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Imaginary athletes: Creating make-believe teammates, competitors and coaches during play

  • Written by Tracy Gleason, Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College
imageWhat would an imaginary companion add to a child's solo practice?Elkhophoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The coach, the specialized equipment, the carefully tailored exercise regimen – they’re all key to athletic performance. But imagination might be an unexpected asset when it comes to playing sports.

The idea that athletic achievement...

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Bangladesh sees small glimmers of economic hope a year after longtime autocrat ousted in people’s revolt

  • Written by Mohammad Elahee, Professor of International Business, Quinnipiac University
imageMuhammad Yunus steps into the political void.Sean Gallup/Getty Images

By the time a student-led protest movement erupted into a full-scale revolution in Bangladesh in July 2024, the country’s economy was already in free fall.

Years of rampant corruption, mismanagement and dwindling opportunities for young people – not to mention the brut...

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One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

  • Written by Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, University of Mississippi
imageMost tires are made of synthetic rubber that sheds particles of microplastics over time. Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Moment via Getty Images

Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go?

The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the...

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What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens

  • Written by Jennifer Duyne Barenstein, Senior Lecturer of Social Anthropology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
imageLocated in the Peñarol neighborhood of Montevideo, COVIMT 1 was the city's first mutual aid housing cooperative. It was founded by textile workers, who completed construction of the complex in 1972.Bé Estudio, CC BY-SA

More than 1.8 billion people lack access to adequate and affordable housing. Yet too few countries have taken...

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Generative AI is coming to the workplace, so I designed a business technology class with AI baked in

  • Written by Camille Banger, Assistant Professor in Business Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Stout
imageStudents pick up on AI-infused apps quickly, but generative AI appears to require more reflection on how to use technology.Hill Street Studios via Getty Images

The tech world says generative artificial intelligence is essential for the future of work and learning. But as an educator, I still wonder: Is it really worth bringing it into the...

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Methane leaks from gas pipelines are a hidden source of widespread air pollution

  • Written by Younes Ben Zaied, Full Professor in Finance, EDC Paris Business School
imageGas pipelines can be dangerous to human health even if people don't damage them by digging.Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Trump administration is decreasing the attention federal regulators pay to pipeline leaks. But leaks from natural gas pipelines don’t just waste energy and warm the planet – they can also...

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Emil Bove’s appeals court nomination echoes earlier controversies, but with a key difference

  • Written by Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
imageEmil Bove, Donald Trump's nominee to serve as a federal appeals judge for the 3rd Circuit, is sworn in during a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2025. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s nomination of his former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to be a judge on the United States...

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PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy

  • Written by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
imageCongress' cuts to public broadcasting will diminish the range and volume of the free press and the independent reporting it provides.MicroStockHub-iStock/Getty Images Plus

Champions of the almost entirely party-line vote in the U.S. Senate to erase US$1.1 billion in already approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called their...

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Dogs are helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows

  • Written by Kevin Morris, Research Professor of Social Work, University of Denver
imageStudies show that dogs help humans cope with stress.marcoventuriniautieri/E+ via Getty Immages

In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At the same time, a growing body of research is documenting the negative health consequences of...

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Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

  • Written by Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
imageDruze from Syria hug relatives from the Israeli Druze community before crossing the border in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on July 17, 2025.AP Photo/Leo Correa

A fragile ceasefire was put in place in southern Syria on July 19, 2025, after days of violence between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes that drew in government forces and prompted...

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