NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

The Conversation

Teens want COVID-19 advice that gives them safe ways to socialize – not just rules for what they can’t do

  • Written by Tammy Chang, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
imageSocial interaction can be risky during a pandemic, but it's also important for young people's development and mental health.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

America’s teens and young adults have a crucial role in containing the spread of COVID-19, but a series of youth surveys suggests that many misunderstand social distancing guidelines and...

Read more: Teens want COVID-19 advice that gives them safe ways to socialize – not just rules for what they...

Climate change and forest management have both fueled today's epic Western wildfires

  • Written by Steven C. Beda, Assistant Professor of History, University of Oregon
imageThe Riverside Fire, viewed from La Dee Flats in the Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon on Sept. 9.USFS

What is driving the wildfires that are ravaging California, Oregon and Washington? President Trump and state officials have offered sharply different views.

Trump asserts that Western states haven’t done enough logging and brush clearance,...

Read more: Climate change and forest management have both fueled today's epic Western wildfires

How a new way of parsing COVID-19 data began to show the breadth of health gaps between Blacks and whites

  • Written by David R. Buys, State Health Specialist and Associate Professor, Mississippi State University
imageBreaking down COVID-19 data into demographic groups helps scientists learn more about the virus.izusek via Getty Images

Physicians and public health experts know that older adults are more susceptible to the flu than those in other age groups. We also know the health of Black Americans is worse than that of almost all other groups for not only flu,...

Read more: How a new way of parsing COVID-19 data began to show the breadth of health gaps between Blacks and...

Lessons from how the polio vaccine went from the lab to the public that Americans can learn from today

  • Written by Carl Kurlander, Senior Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh
imageDr. Jonas Salk, left, developed the first effective polio vaccine.Underwood Archives/Getty Images

In 1955, after a field trial involving 1.8 million Americans, the world’s first successful polio vaccine was declared “safe, effective, and potent.”

It was arguably the most significant biomedical advance of the past century. Despite...

Read more: Lessons from how the polio vaccine went from the lab to the public that Americans can learn from...

Banning apps like TikTok and WeChat is a good way to ensure a country will trail in tech leadership and profits

  • Written by Huatong Sun, Associate Professor of Digital Media & Global Design, University of Washington
imageSocial. media apps need to stay ahead of the global competition to keep the attention of kids.Wavebreakmedia/iStock via Getty Images

The Trump administration’s decision to force the sale of TikTok to a U.S. buyer is, to many, the latest sign the global internet is splintering into national and regional blocs.

This has been a concern for...

Read more: Banning apps like TikTok and WeChat is a good way to ensure a country will trail in tech...

5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic could affect your college application

  • Written by Whitney Soule, Sr Vice President, Dean of Admissions & Student Aid, Bowdoin College
imageRemote learning poses challenges for some students.SDI Productions/ E+ via Getty Images

The coronavirus pandemic has intensified college application anxiety. I make this observation as an admissions dean who, as of late, has not just been answering emails and questions from parents. Instead, I’m also responding to media inquiries about how my...

Read more: 5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic could affect your college application

Why do women change their stories of sexual assault? Holocaust testimonies may provide clues

  • Written by Allison Sarah Reeves Somogyi, Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
imageWomen get shut down when bringing up the still-taboo subject of sexual assault.markgoddard/Getty

This past spring, Tara Reade joined a long line of women who have been caught in a maelstrom of accusations and indignation for sharing their stories of sexual assault.

Reade, a former Senate staffer, claimed that the former vice president and...

Read more: Why do women change their stories of sexual assault? Holocaust testimonies may provide clues

Why San Francisco felt like the set of a sci-fi flick

  • Written by Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Professor of Communication and Media, Clarkson University
imageOn the morning of Sept. 9, San Franciscans woke up to a transformed cityscape.AP Photo/Eric Risberg

On Sept. 9, many West Coast residents looked out their windows and witnessed a post-apocalyptic landscape: silhouetted cars, buildings and people bathed in an overpowering orange light that looked like a jacked-up sunset.

The scientific explanation...

