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Does it matter if Trump doesn't like economists?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University

When President Donald Trump formally announced his Cabinet, one of the surprises was that the list of 24 Cabinet-level officials did not include the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).

There is no formal requirement that an economic adviser be part of the Cabinet. However, Barack Obama started a new trend by appointing the last four...

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Why Tinder is so 'evilly satisfying'

  • Written by Jeanette Purvis, Ph.D. Student in Psychology, University of Hawaii

In America, 60 percent of digital media consumption now occurs on mobile or tablet devices instead of desktop computers.

As people and technology have become increasingly mobile, so have their efforts to find love and sex. According to app analytics website AppAnnie, the dating application Tinder is one of the most popular tools to pursue modern...

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Trump loses appeal, but travel ban fight isn't over yet

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis

Thursday’s appellate court opinion, which denied President Donald Trump’s appeal concerning his immigrant ban executive order, was unsurprising. It cautiously declined to upset the status quo, temporarily continuing to prevent the executive order’s enforcement nationwide. But it also allowed for further briefing and argument.

As...

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What do gorilla suits and blowfish fallacies have to do with climate change?

  • Written by John Cook, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
imagePardon me while I blow this out of proportion.Blowfish image via www.shutterstock.com.

A famous psychology experiment instructed participants to watch a short video, counting the number of times players in white shirts passed the ball. If you haven’t seen it before, I encourage you to give the following short video your full attention and...

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Why Trump needs the civil servants he wants to fire: Lessons from abroad

  • Written by Adnan Rasool, Ph.D. Candidate, Georgia State University

Like most Republicans, President Donald Trump has made it clear he intends to “fix” the federal government by “draining the swamp.” Traditionally, the GOP has aimed to cut the size of the federal government. The president’s freeze on hiring federal employees is a first step in that direction. And he might go a step...

Read more: Why Trump needs the civil servants he wants to fire: Lessons from abroad

Songs of worship: Why we sing to the Lord

  • Written by David W. Stowe, Professor of English and Religious Studies, Michigan State University

This Saturday, Feb. 11, many Jews will celebrate Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of Singing, which commemorates one of the most vivid musical performances in the Hebrew Bible: the songs sung by Moses and his sister Miriam to celebrate the Israelite crossing of the Sea of Reeds (Red Sea) in their dramatic escape from bondage in Egypt.

This Song of Miriam...

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Are the Grammys really about good music?

  • Written by Alex Lubet, Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music, University of Minnesota
imageIs the system broken?'Record Player' via www.shutterstock.com

One of the biggest controversies about the Grammy Awards is whether they measure an artist, song or album’s quality, market share or some combination of the two.

Although the voting members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences are instructed to consider only...

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How a travel ban could worsen doctor shortages in US hospitals and threaten primary care

  • Written by John Burkhardt, Lecturer, University of Michigan
imageExam room in a rural Alabama hospital. Brynn Anderson/AP

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Feb. 9 upheld the restraining order on President Trump’s immigration ban. A key argument used by the States of Washington and Minnesota was the negative impact of the ban on higher education, but an important corollary is the impact...

Read more: How a travel ban could worsen doctor shortages in US hospitals and threaten primary care

African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home

  • Written by Maria Höhn, Professor and Chair of History, Vassar College
imageTwo U.S. soldiers on Easter morning, 1945.NARA

Until the last decade, the contributions of African-American soldiers in World War II barely registered in America’s collective memory of that war.

The “tan soldiers,” as the black press affectionately called them, were also for the most part left out of the triumphant narrative of...

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How Democrats can help Trump make the ACA's replacement 'terrific'

  • Written by Roy T. Meyers, Professor of Political Science and Affiliate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

One of the top priorities of the Republican-led Congress and the Trump administration is repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Barack Obama’s landmark health care law.

Even supporters of the ACA want to repair its flaws, such as a lack of competition in some state insurance marketplaces. But because the ACA has...

Read more: How Democrats can help Trump make the ACA's replacement 'terrific'

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  3. US relationship with Mexico more bitter than sweet under Trump
  4. Berkeley, Milo Yiannopoulos and the lessons of free speech
  5. Can Facebook be sued for live-streaming suicides?
  6. The stress of sitting in traffic can lead to more crime
  7. What is the true meaning of mercy?
  8. Syrian refugees 'detrimental' to Americans? The numbers tell a different story
  9. Can a dying patient be a healthy person?
  10. Who will pay for Trump’s 'big, beautiful' wall?
  11. How Obama's presidential campaign changed how Americans view black candidates
  12. Why US should treat Mexico as a vital partner, not a punching bag
  13. What Facebook Live means for journalism
  14. Joe Camel in a bottle: Alcohol companies fail to follow their own ad rules during the 2017 Super Bowl
  15. Are you really anonymous online? Your friends on Twitter may give you away
  16. You are the new gatekeeper of the news
  17. The story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America's first black pop star
  18. History shows Trump will face legal challenges to​ detaining immigrants
  19. Even before sanctuary cities, here's how black Americans protected fugitive slaves
  20. Should scientists engage in activism?
  21. The most important thing you’re not discussing with your doctor
  22. Will Trump's 'color-blind' pro-business policies help black entrepreneurs too?
  23. Detroit's recovery: The glass is half-full at most
  24. Exploiting black labor after the abolition of slavery
  25. Staying politically neutral is more dangerous for companies than you think
  26. What Trump misses about regulations: They produce benefits as well as costs
  27. Does an anomaly in the Earth's magnetic field portend a coming pole reversal?
  28. Uncovering the roots of racist ideas in America
  29. Why do conservatives want the government to defund the arts?
  30. Stories are better than lectures at teaching us about health
  31. Finding the causes of cancer is the first step to prevention ​
  32. Understanding genetic differences between breast cancer tumors is key to better treatment
  33. Immunotherapy: Training the body to fight cancer
  34. Ringling Bros. Circus shutdown is a distraction from the real issue: Eating animals
  35. Why Brazil is winning its fight against corruption
  36. Defining dual-use research: When scientific advances can both help and hurt humanity
  37. Melanoma: Taming a migratory menace
  38. We have a vaccine for six cancers; why are less than half of kids getting it?
  39. The Super Bowl's evolution from football game to entertainment extravaganza
  40. How man's best friend is helping cancer treatment
  41. Dads are more involved in parenting, yes, but moms still put in more work
  42. Many kids still don't report concussion symptoms. How can we change that?
  43. The Conversation US launches Ethics and Religion desk
  44. Is Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch a judicial or a political appointment?
  45. Stereotypes can hold boys back in school, too
  46. A nomination battle over Neil Gorsuch could slow down Trump's agenda
  47. How 'voter fraud' crusades undermine voting rights
  48. Trump's trade policy is more predictable and less isolationist than critics think
  49. How Planned Parenthood has helped millions of women, including me
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