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Why do some people hurt more than others?

  • Written by Erin Young, Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing; Assistant Director, UCONN Center for Advancement in Managing Pain, University of Connecticut
Some people feel more pain than others.Mikhail_Kayl / Shutterstock.com

Anyone who came of age in the 1990s remembers the “Friends” episode where Phoebe and Rachel venture out to get tattoos. Spoiler alert: Rachel gets a tattoo and Phoebe ends up with a black ink dot because she couldn’t take the pain. This sitcom storyline is...

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In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the moment

  • Written by Alan Williams, Chair of Music Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell
That year, the pillars of 1960s pop music released unfocused, confused albums.Thitkorn Krireuk/Shutterstock.com

While the first half of 1968 was a series of explosive moments – the Tet Offensive, Paris protests, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, the Chicago Democratic National Convention riots – the second half seemed like a car wreck...

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Why believing in ghosts can make you a better person

  • Written by Tok Thompson, Associate Professor of Teaching, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A Halloween ghost.Werner Reischel/Flickr.com, CC BY

Halloween is a time when ghosts and spooky decorations are on public display, reminding us of the realm of the dead. But could they also be instructing us in important lessons on how to lead moral lives?

Roots of Halloween

The origins of modern-day Halloween go back to “samhain,” a...

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Got the winning lottery ticket? An economist explains what to do with all that money

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

A yet-to-be-identified person in South Carolina recently won the Mega Millions jackpot of almost US$1.537 billion. Meanwhile, the Powerball’s prize continues to grow and is currently at $750 million.

This begs a question: What should you do if such a windfall falls into your lap, whether a jackpot, a large inheritance or huge profit from...

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Migrants travel in groups for a simple reason: safety

  • Written by Karen Jacobsen, Henry J. Leir Chair in Global Migration, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
Central American migrants face extortion, robbery, assault, kidnapping, rape and murder on their weeks-long journey through Mexico. Some find safety in numbers.AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

A caravan of Central American migrants traveling to the United States to seek asylum is now halfway through Mexico.

The caravan began on Oct. 13 in Honduras with 200...

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First-generation college students earn less than graduates whose parents went to college

  • Written by Anna Manzoni, Associate professor, North Carolina State University
First-generation college students face uneven prospects well after college.Nirat.pix/www.shutterstock.com

When discussions take place about first-generation college students, often the focus is on how disadvantaged they are in comparison to their peers whose parents went to college.

Research we recently conducted shows that first-generation college...

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Overhype and 'research laundering' are a self-inflicted wound for social science

  • Written by Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
Overselling slim results can get research findings into the hands of news consumers.durantelallera/Shutterstock.com

Earlier this fall, Dartmouth College researchers released a study claiming to link violent video games to aggression in kids. The logic of a meta-analytic study like this one is that by combining many individual studies, scientists...

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Get a flu shot now – for your benefit and your neighbors'

  • Written by Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, Commissioner of Health and Hospitals of Rockland County, Fellows Ambassador New York Academy of Medicine, Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Public Health, New York Medical College, Certified Physician Executive, Assistan
A nurse in Atlanta reaches for a vial of vaccine to prepare for an injection. David Goldman/AP Photo

If you do nothing else the next few days, get a flu shot.

The best time to get a flu shot is by the end of October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises. Considering the severity of last year’s flu, it is especially important...

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Yes, eating meat affects the environment, but cows are not killing the climate

  • Written by Frank M. Mitloehner, Professor of Animal Science and Air Quality Extension Specialist, University of California, Davis
Cattle grazing on public lands near Steens Mountain, Oregon.BLM/Greg Shine, CC BY

As the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action. Advocates urge the public to eat less meat to save the environment. Some activists have called for taxing meat to reduce consumption of it.

A key claim...

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Spread of self-driving cars could cause more pollution – unless the electric grid transforms radically

  • Written by Peter Fox-Penner, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, and Professor of Practice, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
A cleaner future with autonomous vehicles is not a sure thing.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

The world is on the cusp of dramatic changes in the ways people own, operate and power their means of transportation.

Known as the “three revolutions,” a term coined by UC Davis transportation professor Daniel Sperling, the new trends are: electric...

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  5. Republican women are just fine, thank you, with being Republican
  6. Hambre mundial aumenta por tercer año consecutivo debido al cambio climático
  7. Democrats can't count on Latinos to swing the midterms
  8. How American tax laws encourage inequality
  9. Migrant caravan members have right to claim asylum – here's why getting it will be hard
  10. Reclaiming video games' queer past before it disappears
  11. Energy transitions are nothing new but the one underway is unprecedented and urgent
  12. What kind of support do breast cancer patients want? Food, rides and prayer
  13. Why cows are getting a bad rap in lab-grown meat debate
  14. Nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx aims to cure a health care system ailment
  15. Georgia election fight shows that black voter suppression, a southern tradition, still flourishes
  16. Trump encuentra oportunidad electoral en la crisis humanitaria venezolana
  17. Why washing your hands well is so important to protect your family from the flu
  18. E-cigarettes and a new threat: How to dispose of them
  19. Transgender and non-binary people face health care discrimination every day in the US
  20. Georgia's gubernatorial race could be a bellwether for Democrats nationally
  21. These kids and young adults want their day in court on climate change
  22. Artificial intelligence will make you smarter
  23. The Village Voice's photographers captured change, turmoil unfolding on New York City's streets
  24. Why the Christian idea of hell no longer persuades people to care for the poor
  25. Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?
  26. Harvard case could represent the end of race in college admissions
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  28. Saudi Arabia is a repressive regime – and so are a lot of US allies
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  30. Two Native American geneticists interpret Elizabeth Warren's DNA test
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  32. It's the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don't do it for the climate
  33. Many Midwesterners will likely never believe in climate change. Here’s how to encourage them to act anyway
  34. Is climate change causing a rise in the number of mosquito and tick-borne diseases?
  35. How have textbooks portrayed climate change?
  36. What is climate-ready infrastructure? Some cities are starting to adapt
  37. The risk of 'cascading' natural disasters is on the rise
  38. World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause
  39. How a game can move people from climate apathy to action
  40. Rising insurance costs may convince Americans that climate change risks are real
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  42. In Alaska, everyone's grappling with climate change
  43. How winning $1 billion in Mega Millions could lead to bankruptcy
  44. How winning $1.6 billion in Mega Millions could still lead to bankruptcy
  45. How winning $1.54 billion in Mega Millions could still lead to bankruptcy
  46. The Mega Millions jackpot is now more than US$1 billion – where does all that lottery profit really go?
  47. The Mega Millions jackpot is now more than $1 billion – where does all that lottery profit really go?
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  50. Congress takes first steps toward regulating artificial intelligence