Read more: Why San Francisco felt like the set of a sci-fi flick

To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty

  • Written by Todd Saxton, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, IUPUI
imageInnovators are comfortable dealing with uncertainty. Gremlin/E+ via Getty Images

Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was America’s first female self-made millionaire. She pioneered a line of hair care and beauty products for people of color early in the 20th century, and the recent Netflix series “Self Made” details the story...

Read more: To be a great innovator, learn to embrace and thrive in uncertainty

Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia

  • Written by Melinda A. Yang, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Richmond
imagePulverized ancient bone can provide DNA to scientists for analysis.Xin Xu Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, CC BY-ND

The very first human beings originally emerged in Africa before spreading across Eurasia about 60,000 years ago. After that, the story of humankind heads down many different paths, some more well-studied...

Read more: Ancient DNA is revealing the genetic landscape of people who first settled East Asia

More Articles ...

  1. El dilema ético de permitir los ensayos médicos en los que se infectan deliberadamente a humanos con COVID-19
  2. When hurricanes temporarily halt fishing, marine food webs recover quickly
  3. Disaster work is often carried out by prisoners – who get paid as little as 14 cents an hour despite dangers
  4. Charlie Hebdo shootings served as an extreme example of the history of attacks on satirists
  5. Family and friends can be key to helping end domestic violence, study suggests
  6. The numbers behind America's 180 on athlete activism
  7. DeVos vows to require standardized tests again: 4 questions answered
  8. When someone dies, what happens to the body?
  9. Vinculan el racismo con el deterioro cognitivo en mujeres afroamericanas
  10. Who formally declares the winner of the U.S. presidential election?
  11. What is a hurricane storm surge, and why is it so dangerous?
  12. Asian Americans' political preferences have flipped from red to blue
  13. Big pharma's safety pledge isn't enough to build public confidence in COVID-19 vaccine – here's what will
  14. Why gender reveals have spiraled out of control
  15. Defending the 2020 election against hacking: 5 questions answered
  16. It's still a conservative Supreme Court, even after recent liberal decisions – here's why
  17. Far from being anti-religious, faith and spirituality run deep in Black Lives Matter
  18. Study: Pandemic-induced stress could be increasing the risk of child abuse
  19. Afghanistan peace talks begin – but will the Taliban hold up their end of the deal?
  20. Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science
  21. What’s in your medicine may surprise you – a call for greater transparency about inactive ingredients
  22. We studied what happens when guys add their cats to their dating app profiles
  23. Smoke from wildfires can worsen COVID-19 risk, putting firefighters in even more danger
  24. Philosophy and psychology agree - yelling at people who aren't wearing masks won't work
  25. 19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism
  26. Why women bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  27. Why female bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees
  28. Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads
  29. Que las clases en línea no sean un 'dolor de cabeza': te damos 3 tips para que tus hijos pongan atención
  30. Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema
  31. Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40
  32. Angry Americans: How political rage helps campaigns but hurts democracy
  33. Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities
  34. Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? Here's what we learned from getting 1.5 million calls on 66,000 phone lines
  35. Few US students ever repeat a grade but that could change due to COVID-19
  36. More dengue fever and less malaria – mosquito control strategies may need to shift as Africa heats up
  37. What a smoky bar can teach us about the '6-foot rule' during the COVID-19 pandemic
  38. Bridging America's divides requires a willingness to work together without becoming friends first
  39. Los indígenas mexicanos se repliegan para sobrevivir a la COVID-19 aislando pueblos y cultivando su comida
  40. Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic – if it's used the right way
  41. 'Quarantine envy' could finally wake people up to the deep inequalities that pervade American life
  42. Americans are renouncing U.S. citizenship in record numbers – but maybe not for the reasons you think
  43. Video: How did mask wearing become so politicized?
  44. Faith and politics mix to drive evangelical Christians' climate change denial
  45. What we know about MIS-C, a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19
  46. The largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage isn't the hajj to Mecca, it's the Shiite pilgrimage to Karbala in Iraq
  47. MIS-C is a rare but dangerous illness striking children weeks after they get COVID-19 – here's what we know about it
  48. 5 things to look for on a college campus that benefit mental health
  49. George Washington was silent, but Trump tweets regularly – running for president has changed over the years
  50. As concerns mount over integrity of US elections, so does support for international poll monitors