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When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet ‘bone music’

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
imageIn the Soviet Union, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by a sound recording device.Michelle Mengsu Chang/Toronto Star via Getty Images

When Western Electric invented electrical sound recording 100 years ago, it completely transformed the public’s relationship to music.

Before then, recording was...

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High electricity prices zapping your budget? Here are 5 ways to save

  • Written by Hannah Wiseman, Professor of Law, Penn State

Pennsylvania residents may get sticker shock when they see their electric bills this summer. Aging infrastructure, extreme weather, transmission bottlenecks and increased demand are sending electricity rates soaring.

Widespread rate hikes across the commonwealth started in December 2024 and are continuing in 2025. Rising prices are related to how...

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Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste

  • Written by Terence Musho, Associate Professor of Engineering, West Virginia University
imageBroken electronics still contain valuable critical minerals.Beeldbewerking/iStock/Getty Images Plus

When the computer or phone you’re using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens?

At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will toss aluminum into bins....

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Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving

  • Written by Jeanne Sinclair, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
imageMillions of Americans take high-stakes exams every year.Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/iStock via Getty Images

Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, even as the state spent billions of additional dollars on K-12 education.

I recently did a peer-reviewed deep dive into the test design documentation t...

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Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans

  • Written by Barbara J. Risman, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois Chicago
imageThe nonbinary flag, shown here on a pin, represents people who say 'man' or 'woman' does not describe their sense of self.Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez/Moment via Getty Images

Since his inauguration in January 2025, President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders that seek to limit federal recognition of transgender people. These orders...

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Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation US
imagePresident Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at West Point on May 24, 2025.AP Photo/Adam Gray

President Donald Trump’s speech at the graduation of the class of 2025 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point included segments that were clearly scripted and portions that were obviously not.

During the unscripted portions, Trump,...

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Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation US
imagePresident Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at West Point on May 24, 2025.AP Photo/Adam Gray

President Donald Trump’s speech at the graduation of the class of 2025 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point included segments that were clearly scripted and portions that were obviously not.

During the unscripted portions, Trump,...

Read more: Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads

Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100

  • Written by Tanya Olson, Associate Teaching Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThe iconic circle in the Grand Ole Opry stage. Who gets to stand in it?Timothy Wildey/Flickr, CC BY-NC

On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with Johnny and June Carter Cash leading the song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” After that final show, a...

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Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

  • Written by Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Michigan State University
imageModel Cities staff in front of a Baltimore field office in 1971.Robert Breck Chapman Collection, Langsdale Library Special Collections, University of Baltimore, CC BY-NC-ND

In cities across the U.S., the housing crisis has reached a breaking point. Rents are skyrocketing, homelessness is rising and working-class neighborhoods are threatened by...

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Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today

  • Written by Sarah Barringer, Ph.D. Candidate in English, University of Iowa

Several Republican-led states have restricted transgender rights: Iowa has signed a law removing civil rights protection for transgender people; Wyoming has prohibited state agencies from requiring the use of preferred pronouns; and Alabama recently passed a law that only two sexes would be recognized. Hundreds of bills have been introduced in...

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  3. Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls
  4. For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains
  5. Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios
  6. Europeans are concerned that the US will withdraw support from NATO. They are right to worry − Americans should, too
  7. Why some towns lose local news − and others don’t
  8. MAHA report on children’s health highlights harms of ultraprocessed foods – a food scientist explains the research
  9. Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students – 4 essential reads about their broader impact
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  11. 5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed
  12. Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school – but leaves it open for future challenges
  13. Can you upload a human mind into a computer? A neuroscientist ponders what’s possible
  14. Here’s how we figured the number of guns illegally trafficked from the US across the border to Mexico
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  16. US gun trafficking to Mexico: Independent gun shops supply the most dangerous weapons
  17. Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school − but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private
  18. US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand
  19. In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies − and it’s been a violent year
  20. How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women’s experiences
  21. From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals fight germs − how Mother Nature’s cure offers humans a lesson on fever
  22. Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy
  23. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
  24. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system
  25. Israelis have a skewed view on extent of Gaza’s hunger plight − driven by censorship and media that downplay humanitarian crisis
  26. NOAA’s 2025 hurricane forecast warns of a busy season – a storm scientist explains why and what meteorologists are watching
  27. WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next pandemic − but the US isn’t signing
  28. Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America
  29. At Cannes, decency and dress codes clash with fashion’s red carpet revolution
  30. Empathy can take a toll – but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength
  31. Work requirements are better at blocking benefits for low-income people than they are at helping those folks find jobs
  32. Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them
  33. A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration
  34. Lifecycle of a research grant – behind the scenes of the system that funds science
  35. FDA will approve COVID-19 vaccine only for older adults and high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
  36. What does it mean for Biden’s prostate cancer to be ‘aggressive’? A urologic surgeon explains
  37. Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions
  38. Russia’s invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy – 3 years on, that unanimity still holds
  39. Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits − and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure
  40. Too much sitting increases risk of future health problems in chest pain patients – new research
  41. Why your electricity bill is so high and what Pennsylvania is doing about it
  42. Rethinking engineering education: Why focusing on learning preferences matters for diversity
  43. Israel has promised ‘basic amount’ of food into Gaza − but its policies have already created catastrophic starvation risk for millions
  44. 19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
  45. Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than just being polite − the social benefits of psychological generosity
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