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Why mental health treatment is not an easy solution to violence

  • Written by Sarah Desmarais, Professor of Psychology, North Carolina State University
Nikolas Cruz, who was charged with 17 counts of murder in the Parkland school shooting, in February 2018. AP Photo/Mike Stocker

In the wake of mass shootings and other tragedies, a frequent refrain is: Why don’t we get those dangerous people off the streets? And, just as frequently, people suggest that mental health treatment is the answer.

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Teaching students how to dissent is part of democracy

  • Written by Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education and Affiliate Faculty in Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
Hundreds of students protesting gun violence marched to the Minnesota State Capitol on March 7, 2018. Jim Mone/AP

In scenes unprecedented in previous school shootings, the past few weeks have been marked by students taking to the streets, to the media, to corporations and elected officials in protest over gun practices and policies.

Responses to...

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Trump-Hitler comparisons too easy and ignore the murderous history

  • Written by Sylvia Taschka, Senior Lecturer of History, Wayne State University
A sign comparing Trump to Hitler at the Women's March in Seattle, in January 2018. Shutterstock

“Everyone seems to have become Hitler.”

Historian Gavriel D. Rosenfeld wrote these words in his study of how the Nazi past has become a recurring theme in contemporary culture – to the point of almost becoming trivial. What is...

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Celebrating Marion Walter – and other unsung female mathematicians

  • Written by Jennifer Ruef, Assistant Professor of Education Studies, University of Oregon
Searching for role models in the math world.ImageFlow/shutterstock.com

When I was teaching mathematics in the 90s, before the internet, I had a book of “women mathematicians.” This was helpful for sharing inspirational stories with my middle school students, but there were just six women in this short book.

These days, we have the...

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What is March Madness – and the nonprofit that manages the mayhem?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
The former president, seen here with the highest basketball coach in the NCAA, was known for getting into March Madness. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The annual college basketball spectacle known as March Madness has arrived.

Millions of people will tune in to the three-week tournament to see who’s the best team in the U.S. And millions more will...

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Embroidering electronics into the next generation of 'smart' fabrics

  • Written by Asimina Kiourti, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University
Is this machine adding an antenna to the fabric?Hindrik Johannes de Groot/Shutterstock.com

Archaeology reveals that humans started wearing clothes some 170,000 years ago, very close to the second-to-last ice age. Even now, though, most modern humans wear clothes that are only barely different from those earliest garments. But that’s about to...

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Adult human brains don't grow new neurons in hippocampus, contrary to prevailing view

  • Written by Shawn Sorrells, Post-doc in Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
A lone new neuron (green) in a 13-year-old's hippocampus.Sorrells et al, CC BY-ND

When our recent studymet significantskepticism, we weren’t surprised. After all, we ourselves remained skeptical of what we were seeing throughout our investigation. But repeated and varied experiments convinced us our conclusions were correct: New brain cells...

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Is the NRA an educational organization? A lobby group? A nonprofit? A media outlet? Yes

  • Written by Samuel Brunson, Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
NRA volunteer shooting instructors Vern Marion and Brian Beck, firing at targets in 2002. AP Photo/Debra Reid

The National Rifle Association has hit more turbulence since 17 people died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, than the nation’s biggest gun advocacy group is accustomed to after such...

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Trump meets Kim Jong Un: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un featured in a South Korean news program.AP

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of stories from The Conversation’s archive.

In an unexpected development, President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have agreed to meet and discuss improving relations.

Ove...

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Why child care costs more than college tuition - and how to make it more affordable

  • Written by Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University
A teaching assistant helps a child with glue at Redwood Early Learning Center in North Little Rock, Arkansas.Danny Johnston/AP

Amid the continually rising cost of tuition, the idea of free college has received growing attention over the past few years. For instance, from 2014 to 2017, 35 states took up 80 bills related to free college.

Early care...

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  2. Arbitration as a way out of the North Korean crisis
  3. Why child care costs more than college tuition – and how to make it more affordable
  4. Influenza's wild origins in the animals around us
  5. How to get more Americans to volunteer
  6. 100 years later, the madness of daylight saving time endures
  7. George W. Bush tried steel tariffs. It didn't work
  8. Want better sex? Try getting better sleep
  9. School shooters: What can law enforcement do to stop them?
  10. Why is sarcasm so difficult to detect in texts and emails?
  11. Why big bets on educational reform haven't fixed the US school system
  12. Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger
  13. Perish not publish? New study quantifies the lack of female authors in scientific journals
  14. Very few women oversee US companies. Here's how to change that
  15. Female presidents don't always help women while in office, study in Latin America finds
  16. Why it's so important for kids to see diverse TV and movie characters
  17. Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges
  18. If polls say people want gun control, why doesn't Congress just pass it?
  19. West Virginia teachers win raise – but nation's rural teachers are still underpaid
  20. Why are we so sleep deprived, and why does it matter?
  21. Using blockchain to secure the 'internet of things'
  22. The dark side of daylight saving time
  23. Uneasy US-Mexico relationship will survive ambassador's resignation — but just barely
  24. While Mexico plays politics with its water, some cities flood and others go dry
  25. DACA deadline passes, Congress fails to act and fate of 'Dreamers' remains uncertain: 6 essential reads
  26. GOP tax law snubs US expats and 'accidental Americans'
  27. How vaccination is helping to prevent another flu pandemic
  28. Bioengineers today emphasize the crucial ingredient Dr. Frankenstein forgot – responsibility
  29. For tech giants, a cautionary tale from 19th century railroads on the limits of competition
  30. Most panhandling laws are unconstitutional since there's no freedom from speech
  31. Italy’s economy has 'cronyism disease,' but will its next government treat it?
  32. Cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay has helped underwater grasses rebound
  33. Pope Francis won't support women in the priesthood, but here's what he could do
  34. The Cold War's toxic legacy: Costly, dangerous cleanups at atomic bomb production sites
  35. Republicans attacking Obamacare, one more time
  36. Food scholarships could help more students finish college
  37. 'Trade wars are good'? 3 past conflicts tell a very different story
  38. Could there be another Billy Graham?
  39. Will the United States ever get back on a bipartisan 'Middle Way?'
  40. How historical disease detectives are solving mysteries of the 1918 flu
  41. When can you buy a gun, vote or be sentenced to death? Science suggests US should revise legal age limits
  42. In Italy, fake news helps populists and far-right triumph
  43. #MeToo on the 1930s silver screen
  44. Will holding the cheese and chocolate milk on Happy Meals make a difference?
  45. The hidden threat of teacher stress
  46. Friend or food? Why Venus flytraps don't eat their pollinators
  47. Why you should vote for a woman in 2018
  48. It's a turbulent world. Stop stressing and adapt
  49. Why the daunting economics of elder care are about to get much worse
  50. Should you send a text or email? Here's some advice from Aristotle