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Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well

  • Written by Elaine Howard Ecklund, Professor of Sociology and Director of The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University
imageA sense of calling can provide workers a feeling of higher purpose in their jobs.megaflopp/Getty Images

Many Americans – especially young adults – want to do work that feels meaningful. Creating meaning for oneself may be especially important as fewer workplaces provide good pay and benefits to their employees.

Those who are religious...

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A Western-imposed peace deal in Ukraine risks feeding Russia’s hunger for land – as it did with Serbia

  • Written by Elis Vllasi, Senior Research Associate & Lecturer in National Security & Foreign Affairs, University of Tennessee
imageA woman with flowers walks past a building fortified with sandbags in the Podil neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

The conflict in Ukraine will soon be heading into its third year with no sign of a ceasefire. Yet it is becoming increasingly clear that many in the West are growing impatientwith the emerged stalemate and reluctant to...

Read more: A Western-imposed peace deal in Ukraine risks feeding Russia’s hunger for land – as it did with...

‘Strife in the courtroom’ − a former federal judge discusses Trump’s second trial for defaming E. Jean Carroll

  • Written by John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
imageJudge Lewis Kaplan, right, admonishes Donald Trump and his attorney Alina Habba in court.Elizabeth Williams/AP

Former President Donald Trump is in court again, this time in his second trial for defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll. In the first trial, which ended in May 2023, a federal jury found Trump had “sexually abused” her and...

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Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right

  • Written by João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University
imageOld media, meet new.Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

On Dec. 27, 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that the company committed willful copyright infringement through its generative AI tool ChatGPT. The Times claimed both that ChatGPT was unlawfully trained on vast amounts of text from its articles...

Read more: Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be...

Ice storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’

  • Written by Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
imageRain or snow? As global temperatures rise, cities accustomed to snowy winters will see more rain and ice storms during the winter months.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

One of the most robust measures of Earth’s changing climate is that winter is warming more quickly than other seasons. The cascade of changes it brings, including ice storms and...

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Nazi genocides of Jews and Roma were entangled from the start – and so are their efforts at Holocaust remembrance today

  • Written by Ari Joskowicz, Associate Professor of History, Jewish Studies and European Studies, Vanderbilt University
imageFranz Roselbach, a Roma survivor of the Holocaust who was sent to Auschwitz when he was 15, attends a ceremony at the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 2006. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

When the United Nations passed a resolution to designate Jan. 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day, it did not define the Holocaust. The 2005...

Read more: Nazi genocides of Jews and Roma were entangled from the start – and so are their efforts at...

How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone

  • Written by Nathan Schneider, Assistant Professor of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageYou probably know you're being tracked online, but what can you do about it?Malte Mueller/fStop via Getty Images

Perfect safety is no more possible online than it is when driving on a crowded road with strangers or walking alone through a city at night. Like roads and cities, the internet’s dangers arise from choices society has made. To...

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From New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising

  • Written by Pei-Chin Wu, Ph.D. Candidate in Oceangraphy, University of Rhode Island
imageInfrastructure can increase vulnerabilities to coastal cities like New York.GlennisEhi/Getty Images

Sea level rise has already put coastal cities on notice thanks to increasing storm surges and even sunny day flooding at high tide. These challenges will continue to grow because global projections point to a mean sea level rise of at least one foot...

Read more: From New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising

A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit

  • Written by Kyle Atkins-Weltman, Ph.D. Student in Paleoecology, Oklahoma State University
imageBirdlike dinosaur *Eoneophron infernalis* was about the size of an adult human. Zubin Erik Dutta

Were dinosaurs already on their way out when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, ending the Cretaceous, the geologic period that started about 145 million years ago? It’s a question that has vexed paleontologistslike us for more than 40...

Read more: A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction...

Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it

  • Written by Scott Jasechko, Associate Professor of Water Resources, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageCircular irrigation for growing hay and alfalfa near Corcoran, Calif. − a water-intensive system that relies on groundwater pumping. George Rose/Getty Images

If you stand at practically any point on Earth, there is water moving through the ground beneath your feet. Groundwater provides about half of the world’s population with drinking...

Read more: Humans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it

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  1. In an ancient church in Germany, a 639-year organ performance of a John Cage composition is about to have its next note change
  2. Domestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula
  3. Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics
  4. Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how
  5. Healing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible
  6. Biden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power
  7. 1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline
  8. Fake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformation
  9. Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did
  10. ¿Cuándo podemos dejar de preocuparnos por la subida de precios? El último informe sobre la inflación no ofrece respuestas fáciles
  11. La colada es una de las principales fuentes de contaminación por microplásticos: cómo limpiar la ropa de forma más sostenible
  12. Where do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?
  13. Nick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not
  14. A TikTok ‘expert’ says you have post-traumatic stress disorder − but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help
  15. Back in the USSR: New high school textbooks in Russia whitewash Stalin’s terror as Putin wages war on historical memory
  16. How much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ − Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?
  17. ‘Collective mind’ bridges societal divides − psychology research explores how watching the same thing can bring people together
  18. How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
  19. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don't make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  20. Why New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
  21. Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are pushed underwater
  22. Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects
  23. A surprising history of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, once a leader in expanding civil rights and now a leader in limiting government power
  24. New Hampshire voting doesn't look like other states − here's why that matters for the Republican primary
  25. Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries
  26. ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  27. 'No cash accepted' signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans
  28. Why do people have different tastes in music? A music education expert explains why some songs are universally liked, while others aren’t
  29. Think wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers
  30. Congress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this time
  31. Breaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that
  32. Untrained bystanders can administer drone-delivered naloxone, potentially saving lives of opioid overdose victims
  33. Urban agriculture isn't as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms
  34. Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
  35. Mac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution
  36. Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features
  37. Boeing door plug blowout highlights a possible crisis of competence − an aircraft safety expert explains
  38. The US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here's how Europe is dealing with its own influx
  39. I’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning
  40. The US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here’s how Europe is dealing with its own influx
  41. Latin America's colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition's attempts to police religion
  42. Students in this course learn the art of the apology
  43. Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
  44. Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can't mask China's inability to influence warring parties
  45. Beijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can’t mask China’s inability to influence warring parties
  46. Trump defends himself to the Supreme Court, saying he called ‘for peace, patriotism, respect for law and order’ on Jan. 6 and is not an insurrectionist
  47. Students do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support
  48. Why did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place? The answer comes down to money
  49. Conflict over William Penn statue removal in Philadelphia misses a point – Penn himself might have objected to it
  50. US law permits charities to encourage voting and help voters register, making GOP concerns about this assistance unfounded