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After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to overhaul US disaster policy – here's how

  • Written by A.R. Siders, Assistant Professor, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware
imageIn a year tied for the warmest on record globally, the U.S. was hit with costly hurricanes, wildfires, storms and drought.AP Photo/Noah Berger and Gerald Herbert

The year 2020 broke disaster records across the country in destructive and expensive ways. The Atlantic had so many hurricanes, meteorologists ran out of tropical storm names for only the...

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Gaming has benefits and perils – parents can help kids by playing with them

  • Written by Katie Headrick Taylor, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, University of Washington
imagePlaying games can offer an insider's perspective on screen time quality and quantity.James Sheppard/Future via Getty Images

As the pandemic forced many Americans to hunker down at home, the video game industry saw record spending and profits in 2020. Interacting with other people through gaming became, for some players, essential for social...

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What the 'doctor' title means for women of color with doctorates

  • Written by Cecilia E. Suarez, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
imageDespite their high level of education, women of color with Ph.D.s say they are still treated differently in their academic fields. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Editor’s note: In a Dec. 11 Wall Street Journal op-ed, conservative author Joseph Epstein sparked widespread backlash, especially from women in academia, when he...

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5 strategies for cultivating hope this year

  • Written by Jacqueline S. Mattis, Dean of Faculty, Rutgers University - Newark
imageHow do we find hope when times are bleak?Peter Muhly/AFP via Getty Images

The raging coronavirus pandemic, along with political turbulence and uncertainty, have overwhelmed many of us.

From almost the start of 2020, people have been faced with bleak prospects as illness, death, isolation and job losses became unwelcome parts of our reality. On...

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Thousands of Brazilians who won elections as Black candidates in 2020 previously ran for office as white

  • Written by Andrew Janusz, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
imageBrazilian politicians' newfound embrace of Blackness leaves some of their Afro-Brazilian constituents skeptical.Dimitrii_Guzhanin/Getty

Brazil is undergoing a strange racial reckoning after bombshell revelations that thousands of veteran politicians had changed their self-identified race between the 2016 and 2020 elections.

Afro-Brazilians –...

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The uncomfortable questions facing Capitol Police over the security breach by MAGA mob

  • Written by Tom Nolan, Associate Professor of Sociology, Emmanuel College
imageOutnumbered and overwhelmed.Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

When die-hard Trump supporters are able to storm the U.S. Capitol and forcefully occupy offices in the House and the Senate, questions over security are going to be asked.

I am an academic criminologist who in an earlier life served as a senior policy adviser at the...

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Vaccine delays reveal unexpected weak link in supply chains: A shortage of workers

  • Written by Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageSeniors in Fort Myers, Fla. wait for their COVID-19 vaccinations. At this site, 800 doses of vaccine were available.Octavio Jones via Getty Images

After the initial excitement following the authorization of the first COVID-19 vaccines, a harsh reality set in. People who want a vaccine can’t get it, some counties have more than others and olde...

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It is difficult, if not impossible, to estimate the size of the crowd that stormed Capitol Hill

  • Written by Steve Doig, Professor of Journalism, Arizona State University
imageIt is very difficult to estimate the size of the crowd that stormed Capital Hill because there is no aerial imagery.Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Editor’s note: Stephen Doig is a data journalist and journalism professor at Arizona State University. In this interview, he explains good techniques for estimating crowd sizes, and why...

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Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther gives a boost to diversity in STEM – a Black engineer's take on personal and professional inspiration

  • Written by Karl Zelik, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University
imageChadwick Boseman's portrayal of the Black Panther was an inspiration to people of color in science, technology, engineering and math fields.Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

Chadwick Boseman played a superhero on the big screen, but he had a real-life superpower – the ability to inspire the next generation of underrepresented scientists, engineers and...

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What is Pure Land Buddhism? A look at how East Asian Buddhists chant and strive for buddhahood

  • Written by Charles B. Jones, Associate Professor of Religion and Culture and Religion and Culture Area Director, Catholic University of America
imageMonks pray at Nanshan Temple in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.Chen Wenwu/VCG via Getty Images

Many people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment.

