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How to show gratitude to TSA workers

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute, and Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
Food donated for TSA workers who continue to work without pay.AP Photo/Keith Srakocic

TSA workers are usually among the least-liked government employees. But these days many travelers passing through airports are taking a moment to express their gratitude to the furloughed workers putting in their hours without pay as the partial government...

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Personal diplomacy has long been a presidential tactic, but Trump adds a twist

  • Written by Tizoc Chavez, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
Trump's historic meeting with North Korea dictator Kim Jung Un on June 12, 2018, in Singapore. Trump recently told a crowd that the two leaders 'fell in love.'Evan Vucci/AP Photo

President Donald Trump plans a second meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in February in what will be another example of Trump’s personal diplomacy...

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Inside the Kingdom of Hayti, 'the Wakanda of the Western Hemisphere'

  • Written by Marlene Daut, Associate Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia
An 1811 wood engraving depicts the coronation of King Henry.Fine Art America

Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther,” which recently became the first superhero drama to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, takes place in the secret African Kingdom of Wakanda. The Black Panther, also known as T’Challa, rules over this...

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Have you caught a catfish? Online dating can be deceptive

  • Written by Nicole Marie Allaire, Lecturer in English, Iowa State University
You should see the one that got away.FedBul/Shutterstock.com

On the internet, you can become anyone you want to – at least for a while. And though deception doesn’t fit well with lasting romance, people lie all the time: Fewer than a third of people in one survey claimed they were always honest in online interactions, and nearly nobody...

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Women are better than men at the free throw line

  • Written by Larry M. Silverberg, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

As basketball season comes into full swing, consider another competition – the one between the blue and pink teams.

The battle of the sexes is as old as time. It is the subject of conversation in any endeavor in which both men and women participate. And historically, when it comes to sports, the bragging rights often go to the men.

But, in a...

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We can't save everything from climate change – here's how to make choices

  • Written by Benjamin Preston, Senior Policy Researcher; Program Director, Infrastructure Resilience and Environmental Policy, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Climate change is increasing flooding caused by seasonal 'king tides' in Florida and other coastal areas. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

Recent reports have delivered sobering messages about climate change and its consequences. They include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C; the fourth...

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The Trump administration wants to tighten SNAP work requirements, bypassing Congress

  • Written by Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Human Sciences, North Carolina State University
Fewer people getting SNAP benefits can lead to more skipped meals.maradon 333/Shutterstock.com

The Trump administration wants to tighten even further longstanding restrictions on who is eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

The farm bill, which gets updated every five years or so, spells out who can participate in SNAP, the...

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Why paper maps still matter in the digital age

  • Written by Meredith Broussard, Assistant Professor of Journalism, New York University
Which is the right map for you?Icatnews/shutterstock.com

Ted Florence is ready for his family trip to Botswana. He has looked up his hotel on Google Maps and downloaded a digital map of the country to his phone. He has also packed a large paper map. “I travel all over the world,” says Florence, the president of the international board...

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Are microbes causing your milk allergy?

  • Written by Cathryn Nagler, Bunning Food Allergy Professor, University of Chicago
Millions of Americans suffer from food allergies.Albina Glisic/Shutterstock.com

In the past 30 years, food allergieshave become increasingly common in the United States. Changes to human genetics can’t explain the sudden rise. That is because it takes many generations for changes to spread that widely within a population. Perhaps the...

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Shutdown's economic impact is a forceful reminder of why government matters

  • Written by Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
One of the more visible impacts of the shutdown is garbage piling up in parks.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

As the United States endures the longest shutdown in its history, Americans are getting a taste of life without government.

The absence of some services are clearly visible, such as a buildup of trash at national parks or longer lines at airport...

Read more: Shutdown's economic impact is a forceful reminder of why government matters

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  2. Nazis and communists tried it too: Foreign interference in US elections dates back decades
  3. It's cold! A physiologist explains how to keep your body feeling warm
  4. Howard Thurman – the Baptist minister who had a deep influence on MLK
  5. A teen scientist helped me discover tons of golf balls polluting the ocean
  6. America's public schools seldom bring rich and poor together – and MLK would disapprove
  7. Martin Luther King Jr., union man
  8. What a 16th-century mystic can teach us about making good decisions
  9. Bison are back, and that benefits many other species on the Great Plains
  10. How Central American migrants helped revive the US labor movement
  11. Food is medicine: How US policy is shifting toward nutrition for better health
  12. What’s an index fund?
  13. Can genetic engineering save disappearing forests?
  14. Data breaches are inevitable – here's how to protect yourself anyway
  15. Is winter miserable for wildlife?
  16. 3 ways Trump could disrupt health care for the better
  17. Razor burned: Why Gillette's campaign against toxic masculinity missed the mark
  18. El juicio al Chapo evidencia por qué un muro no detendrá el tráfico de drogas entre México y Estados Unidos
  19. A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertilizer producers, not just farmers
  20. Trump's interpreters for Putin meetings face ethical dilemma
  21. In 'airports of the future,' everything new is old again
  22. The biggest nonprofit media outlets are thriving but smaller ones may not survive
  23. Want better tips? Go for gold
  24. El Chapo trial shows why a wall won't stop drugs from crossing the US-Mexico border
  25. Brexit: An ‘escape room’ with no escape
  26. Garbage collection in Syria is crucial to fighting the Islamic State
  27. States are on the front lines of fighting inequality
  28. New debit card for federal student loan borrowers could save money, but concerns linger
  29. Why victims of Catholic priests need to hear more than confessions
  30. Ulterior motives may lurk behind new debit card for federal student loan borrowers
  31. Trump's reference to Wounded Knee evokes the dark history of suppression of indigenous religions
  32. Leaders always 'manufacture' crises, in politics and business
  33. Toward a circular economy: Tackling the plastics recycling problem
  34. Many painful returns: Coping with crummy gifts
  35. Offices are too hot or too cold – is there a better way to control room temperature?
  36. Guatemala in crisis after president bans corruption investigation into his government
  37. The shutdown will harm the health and safety of Americans, even after it's long over
  38. How to train the body's own cells to combat antibiotic resistance
  39. Why do Muslim women wear a hijab?
  40. To preserve US national parks in a warming world, reconnect fragmented public lands
  41. Why privatizing the VA or other essential health services is a bad idea
  42. 3 reasons to pay attention to the LA teacher strike
  43. The Prohibition-era origins of the modern craft cocktail movement
  44. Memories of eating influence your next meal – new research pinpoints brain cells involved
  45. Change your phone settings so Apple, Google can't track your movements
  46. The 2019 government shutdown is just the latest reason why poor people can't bank on the safety net
  47. How one German city developed – and then lost – generations of math geniuses
  48. Chicago, New York discounted most public input in expanding bike systems
  49. Who are the federal workers affected by the shutdown? 5 questions answered
  50. Acute flaccid myelitis: What is the polio-like illness paralyzing US children?