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All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful

  • Written by Zachary del Rosario, Assistant Professor of Engineering, Olin College of Engineering
imageWhen engineers design things, they use models to predict how the things will work in the natural world. But all models have limitations. MTStock Studio/E+ via Getty Images

Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now infamous failure,...

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Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

  • Written by Cristina Bodea, Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University

Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy. And these banks have an extraordinary amount of power. By controlling the flow of money and credit in a country, they can affect economic growth, inflation, employment and financial stability.

These are...

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Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion

  • Written by Rosemary (Marah) Al-Kire, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington
imageA 2024 study examined how voters perceive claims that Christians experience widespread discrimination.JTSorrell/iStock via Getty Images Plus

President Donald Trump and members of his administration have long used allegations of anti-Christian discrimination as a rallying cry for supporters, arguing that policies and laws on issues like school prayer...

Read more: Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion

How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information

  • Written by William Wright, Postdoctoral Scholar in Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego
imageNeurons that fire together sometimes wire together.PASIEKA/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain stores many of these memories for years or decades.

But how does your brain...

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Patriots’ Day: How far-right groups hijack history and patriotic symbols to advance their cause, according to an expert on extremism

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageAnti-government protestors use the American flag to draw attention to their cause at a protest on Aug. 8, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio.Paul Becker/Becker 1999 via Flickr, CC BY

Patriots’ Day, a commemoration of the battles of Lexington and Concord – the first confrontations of the American Revolution – holds historical value as a...

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International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?

  • Written by Barnet Sherman, Professor, Multinational Finance and Trade, Boston University

The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detainingsome – and launched immigration enforcement actions on college campuses across the country. This has raised concerns among the more than 1.1 million international students studying at U.S. universities.

Headlines are filled...

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Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning

  • Written by Manas Gaur, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageDeepSeek's language AI rocked the tech industry, but it comes up short on one measure.Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

ChatGPT and other AI chatbots based on large language models are known to occasionally make things up, including scientific andlegal citations. It turns out that measuring how accurate an AI model’s citations are is a...

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Why people with autism struggle to get hired − and how businesses can help by changing how they look at job interviews

  • Written by Cindi May, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston

First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’ competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as appearance or handshake strength. While these snap judgments can be flawed, they often have a lasting impact. In employment,...

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Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change

  • Written by David J. Vogel, Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
imageRefrigerators were the target of the very first energy efficiency standards for appliances, back in 1974.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

President Donald Trump has said he wants to reverse decades of regulations about energy efficiency in American household appliances, claiming doing so will provide Americans with “freedom to choose”...

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Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech

  • Written by Michael Gregory, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University
imageFree speech requires freedom from fear and intimidation.AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

One of the first executive orders that President Trump signed after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, was titled Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship. The order accused the previous administration of having “trampled free speech rights by...

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  2. Is a ‘friend-apist’ what we really want from therapy?
  3. Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means
  4. How single-stream recycling works − your choices can make it better
  5. The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability
  6. Wide variety of old-growth ecosystems across the US makes their conservation a complex challenge
  7. Railways were essential to carrying out the Holocaust – decades later, corporate reckoning continues
  8. 200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history’s greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations
  9. Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in a fragmented media landscape
  10. Miami researchers are testing a textured seawall designed to hold back water and create a home for marine organisms
  11. Dark energy may have once been ‘springier’ than it is today − DESI cosmologists explain what their collaboration’s new measurement says about the universe’s history
  12. Giving cash to families in poor, rural communities can help bring down child marriage rates – new research
  13. Des Moines food pantries face spiking demand as the Iowa region’s SNAP enrollment declines
  14. Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows
  15. 25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising
  16. A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the US government
  17. Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA
  18. How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
  19. Educators find creative work-arounds to new laws that restrict what they can teach
  20. Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt
  21. The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US … or a load of old claptrap?
  22. On stage but out of the spotlight − the quiet struggle of being an opening act
  23. Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
  24. Cambodia’s haunted present: 50 years after Khmer Rouge’s rise, murderous legacy looms large
  25. Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits
  26. 401(k) plans and stock market volatility: What you need to know
  27. Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles
  28. Getting AIs working toward human goals − study shows how to measure misalignment
  29. Same-sex marriage is under attack by state lawmakers, emboldened by Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures and the Supreme Court’s willingness to overturn precedent
  30. Are twins allergic to the same things?
  31. How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US?
  32. ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits
  33. How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad
  34. Utilities choosing coal, solar, nuclear or other power sources have a lot to consider, beyond just cost
  35. Pennsylvania may be short 20,000 nurses by 2026
  36. In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand
  37. Companies will still face pressure to manage for climate change, even as government rolls back US climate policy
  38. Pikachu protesters, Studio Ghibli memes and the subversive power of cuteness
  39. Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
  40. AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works − here’s why they fool you and how to spot them
  41. Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago
  42. A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion – so why did many Christians blame Jews for centuries?
  43. White House plans for Alaskan oil and gas face some hurdles – including from Trump and the petroleum industry
  44. Pornography may be commonplace, but a growing body of research shows it causes lasting harm to the brain and relationships
  45. ICE can now enter K-12 schools − here’s what educators should know about student rights and privacy
  46. What the Supreme Court’s ruling on man wrongly deported to El Salvador says about presidential authority and the rule of law
  47. Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment
  48. Tax Day highlights the costs of single living – but demographics are forcing financial change
  49. Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers
  50. Race isn’t a ‘biological reality,’ contrary to recent political claims − here’s how scientific consensus on race developed in the 20th century