately portrays everyday life under communism in the Soviet Union, the gory effects of severe...

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Moscow’s municipal elections illustrate the growing political crisis in Russia

  • Written by Regina Smyth, Associate Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
An opposition activist holds the Russian Constitution during a protest in Moscow, Aug. 17, 2019 against the exclusion of some candidates from Moscow's upcoming election. AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruling party, United Russia, eked out a majority in the Moscow municipal legislature in elections on Sept. 8.

Wh...

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Youth climate movement puts ethics at the center of the global debate

  • Written by Marion Hourdequin, Professor of Philosophy, Colorado College
Young environmentalists are putting the ethical dimensions of climate change at the center of a global debate that has historically focused on politics, efficiency and cost-benefits analysis.AP Photo/Kin Cheung

Even if you’ve never heard of Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmentalist who crossed the Atlantic on a sailboat to...

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Reimagining eggshells and other everyday items to grow human tissues and organs

  • Written by Gulden Camci-Unal, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Are eggshells the next supermaterial for tissue engineers?icepkman/Shutterstock.com

Imagine you wanted to grow a blood vessel or kidney or liver outside the body. How would you get all the cells to stick together and form the correct three-dimensional structure?

That is just one of the many challenges of tissue engineering, a field with the broad...

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Video games can bring history back to life

  • Written by Bob De Schutter, C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Applied Game Design, Miami University
History can come alive.Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock.com

It is one thing to learn about history in a classroom. But as any visitor to a living museum or historic site can tell you, a fantastic way to learn is to make a personal connection.

In early 2019, media entrepreneur Mati Kochavi and his daughter Maya brought the stories of Eva Heyman, a...

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  3. How does the 'unidentified political object' that is the European Union really work?
  4. Malicious bots and trolls spread vaccine misinformation – now social media companies are fighting back
  5. Are conspiracy theories on the rise in the US?
  6. I researched Uighur society in China for 8 years and watched how technology opened new opportunities – then became a trap
  7. Fish larvae float across national borders, binding the world's oceans in a single network
  8. The 4 big questions that the next Israeli government will decide
  9. Wall Street is ignoring the omens of recession – here's why
  10. A quarter of US parents are unmarried – and that changes how much they invest in their kids
  11. Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos' billions for the homeless will relieve suffering but won't defeat homelessness
  12. Why Bill Maher is wrong about fat-shaming
  13. Lack of toothbrushing for seniors in nursing homes may sound gross, but it's a serious health risk
  14. Caribbean fish love catastrophic hurricanes
  15. Expanding direct democracy won't make Americans feel better about politics
  16. Is it even possible to connect '13 Reasons Why' to teen suicide?
  17. Reparations are essential to eliminating the substantial wealth gap between black and white Americans
  18. Cómo desarrollar el vocabulario de su niño: 7 formas
  19. How Congress turns citizens' voices into data points
  20. 3 countries where Trump is popular
  21. There's a way for modern medicine to cure diseases even when the treatments aren't profitable
  22. Flavored e-cigarettes sweetly lure kids into vaping and also mislead them to dismiss danger, studies suggest
  23. British troops massacred Indians in Amritsar -- and a century later, there's been no official apology
  24. At these colleges, students begin serious research their first year
  25. The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed to die
  26. The bizarre social history of beds
  27. Why Sikhs wear a turban and what it means to practice the faith in the United States
  28. Climate explained: why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth's climate
  29. A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide
  30. Why carbon dioxide has such outsized influence on Earth's climate
  31. The womb isn't sterile – healthy babies are born with bacteria and fungi in their guts
  32. Anti-vaccination mothers have outsized voice on social media – pro-vaccination parents could make a difference
  33. How a person vapes, not just what a person vapes, could also play a big role in vaping harm
  34. Why won't Democrats say they want government to solve problems?
  35. Top Democrats discussed 'Medicare for All' at Houston debate, but what about healthy food for all?
  36. Weinstein may be a monster, but the lawyers who enabled him are the real villains in #MeToo takedown 'She Said'
  37. How bankruptcy works for companies and creditors
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  39. Concussions and children returning to school – what parents need to know
  40. Free preschool, longer school days and affordable day care help keep moms in the paid workforce
  41. An artist's journey into the science of sweat
  42. A plan to monitor the mentally ill? History of mental illness and stigma provides insights
  43. Hotels play vital role in relief efforts when disaster strikes
  44. The problem with the push for more college degrees
  45. China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies
  46. How TV cameras influence candidates' debate success
  47. Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about
  48. Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts
  49. Want to reform America's police? Look to firefighters
  50. Historically black colleges give graduates a wage boost