What many may not know is that this interpretation differs vastly from its practice in East Asia.

I have spent many years observing Buddhist temples in Taiwan...

Read more: What is Pure Land Buddhism? A look at how East Asian Buddhists chant and strive for buddhahood

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  2. The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how US media frames unrest and shapes public opinion
  3. How does the 25th Amendment work, and can it be used to remove Trump from office after US Capitol attack?
  4. Connected workouts can help you get fit alongside virtual buddies during the pandemic
  5. US Capitol protesters, egged on by Trump, are part of a long history of white supremacists hearing politicians' words as encouragement
  6. Pikas are adapting to climate change remarkably well, contrary to many predictions
  7. Was it a coup? No, but siege on US Capitol was the election violence of a fragile democracy
  8. 'Once you engage in political violence, it becomes easier to do it again' – an expert on political violence reflects on events at the Capitol
  9. Yellow Gadsden flag, prominent in Capitol takeover, carries a long and shifting history
  10. COVID-19 crisis in Los Angeles: Why activating 'crisis standards of care' is crucial for overwhelmed hospitals
  11. Trump tapped into white victimhood – leaving fertile ground for white supremacists
  12. Legalizing marijuana, once a pipe dream on Capitol Hill, takes an important step forward
  13. In Mike Pence, US evangelicals had their '24-karat-gold' man in the White House
  14. What is a margin of error? This statistical tool can help you understand vaccine trials and political polling
  15. School budgets have held up better than expected in some states, but looming cuts will hurt learning long after pandemic ends
  16. Voting in Georgia runoff went better than June's disastrous primary, but trouble still lingers
  17. Why Trump's Senate supporters can't overturn Electoral College results they don't like – here's how the law actually works
  18. Fewer kids are enrolled in public kindergarten – that will have a lasting impact on schools and equity
  19. Mississippi just got rid of its Electoral College-like election process
  20. How kids can benefit from mindfulness training
  21. Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here's what we're learning from brain scans
  22. How many people need to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order to stop the coronavirus?
  23. Can a future ban on gas-powered cars work? An economist explains
  24. In a time of social and environmental crisis, Aldo Leopold's call for a 'land ethic' is still relevant
  25. Trump's 'smoking gun' tape is worse than Nixon's, but congressional Republicans have less incentive to do anything about it
  26. Populism erupts when people feel disconnected and disrespected
  27. Ready to try an old approach to a New Year’s resolution? The story of Saint Ignatius may provide some guidance
  28. The cold supply chain can't reach everywhere – that's a big problem for equitable COVID-19 vaccination
  29. The 'gateway drug to corruption and overspending' is returning to Congress – but are earmarks really that bad?
  30. Rooting out racism in children's books
  31. How does your brain wake up from sleep?
  32. When working out makes you sick to your stomach: What to know about exercise-induced nausea
  33. Group exercise may be even better for you than solo workouts – here's why
  34. Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors – but it can take time we don't have during a pandemic
  35. America's newest voters look back at the 2020 election – and forward to politics in 2021
  36. The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert
  37. In 2020, TV and film still couldn't get abortion right
  38. Whether slow or fast, here's how your metabolism influences how many calories you burn each day
  39. How to outsmart your COVID-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021
  40. Instagram's redesign shifts toward shopping – here's how that can be harmful
  41. Getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks – but there are ways to lift the barriers
  42. 7 research-based resolutions that will help strengthen your relationship in the year ahead
  43. How to help dogs and cats manage separation anxiety when their humans return to work
  44. What’s not being said about why African Americans need to take the COVID-19 vaccine
  45. Would you eat indoors at a restaurant? We asked five health experts
  46. Magnetic induction cooking can cut your kitchen's carbon footprint
  47. Congress lifts long-standing ban on Pell grants to people in prison
  48. The icy backstory to that 'clink clink' you'll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020
  49. Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will it protect against asymptomatic infections and mutated viruses? An immunologist answers 3 questions
  50. How curators transferred Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks' archives to escape wildfires