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Using your phone on a plane is safe – but for now you still can't make calls

  • Written by Sven Bilén, Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
No problem, I can talk....Zurijeta/Shutterstock.com

Over the Thanksgiving travel period an estimated 30 million Americans plan to fly to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings with far-flung family and friends. The huge increase in air travelers and ever more full – and oversold – flights have made air travel more trying. But it has gotten...

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Awareness of food waste can help us appreciate holiday meals

  • Written by Bryce Hannibal, Research Scientist and Lecturer, Texas A&M University
What happens to the leftovers?Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com

Americans celebrate the winter holidays in many ways, which typically include an abundance of food, drinks, desserts – and waste. Food waste is receiving increasing attention from managers, activists, policymakers and scholars, who call it a global social problem. According to the...

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What Trump's picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom say about him

  • Written by E. Fletcher McClellan, Professor of Political Science, Elizabethtown College

President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 16 to recipients including Babe Ruth, Elvis Presley, Antonin Scalia, Orrin Hatch, Roger Staubach, Alan Page and Miriam Adelson. It is the nation’s highest civilian honor.

These ceremonies, which normally occur once or twice per year, provide Americans with an opportunity...

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The psychological differences between those who love and those who loathe Black Friday shopping

  • Written by Michael Breazeale, Associate Professor of Marketing, Mississippi State University
Shoppers, start your engines ...Ron Dauphin/Unsplash, CC BY

If the thought of taking part in the annual ritual of Black Friday gives you cold chills rather than a rush of excitement, you’re not alone. For every avid bargain hunter who plans for the day as if training for a marathon, there’s someone else who stays home, secure in the...

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An economist talks turkey: 5 facts about Thanksgiving pricing

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Adjunct associate professor, Boston University

Few foods are tied as closely to one holiday as turkey is to Thanksgiving. At almost every Thanksgiving feast an enormous turkey is one of the central attractions.

In fact, the typical whole turkey sold in the U.S. weighs about 15 pounds, is 70 percent white meat and has more protein than chicken or beef. But the more important question is how much...

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Un condado de Idaho, en EEUU, ofreció papeletas en español por primera vez y esto es lo que pasó

  • Written by Gabe Osterhout, Research Associate, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University

El restringido acceso de los votantes a las urnas fue un gran tema durante las elecciones legislativas de Estados Unidos, que tuvieron lugar el 6 de noviembre.

En los estados de Georgia y Dakota del Norte, se generó críticas hacia las nuevas reglas de voto, consideradas discriminatorias hacia los afroamericanos y los nativos...

Read more: Un condado de Idaho, en EEUU, ofreció papeletas en español por primera vez y esto es lo que pasó

Why is this line so long?

  • Written by Joost Vles, Adjunct Instructor of Management, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
A long line might actually be the quickest line.AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

Warning: After reading this article, you will never again stand in a line without thinking about how to make your wait time shorter. And as an expert in operations management, I’m here to spread the word that sometimes a longer line may actually be a good thing.

My family...

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How fierce fall and winter winds help fuel California fires

  • Written by Faith Kearns, Academic Coordinator, California Institute for Water Resources, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Many California wildfires spread from structure to structure, fed by the winds.Cal Fire, CC BY-NC

It doesn’t take long in California to develop a feel for “fire weather.” When it’s hot and dry and the winds blow a certain way, there can be no doubt that, as in the past, landscapes will continue to be forged in fire.

And so,...

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Yes, GPS apps make you worse at navigating – but that's OK

  • Written by Jennifer M. Bernstein, Lecturer of Spatial Sciences, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Wait -- where am I?Aleksey Korchemkin/shutterstock.com

Many of us have had the experience of arriving in an unfamiliar city and needing to get to a specific destination – whether it’s checking in at a hotel, meeting a friend at a local brewery, or navigating to a meeting on time.

With a few clicks of the smartphone, the destination is...

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Transgender Americans still face workplace discrimination despite some progress and support of companies like Apple

  • Written by George B. Cunningham, Professor of Sport Management and Sr. Assistant Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies, Texas A&M University
Transgender employees still struggle in the workplace.Virginia Murray/flickr, CC BY

Activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 to honor the memory of those whose lives were lost due to trans prejudice and hatred.

In that spirit of reflection, the day serves as an opportune time to examine how the opportunities...

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