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Even a government shutdown that ends quickly would hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce

  • Written by Gonzalo Maturana, Associate Professor of Finance, Emory University
imageThe U.S. government shut down on Oct. 1 after Congressional leaders were unable to strike a deal. Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

The U.S. government shutdown couldn’t come at a worse time for federal workers.

With a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed – sent home without pay until...

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Religion often shapes someone’s view of abortion – but what about a woman’s actual decision?

  • Written by Amy Adamczyk, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, City University of New York
imageA patient prepares to take mifepristone, the first of two pills, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., in 2022.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Many factors can shape how someone views abortion – gender, age and education, to name a few. Around the world, however, religious belief is the most powerful predictor...

Read more: Religion often shapes someone’s view of abortion – but what about a woman’s actual decision?

4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI

  • Written by Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University
imageIn 'Resident Evil,' the Red Queen is efficient and logical, but also indifferent to human life.Constantin Film

Artificial intelligence isn’t just a technical challenge. It’s a relationship challenge.

Every time you give a task to AI, whether it’s approving a loan or driving a car, you’re shaping the relationship between...

Read more: 4 films that show how humans can fortify – or botch – their relationship with AI

The science of defiance: A psychology researcher explains why people comply – and how to resist

  • Written by Sunita Sah, Professor of Management and Organizations, Cornell University
imageDefiance need not be aggressive or loud.Sergio Mendoza Hochmann/Moment via Getty Images

You’re in a meeting when your boss suggests changing a number to make the quarterly report look stronger. Heads nod. The slides move on. You feel a knot in your stomach: Do you speak up and risk being branded difficult, or stay silent and become complicit?

M...

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Personal scandals sink CEOs faster than financial fraud, research shows

  • Written by Michael Nalick, Assistant Professor of Management, University of Denver

A CEO’s canoodling with his company’s human resources chief – caught on the “kiss cam” at a Coldplay concert – madeglobalheadlinesthissummer. Beyond the memes and tabloid fodder, personal lives were shattered and a company was left in turmoil after its leader’s sudden exit.

The case, involving the AI firm...

Read more: Personal scandals sink CEOs faster than financial fraud, research shows

Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work

  • Written by Peter McGraw, Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
imageGoofing off at the office doesn't do you any good.Milan Markovic/E+ via Getty Images

How can you get ahead in your career and still enjoy the ride?

One solution offered in business books, LinkedIn posts and team-building manuals is to use humor. Sharing jokes, sarcastic quips, ironic memes and witty anecdotes, the advice goes, will make you more...

Read more: Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work

Banks retreat from climate change commitments – but it’s business more than politics

  • Written by David L Levy, Professor Emeritus of Management, UMass Boston
imageThe oil – and fossil fuel financing – continues to profitably flow.AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian

Another business-led effort to fight climate change is unraveling.

On Aug. 27, 2025, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance suspended its activities after several major U.S. and European banks backed out.

While most observers are blaming the strong...

Read more: Banks retreat from climate change commitments – but it’s business more than politics

Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people

  • Written by Li Li (李黎), Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State
imageRivers are also heating up as global temperatures rise.Darwin Fan/Moment via Getty Images

When you think about heat waves, you might picture sweltering cities, shimmering asphalt and unbearable summer afternoons. These heat waves dominate the headlines because we feel them directly.

Rivers, on the other hand, are often seen as cool refuges, places...

Read more: Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people

Why Argentina is looking to the Trump administration for a bailout − and what the US Treasury can do to help

  • Written by Arturo Porzecanski, Research Fellow, Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, American University
imageDone deal? U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Argentine counterpart Javier Milei during a bilateral meeting on Sept. 23, 2025.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump vowed to help out his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei on Sept. 23, 2025, a day after the U.S. administration said “all options” were on the table...

Read more: Why Argentina is looking to the Trump administration for a bailout − and what the US Treasury can...

How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not

  • Written by Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life, Albany Law School
imageDemonstrators protest the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show on Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like “God Hates the USA/Thank God for...

Read more: How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not

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  1. NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations
  2. Trump isn’t cutting Pell Grants, after all − but other changes could complicate financial aid for some students
  3. How a devastating grape pest is reshaping vineyards across Colorado’s Western Slope
  4. 2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar
  5. Detroit’s Gordie Howe bridge is poised to open as truck traffic between US-Canada slows – low-income residents are deciding whether to stay or go
  6. Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests
  7. From anime to activism: How the ‘One Piece’ pirate flag became the global emblem of Gen Z resistance
  8. Facing a shutdown, budget negotiations are much harder because Congress has given Trump power to cut spending through ‘rescission’
  9. Air quality analysis reveals minimal changes after xAI data center opens in pollution-burdened Memphis neighborhood
  10. What happens when AI comes to the cotton fields
  11. Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques
  12. Title IX’s effectiveness in addressing campus sexual assault is at risk − a law professor explains why
  13. Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable
  14. Politicizing federal troops in US mirrors use of military in Latin America in the 1970s and ’80s
  15. Some new drugs aren’t actually ‘new’ – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation
  16. Mindfulness won’t burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals
  17. Trump’s targeting of ‘enemies’ like James Comey echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover
  18. Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover
  19. Even as Jimmy Kimmel returns to the airwaves, TV networks remain more vulnerable to political pressure than ever before
  20. A Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger could give Trump even more influence over US media – shaping the news and culture Americans watch and stream
  21. Why can’t we feel the Earth moving?
  22. A Great Lakes oil pipeline faces 3 controversies with no speedy resolutions
  23. How Squishmallow collecting helped me cope with grief, make new enemies and find ‘villains’ worth studying
  24. TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store
  25. Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today
  26. How Philly anarcho-punks blended music, noise and social justice in the 1990s and 2000s
  27. Why are there so many protests? The US public is highly polarized, and that drives people to act
  28. Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump
  29. Palestinian statehood is winning major new supporters at UN – but symbolic action won’t make it happen
  30. UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
  31. UK, France and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen
  32. Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US
  33. Naming and categorizing objects is part of how young kids develop executive function skills – new research
  34. Suicide-by-chatbot puts Big Tech in the product liability hot seat
  35. Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students
  36. New website tracks how Pennsylvania’s $2.2B in opioid settlement funds is being spent
  37. The president as partisan warrior: Trump’s rejection of traditional presidential statesmanship
  38. More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines
  39. Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses – but community input will be key
  40. US touts collaborative plan to tackle Mexico’s drug cartels – but initiative is met with denial and mistrust south of the border
  41. Sourdough and submission in the name of God: How tradwife content fuses femininity with anti-feminist ideas
  42. How the spiritual sound of the shofar shapes the Jewish new year – a Jewish studies scholar explains
  43. A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data
  44. Scams and frauds: Here are the tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and cryptocurrencies
  45. 4 decades after the landmark book ‘Alone in a Crowd,’ women in the trades still battle bias – a professor-turned-welder reflects
  46. Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change
  47. Trump administration is threatening liberal foundations and nonprofits after Kirk’s death – but proving wrongdoing by any of them would be very hard
  48. Why Florida’s plan to end vaccine mandates will likely spread to other conservative states
  49. A cold shock to ease the burn − how brief stress can help your brain reframe a tough workout
  50. Bolsonaro conviction breaks Brazil’s record of handing impunity to coup plotters and may protect its democracy from military interference