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Michelle Obama is a surprise textbook example of how women thrive and grow through adulthood

  • Written by Ruthellen Josselson, Professor of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University
Michelle Obama charted her own course, prioritizing what she values.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez MonsivaisThe individual story told in the former first lady’s bestselling memoir is emblematic of the best-case version of women’s development and fulfillment.Penguin Random House

Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” can be read in many...

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Data show how American mothers balance work and family

  • Written by Alexandra Killewald, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
Many American mothers say part-time work would be ideal. Halfpoint/shutterstock.com

Almost 70% of American mothers with children under 18 work for pay.

But motherhood remains disruptive for many women’s work lives. American women earn almost 20% less per hour than their male peers, in part because women disproportionately take responsibility...

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8 things you may not know about Leonardo da Vinci, on the 500th anniversary of his death

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Larger than life even 500 years ago, Leonardo's legend has grown over the centuries.Hunter Bliss Images/Shutterstock.com

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. Widely considered one of the greatest polymaths in human history, Leonardo was an inventor, artist, musician, architect, engineer, anatomist, botanist,...

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74 screens of legalese don't protect your data – here's a blueprint for new laws that could make a difference

  • Written by Fred H. Cate, Distinguished Professor and C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, Indiana University
Companies and governments have massive amounts of data about many people.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

All over the world, government officials are trying to figure out how to craft laws and regulations about privacy – especially for digital data and online activity. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation took effect in...

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The generals who challenged Netanyahu ran a campaign largely devoid of substance

  • Written by Guy Ziv, Assistant Professor, American University School of International Service

The close results of the April 9 Israeli elections, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the apparent winner, represent a missed opportunity for his centrist rivals.

As a foreign policy scholar who researches Israeli politics, I believe that perhaps the greatest irony of the election was the failure of Netanyahu’s challengers, the newly...

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Empathy is the secret ingredient that makes cooperation – and civilization – possible

  • Written by Arunas L. Radzvilavicius, Postdoctoral Researcher of Evolutionary Biology, University of Pennsylvania
What goes into all for one and one for all?Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com

Human societies are so prosperous mostly because of how altruistic we are. Unlike other animals, people cooperate even with complete strangers. We share knowledge on Wikipedia, we show up to vote, and we work together to responsibly manage natural resources.

But where do these...

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A country can never be too rich, too beautiful or too full of people

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior lecturer, Boston University
Trump isn’t the first to think a country can be full.Arthimedes/Shutterstock.com

“Our Country is FULL!” U.S. President Donald Trump recently tweeted.

He was referring to immigrants, but the rhetorical tweet begs the question: Can a country ever be full?

Economists like me have been arguing for centuries about the question but also a...

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How a 'hard' Brexit would harm US banks, carmakers and drug companies

  • Written by Elham Mafi-Kreft, Clinical Associate Professor of Business Economics, Indiana University
A 'hard Brexit' appears increasingly likely. AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

Nearly three years have passed since British voters chose to leave the European Union, a decision that created uncertainty and risks that have become a focal point of economic forecasters like me.

Yet the U.K. still doesn’t know what sort of Brexit it wants. Does the...

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A defeat on offshore drilling extends the Trump administration's losing streak in court

  • Written by Alejandro E. Camacho, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Land Environment, and Natural Resources, University of California, Irvine
A polar bear crosses ice In Alaska's Chukchi Sea area, where a recent court ruling bars the Trump administration from greenlighting offshore drilling.NOAA/OER/Hidden Ocean 2016:The Chukchi Borderlands

The Trump administration’s push to boost fossil fuel extraction has received a major setback. On March 29, Judge Sharon Gleason of the U.S....

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Fox News isn’t the problem, it’s the media’s obsession with Fox News

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
A security guard looks out of the the News Corp. headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, April 2017AP/Mary Altaffer

The American press seems fixated on Fox News and its owners, the Murdoch family.

Recently, The New York Times purported to explain “How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World.” This followed The New...

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