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Talking politics in 2021: Lessons on humility and truth-seeking from Benjamin Franklin

  • Written by Mark Canada, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Indiana University
imageBenjamin Franklin learned over his lifetime how to be humble and open when he talked to and with people.Rozbike/Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

The previous year in the United States was a turbulent one, filled with political strife, protests over racism and a devastating pandemic. Underlying all three has been a pervasive political polarization, made worse by...

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Will the COVID-19 vaccine work as well in patients with obesity?

  • Written by Cate Varney, Clinical Physician, University of Virginia
imagePatients with overweight or obesity issues make up more than 70% of the U.S. population.Peter Dazeley via Getty Images

When researchers began to develop what they hoped would be an effective COVID-19 vaccine, they already knew that H1N1 influenza – a novel virus, like COVID-19 – more severely affected patients with overweight or obesity....

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No internet, no vaccine: How lack of internet access has limited vaccine availability for racial and ethnic minorities

  • Written by Tamra Burns Loeb, Adjunct Associate Professor - Interim; UCLA Center for Culture, Trauma, and Mental Health Disparities, University of California, Los Angeles
imageA man fills out an online application during a job fair hosted by the city of Chicago in July 2012. The fair offered computer access to people who do not have internet access. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly...

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I analyzed all of Trump's tweets to find out what he was really saying

  • Written by Michael Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
imagePresident Donald Trump uses his smartphone.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

The tally was in, it was clear Donald Trump had lost – and he tweeted: “either a new election should take place or … results nullified.”

It sounds familiar, but it wasn’t November 2020. It was February 2016.

Trump was just months into his presidential...

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The military coup in Myanmar presents opportunities to Buddhist nationalists

  • Written by Anders C. Hardig, Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service
imageSupporters wave national and military flags in Yangon, Myanmar after the military staged a coup.AP Photo/Thein Zaw

The military’s seizure of power in Myanmar and the detention of head of government Aung San Suu Kyi is far from the first time generals in the country have interfered in national politics.

Myanmar’s military has held a...

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Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans

  • Written by Philip H. Howard, Associate Professor of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University
imageVolunteers prepare boxes at the Greater Boston Food Bank on Oct. 1, 2020.Iaritza Menjivar, The Washington Post via Getty Images

Agribusiness executives and government policymakers often praise the U.S. food system for producing abundant and affordable food. In fact, however, food costs are rising, and shoppers in many parts of the U.S. have...

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The hidden story of when two Black college students were tarred and feathered

  • Written by Karen Sieber, Humanities Specialist, McGillicuddy Humanities Center, University of Maine
imageNewspaper coverage of the incident is hard to find.New York Herald

One cold April night in 1919, at around 2 a.m., a mob of 60 rowdy white students at the University of Maine surrounded the dorm room of Samuel and Roger Courtney in Hannibal Hamlin Hall. The mob planned to attack the two Black brothers from Boston in retaliation for what a newspaper...

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In mice, a mother’s love comes from the gut

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology; author of Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are, Indiana University
imageBeing a good mother depends on many factors, including the the bacteria in the mouse mother's gut.IvonneW/iStock/Getty Images Plus

There is perhaps nothing more heartbreaking and confusing than a mother who neglects her children.

In 2017, approximately 675,000 children in the U.S. were victims of mistreatment, with 75% reported as neglected. The...

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When dogs bark, are they using words to communicate?

  • Written by Clive Wynne, Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
image'Hey everybody, there's big news happening over here!'Wesley Martinez Da Costa/EyeEm via Getty Imagesimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

When dogs bark, do they have words? – Sarah W., age 9, Clinton, New York

Does your dog...

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Of microbes and mothers – certain gut bacteria in mice can disrupt the mother-child relationship

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology; author of Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are, Indiana University
imageBeing a good mother depends on many factors, including the the bacteria in the mouse mother's gut.IvonneW/iStock/Getty Images Plus

There is perhaps nothing more heartbreaking and confusing than a mother who neglects her children.

In 2017, approximately 675,000 children in the U.S. were victims of mistreatment, with 75% reported as neglected. The...

Read more: Of microbes and mothers – certain gut bacteria in mice can disrupt the mother-child relationship

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