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Building a digital archive for decaying paper documents, preserving centuries of records about enslaved people

  • Written by Daniel Genkins, Postdoctoral Fellow in History, Vanderbilt University
Converting aging paper documents to digital archives can be a painstaking effort.Slave Societies Digital Archive, CC BY-ND

Paper documents are still priceless records of the past, even in a digital world. Primary sources stored in local archives throughout Latin America, for example, describe a centuries-old multiethnic society grappling with...

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With the US and Iran on the brink of war, the dangers of Trump's policy of going it alone become clear

  • Written by Klaus W. Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor; Adjunct Professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran is in deep crisis. The president’s approach has the support neither of America’s allies nor of its strategic rivals, China and Russia. And his policy – made even more confrontational by the shooting of a high-ranking Iranian official – has boxed him into a situation where,...

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Why there's a separate World Chess Championship for women

  • Written by Alexey W. Root, Lecturer in Education, University of Texas at Dallas
Ju Wenjun, the reigning Women's World Chess Champion, will defend her title against Aleksandra Goryachkina, of Russia this month. Photo from an earlier encounter in September 2019.David Llada

Editor’s Note: The Women’s World Chess Championship match is from January 3-26, 2020. The first six games will be played in Shanghai, China and...

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Lawyers are trying to scare you with Facebook ads

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
Facebook recently disabled some ads on its site making dubious claims about Truvada.AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Some ads can be more than misleading – they can put your health at risk.

Last year, ads paid for by law firms and legal referral companies started cropping up on Facebook. Typically, they linked Truvada and other HIV-prevention drugs...

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Buyers should beware of organic labels on nonfood products

  • Written by Sarah Morath, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of Lawyering Skills and Strategies, University of Houston
Be skeptical of organic claims on cleaning products and other nonfood goods.Pinkasevich/Shutterstock

Product labels offer valuable information to consumers, but manufacturers can misuse them to increase profits. This is particularly true for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s organic label.

Two recent decisions by the U.S. Federal Trade...

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Unrest in Latin America makes authoritarianism look more appealing to some

  • Written by Paula Armendariz Miranda, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Minnesota
A demonstrator protesting new austerity measures in Ecuador confronts armed police officers during clashes in Quito, Ecuador, Oct. 11, 2019. AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa

Months of sustained, sometimes violent anti-government protest in South America may have increased popular support for authoritarianism.

That’s the startling finding of a...

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Want to know what will happen in 2020? Look to state polls for the answer

  • Written by Daniel R. Birdsong, Lecturer in Political Science, University of Dayton
Before an election the media closely follows polls.Rob Crandall/Shutterstock.com

Public opinion polls are ingrained in American politics. It seems like every day there is a new poll about the presidential election or impeachment or whether the public feels that the United States is on the right track.

As the presidential primary season begins in...

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5 things you can do to make your microbiome healthier

  • Written by Connie Rogers, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences , Pennsylvania State University
Fresh fruits and vegetables are good for you and your gut microbes. Teri Virbickis/Shutterstock.com

It’s common for people to focus on their health at the start of the year. But few consider the well being of the microbes that live inside the human gut – the microbiome – which are vital to an individual’s good health.

How...

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How to use habit science to help you keep your New Year's resolution

  • Written by Wendy Wood, Provost Professor of Psychology and Business, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Willpower and habits involve different parts of the brain.lemono/Shutterstock.com

More than 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions have already given up on their goals by February.

While there’s a lot of resolution advice on the internet, much of it fails to highlight the crux of behavioral change.

To make individual decisions...

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What everyone should know about Reconstruction 150 years after the 15th Amendment's ratification

  • Written by Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, West Virginia University
Many African Americans made education a high priority after the Civil War.National Museum of African American History and Culture

I’ll never forget a student’s response when I asked during a middle school social studies class what they knew about black history: “Martin Luther King freed the slaves.”

Martin Luther King Jr. was...

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  7. Higher education in America's prisons: 4 essential reads
  8. Why the race for the presidency begins with the Iowa caucus
  9. Deaf Christians often struggle to hear God's word, but some find meaning in the richness of who they are
  10. What do kids really think about Santa?
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  12. Lemurs are the world's most endangered mammals, but planting trees can help save them
  13. Hate exercise? Small increases in physical activity can make a big difference
  14. Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story
  15. 3 internet language trends from 2019, explained
  16. Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
  17. Why some people distrust atheists
  18. Mormons and money: An unorthodox and messy history of church finances
  19. Hangovers happen as your body tries to protect itself from alcohol's toxic effects
  20. How undoing 'Obamacare' would harm more than the health of Americans
  21. From Vietnam to Afghanistan, all US governments lie
  22. Exploring the data on Hollywood's gender pay gap
  23. How being 'tough on crime' became a political liability
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  25. Finding opportunity in crisis: 3 essential reads about environmental solutions
  26. We asked kids to send us their burning questions – here are 5 of our favorites from 2019
  27. Why are so few people born on Christmas Day, New Year's and other holidays?
  28. Battle at the border: 5 essential reads on asylum, citizenship and the right to live in the US
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  30. Religious minorities around the world face an uncertain future: 5 essential reads
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  32. Confederate Christmas ornaments are smaller than statues – but they send the same racist message
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