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Controversial brain study has scientists rethinking neuron research

  • Written by Janice R. Naegele, Alan M Dachs Professor of Science, Professor of Biology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University
Could it be that a baby has all the brain cells she ever will?Jv Garcia on Unsplash, CC BY

Scientists have known for about two decades that some neurons – the fundamental cells in the brain that transmit signals – are generated throughout life. But now a controversial new study from the University of California, San Francisco, casts...

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The man responsible for making March Madness the moneymaking bonanza it is today

  • Written by Rick Eckstein, Professor of Sociology, Villanova University
Walter Byers served as executive director of the NCAA between 1951 and 1988.Jim Bourdier/AP Photo

In a legendary “South Park” episode lampooning the NCAA, the character Eric Cartman asks a university president if he can purchase some of his “slaves” – er, “student-athletes” – who play men’s...

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What to expect when a college assigns students to random roommates

  • Written by Bruce Sacerdote, Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
College move-in day at New York University in August 2017. EQRoy/Shutterstock.com

Duke University recently announced that first-year students will now be randomly assigned to their dormmates. The goal is to give students a chance to meet and learn from peers from a completely different background. Is this silly social engineering or smart policy?

Soc...

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Does cloud seeding work? Scientists watch ice crystals grow inside clouds to find out

  • Written by Jeffrey French, Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming
A blizzard in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in 2005. Greg Younger, CC BY-SA

Water is a valuable resource that affects nearly all aspects of life on earth. It also is limited, so people use a variety of methods to ensure that supply meets demand.

One such technique is cloud seeding – adding particles to the atmosphere to promote formation of...

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Where does the controversial finding that adult human brains don't grow new neurons leave ongoing research?

  • Written by Janice R. Naegele, Alan M Dachs Professor of Science, Professor of Biology, Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University
Could it be that a baby has all the brain cells she ever will?Jv Garcia on Unsplash, CC BY

Scientists have known for about two decades that some neurons – the fundamental cells in the brain that transmit signals – are generated throughout life. But now a controversial new study from the University of California, San Francisco, casts...

Read more: Where does the controversial finding that adult human brains don't grow new neurons leave ongoing...

What the National School Walkout says about schools and free speech

  • Written by Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
Students from South Plantation High School, carrying placards, protest in support of gun control. Carlos Garcia/Reuters

Thousands of high school students across the nation left their classes March 14 precisely at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes.

The walkout served two purposes: to honor the 17 people – including 14 students – killed exactly one...

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Why do gun-makers get special economic protection?

  • Written by Allen Rostron, Associate Dean for Students and William R. Jacques Constitutional Law Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City
A line of AR-15s are on display at gunmaker Daniel Defense in Georgia.AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane

The gun industry is one of very few industries to have congressionally backed immunity from liabilty.

As a result, it’s been largely shielded from responsibility for the deaths and injuries its products cause, with few exceptions.

How did this...

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Could the open government movement shut the door on Freedom of Information?

  • Written by Suzanne J. Piotrowski, Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University Newark
One government transparency movement may now be threatened by the otherShutterstock

For democracy to work, citizens need to know what their government is doing. Then they can hold government officials and institutions accountable.

Over the last 50 years, Freedom of Information – or FOI – laws have been one of the most useful methods for...

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How Trump can avoid the setbacks that doomed North Korean nuclear talks in the past

  • Written by Jeffrey Fields, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Headline of a planned summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump.AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

President Donald Trump is set to become the first sitting U.S. president to meet with a North Korean leader after accepting Kim Jong Un’s invitation for direct nuclear talks.

This will put Trump’s ability as a self-professed deal-maker to the test....

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Booze and basketball: Why binge drinking increases during March Madness

  • Written by Dustin R. White, Assistant Professor of Economics, Business Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
North Carolina fans react while watching the Tar Heels play in the 2009 Final Four.Gerry Broome/AP

For every tip-off during March Madness, it’s a sure bet that students at the schools playing in the basketball tournament will be tipping up more beer bottles than usual.

This was one of the key findings of an analysis we conducted recently on...

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  8. Why mental health treatment is not an easy solution to violence
  9. Teaching students how to dissent is part of democracy
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  11. Celebrating Marion Walter – and other unsung female mathematicians
  12. What is March Madness – and the nonprofit that manages the mayhem?
  13. Embroidering electronics into the next generation of 'smart' fabrics
  14. Adult human brains don't grow new neurons in hippocampus, contrary to prevailing view
  15. Is the NRA an educational organization? A lobby group? A nonprofit? A media outlet? Yes
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  17. Why child care costs more than college tuition - and how to make it more affordable
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  19. Arbitration as a way out of the North Korean crisis
  20. Why child care costs more than college tuition – and how to make it more affordable
  21. Influenza's wild origins in the animals around us
  22. How to get more Americans to volunteer
  23. 100 years later, the madness of daylight saving time endures
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  26. School shooters: What can law enforcement do to stop them?
  27. Why is sarcasm so difficult to detect in texts and emails?
  28. Why big bets on educational reform haven't fixed the US school system
  29. Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger
  30. Perish not publish? New study quantifies the lack of female authors in scientific journals
  31. Very few women oversee US companies. Here's how to change that
  32. Female presidents don't always help women while in office, study in Latin America finds
  33. Why it's so important for kids to see diverse TV and movie characters
  34. Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges
  35. If polls say people want gun control, why doesn't Congress just pass it?
  36. West Virginia teachers win raise – but nation's rural teachers are still underpaid
  37. Why are we so sleep deprived, and why does it matter?
  38. Using blockchain to secure the 'internet of things'
  39. The dark side of daylight saving time
  40. Uneasy US-Mexico relationship will survive ambassador's resignation — but just barely
  41. While Mexico plays politics with its water, some cities flood and others go dry
  42. DACA deadline passes, Congress fails to act and fate of 'Dreamers' remains uncertain: 6 essential reads
  43. GOP tax law snubs US expats and 'accidental Americans'
  44. How vaccination is helping to prevent another flu pandemic
  45. Bioengineers today emphasize the crucial ingredient Dr. Frankenstein forgot – responsibility
  46. For tech giants, a cautionary tale from 19th century railroads on the limits of competition
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  50. Pope Francis won't support women in the priesthood, but here's what he could do