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What image will define the 2018 election?

  • Written by Bob Britten, Teaching Associate Professor, West Virginia University
Images of Donald Trump from the midterm campaign.Illustration by Bob Britten

Every election has its iconic images. Or does it?

There are standout images from previous campaigns. Barack Obama’s “Hope” poster, with all its homages and parodies, is a classic example.

A supporter holds the poster of Barack Obama by Shepard Fairey, in...

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Threats remain to US voting system – and voters' perceptions of reality

  • Written by Richard Forno, Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
As Americans go to the polls, the voting process and the information environment are still not secure.AP Photo/David Goldman

As the 2018 midterms proceed, there are still significant risks to the integrity of the voting system – and information warfare continues to try to influence the American public’s choices when they cast their...

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Hurricanes and water wars threaten the Gulf Coast's new high-end oyster industry

  • Written by Daniel R. Petrolia, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University
Gulf Coast oysters on the half shell at Wintzell's, Mobile, Ala. donireewalker, CC BY

For Cainnon Gregg, 2018 started out as a great year. After leaving his job as an installation artist to become a full-time oyster farmer in Wakulla County, Florida in 2017, Gregg began raising small oysters in baskets or bags suspended in the shallow, productive...

Read more: Hurricanes and water wars threaten the Gulf Coast's new high-end oyster industry

A game plan for technology companies to actually help save the world

  • Written by Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Working together, people and technology companies can make a lot of progress.Pedro Tavares/Shutterstock.com

Smartphones, computers and social media platforms have become indispensable parts of modern life, but the technology companies that make them and write their software are under siege. In any given week, Facebook or Google or Amazon does...

Read more: A game plan for technology companies to actually help save the world

Racial and ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to wildfires

  • Written by Phil Levin, Professor of Practice in Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
An Oregon wildfire in August 2018.U.S. Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Region

Over the last decade, the U.S. has seen an average of 70,512 wildland fires every year, annually burning about 6.8 million acres. With climate change, scientists expect fires to become more frequent and more severe.

However, some people are more affected by these events...

Read more: Racial and ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to wildfires

Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it had its own native life

  • Written by David Weintraub, Professor of Astronomy, Vanderbilt University
Once people get there, Mars will be contaminated with Earth life.NASA/Pat Rawlings, SAIC, CC BY

The closest place in the universe where extraterrestrial life might exist is Mars, and human beings are poised to attempt to colonize this planetary neighbor within the next decade. Before that happens, we need to recognize that a very real possibility...

Read more: Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it had its own native life

New findings add twist to screen time limit debate

  • Written by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
If screens are kept at an arm's length, measures of well-being tend to improve.SawBear/Shutterstock.com

Many parents want to know how much time their kids should be spending in front of screens, whether it’s their smartphones, tablets or TV.

For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics had suggested a limit of two hours a day of TV for...

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How Christian missionary media shaped the world

  • Written by Jason Bruner, Director of Undergraduate Studies & Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, Arizona State University
Missionary media has played an important role in shaping world news.Pamla J. Eisenberg/Flickr.com, CC BY-SA

The Christian Broadcasting Network, founded over 50 years ago by evangelist Pat Robertson, has now launched the first 24-hour Christian television news channel.

Robertson said that the channel would help viewers understand how current events...

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There's more to health care access than pre-existing conditions

  • Written by J.B. Silvers, Professor of Health Finance, Weatherhead School of Management & School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum speaks with health care professionals on Sept. 21, 2018 in Miami. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo

Health care has been a universal topic of discussion this political season. Candidates from both parties say they are in favor of it, although definitions of “it” vary widely. But what all agree is that...

Read more: There's more to health care access than pre-existing conditions

Independent voters will decide Arizona's historic female Senate race

  • Written by Gina Woodall, Senior Lecturer at the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema (left) and Republican Martha McSally are competing to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Jeff Flake. AP Photo/Matt York

Throughout most of U.S. history, races for the Senate have featured two men.

This year is different. Twenty-two women are running for the U.S. senate. Six senatorial contests feature two women competing...

Read more: Independent voters will decide Arizona's historic female Senate race

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  3. College students with disabilities are too often excluded
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  5. State cap-and-trade systems offer evidence that carbon pricing can work
  6. Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows
  7. Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle
  8. Pittsburgh trauma surgeon: 'Stop the Bleed' training saved lives after shooting, but stopping the need must be next
  9. Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
  10. Three things we can learn from contemporary Muslim women's fashion
  11. Why Google's employees walked out and what it could mean for the future of labor
  12. Freddie Mercury's family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
  13. Republican ads feature MS-13, hoping fear will motivate voters
  14. Prenatal blood screening may predict Zika virus-associated fetal defects
  15. Does giving donors stuff actually raise more money?
  16. One way to reduce food waste: Use it to make soil healthier
  17. Campaign spending isn't the problem – where the money comes from is
  18. How safe is your place of worship?
  19. Developing teen brains are vulnerable to anxiety – but treatment can help
  20. New findings on ocean warming: 5 questions answered
  21. DJ Durkin's firing won't solve college football's deepest problems
  22. Jamal Khashoggi's murder finally brings media attention to plight of Arab world's exiled critics
  23. Los migrantes viajan en 'caravanas' por una razón: seguridad
  24. Immigration to US Westernizes Asian guts
  25. 30 years ago, the world's first cyberattack set the stage for modern cybersecurity challenges
  26. Coal can't compete with cheaper alternatives and the industry's true costs are higher than they appear
  27. Evangelical Christians are racially diverse – and hold diverse views on immigration
  28. Think you're bad at math? You may suffer from 'math trauma'
  29. A vaccine to stop lung cancer? It's made from tobacco taxes and legislation
  30. Democrats' struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today
  31. Numbers in the news? Make sure you don't fall for these 3 statistical tricks
  32. Female candidates running in record numbers for the midterms — just not in California
  33. Hate speech is still easy to find on social media
  34. Las remesas podrían mantener viva a la insurgencia en Nicaragua
  35. The unimaginable costs of sexual assault
  36. Extreme political polarization weakens democracy – can the US avoid that fate?
  37. Ideologically motivated far-right extremists have killed close to 500 people since 1990 – and 10 percent were targeted based on religion
  38. The lasting impact of Luther's Reformation: 4 essential reads
  39. Religion and refugees are deeply entwined in the US
  40. International election observers evaluating US midterm elections will face limitations
  41. How Sears helped make women, immigrants and people of color feel more like Americans
  42. Thinking about borrowing against your home to send your kids to college? Think again
  43. Marijuana is on the ballot in four states, but legalization may soon stall, researchers say
  44. When 'what's on your mind' is tragic, not happy – sharing sad news on social media
  45. Tiroteo en Pittsburgh: La historia de las oleadas antisemitas y antimigrantes en EEUU
  46. The Dead Sea Scrolls are a priceless link to the Bible's past
  47. Illuminating the 'dark web'
  48. Where sexes come by the thousands
  49. Bombs are part of American political history
  50. Will it be a blue wave -- or a whimper? Here's what the evidence says for the 2018 House midterm elections