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Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle

  • Written by Ross Channing Reed, Lecturer in Philosophy, Missouri University of Science and Technology
imageWhat we do in our free time says a lot about what makes us happy.Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images

In his powerful book “The Burnout Society,” South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in modern society, individuals have an imperative to achieve. Han calls this an “achievement society” in which we must...

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When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University

When business researchers analyze data, they often rely on assumptions to help make sense of what they find. But like anyone else, they can run into a whole lot of trouble if those assumptions turn out to be wrong – which may happen more often than they realize. That’s what we found in a recent study looking at financial data from...

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Football and faith could return to the Supreme Court – this time, over loudspeakers

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imagePrivate schools want to pray over the loudspeaker – at a public facility, during games run by a state association.John Coletti/Photodisc via Getty Images

With the start of another high school football season around the corner, a long-simmering dispute has heated up: prayers at games.

Kennedy v. Bremerton, the case of a high school football...

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Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action

  • Written by Masako Toki, Senior Education Project Manager and Research Associate, Nonproliferation Education Program, Middlebury
imageSupporters of nuclear disarmament, including Hibakusha, demonstrate in Oslo, Norway, in 2024.Hideo Asano, CC BY-ND

Eighty years ago, in August 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated by the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war. By the end of that year, approximately 140,000 people had died in Hiroshima and 74,000 in...

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National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources

  • Written by Sarah Diaz, Associate Professor of Recreation and Sport Management, Coastal Carolina University
imageA researcher collects water samples in Everglades National Park in Florida to monitor ecosystem health.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

The United States’ national parks have an inherent contradiction. The federal law that created the National Park Service says the agency – and the parks – must “conserve the scenery and the...

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The case that saved the press – and why Trump wants it gone

  • Written by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
imageDonald Trump wants to restrict journalists' ability to publish or broadcast critical stories.Mesh cube, iStock/Getty Images Plus

President Donald Trump is again attacking the American press – this time not with fiery rally speeches or by calling the media “the enemy of the people,” but through the courts.

Since the heat of the...

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For America’s 35M small businesses, tariff uncertainty hits especially hard

  • Written by Peter Boumgarden, Professor of Family Enterprise, Washington University in St. Louis

Imagine it’s April 2025 and you’re the owner of a small but fast-growing e-commerce business. Historically, you’ve sourced products from China, but the president just announced tariffs of 145% on these goods. Do you set up operations in Thailand – requiring new investment and a lot of work – or wait until...

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Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin

  • Written by Bill Smith, Ph.D. Candidate in Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
imageMerging black holes generate gravitational waves, which astronomers can track. SXS, CC BY-ND

Black holes are massive, strange and incredibly powerful astronomical objects. Scientists know that supermassive black holes reside in the centers of most galaxies.

And they understand how certain stars form the comparatively smaller stellar mass black...

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2 spacecraft flew exactly in line to imitate a solar eclipse, capture a stunning image and test new tech

  • Written by Christopher Palma, Teaching Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
imageThe solar corona, as viewed by Proba-3's ASPIICS coronagraph. ESA/Proba-3/ASPIICS/WOW algorithm, CC BY-SA

During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable to do at any other time.

The brightest part of the Sun is so bright that it blocks...

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If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?

  • Written by Harold Wallace, Curator, Electricity Collections, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
imageThis combined satellite image shows how Earth's city lights would look if it were night around the entire planet at once. White areas of light show cities with larger populations.NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@th...

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  1. Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss
  2. Fixing Michigan’s teacher shortage isn’t just about getting more recruits
  3. PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs
  4. Beyond brute strength: A fresh look at Samson’s search for intimacy in the Hebrew Bible
  5. Plantation tourism, memory and the uneasy economics of heritage in the American South
  6. The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  7. The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
  8. From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis
  9. Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia
  10. Quantum scheme protects videos from prying eyes and tampering
  11. Shingles vaccination rates rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but major gaps remain for underserved groups
  12. As wrestling fans reel from the sudden death of Hulk Hogan, a cardiologist explains how to live long and healthy − and avoid chronic disease
  13. Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there’s a good chance you’re not − and how you can find out for sure
  14. How FDA panelists casting doubt on antidepressant use during pregnancy could lead to devastating outcomes for mothers
  15. Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization
  16. What is personalized pricing, and how do I avoid it?
  17. Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality
  18. The quiet war: What’s fueling Israel’s surge of settler violence – and the lack of state response
  19. Roman Empire and the fall of Nero offer possible lessons for Trump about the cost of self-isolation
  20. Black teachers are key mentors for Philly high school seniors navigating college decisions
  21. US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China
  22. Malaysia confronts the realities of MAGA diplomacy and Trump’s brash ambassadorial pick
  23. More than 50% of Detroit students regularly miss class – and schools alone can’t solve the problem
  24. Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune
  25. Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions − an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it
  26. To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists are exploring new technologies
  27. China’s arrests of boys’ love authors does not equate to a ‘gay erotica’ crackdown
  28. Too many em dashes? Weird words like ‘delves’? Spotting text written by ChatGPT is still more art than science
  29. Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond
  30. Parents don’t need to try harder – to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care
  31. ‘AI veganism’: Some people’s issues with AI parallel vegans’ concerns about diet
  32. When socialists win Democratic primaries: Will Zohran Mamdani be haunted by the Upton Sinclair effect?
  33. Unpacking Florida’s immigration trends − demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population
  34. Sanctioning ghosts: Why US plans to hit Russia with fresh economic penalties will have little effect
  35. Light pollution is encroaching on observatories around the globe – making it harder for astronomers to study the cosmos
  36. It is becoming easier to create AI avatars of the deceased − here is why Buddhism would caution against it
  37. How wind and solar power helps keep America’s farms alive
  38. Why government support for religion doesn’t necessarily make people more religious
  39. Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors find healing and meaning through oral history project
  40. Due process: What it means in US law and its implications for migrant rights
  41. School shootings leave lasting scars on local economies, research shows
  42. Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading versus listening
  43. The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination - for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place
  44. Which wildfire smoke plumes are hazardous? New satellite tech can map them in 3D for air quality alerts at neighborhood scale
  45. Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale
  46. Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
  47. The 3 worst things you can say after a pet dies, and what to say instead
  48. Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions
  49. Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas
  50. Deportation tactics from 4 US presidents have done little to reduce the undocumented immigrant population