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Eating disorders are about emotional pain – not food

  • Written by Michele Patterson Ford, Lecturer in Psychology, Dickinson College
Taylor Swift, one of millions of Americans who has struggled with an eating disorder.AP Images/Invision/Charles Sykes

In her documentary “Miss Americana,” music icon Taylor Swift disclosed her history of eating disorders. Her revelation underscores the fact these disorders do not discriminate. According to the advocacy and awareness...

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College men more likely to seek grade changes than college women

  • Written by Cher Li, Assistant Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
If you don't ask for a higher grade you won't get one.ONOKY-Eric Audras/Getty Images

“Professor, my final grade in your class is a C. Is there anything I can do to get a B-minus?”

In my job as a college professor, I typically got one or two such requests from male students at the end of each semester. However, only one female student...

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Why some of the best-known tunes, like 'Happy Birthday,' are the hardest to sing

  • Written by Bryan Nichols, Assistant Professor of Music, Pennsylvania State University
If the range of a song is good for you, you're much more likely to enjoy and find ease in singing it.Image Source/Getty Images

Some friends and I recently went to karaoke. You can likely picture the scene: a restaurant adjacent to a bowling alley with a cheerful crowd and enthusiastic DJ aiming lights at a small stage. We sang a popular duet, Lady...

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Goldman Sachs' push for board diversity doesn't go far enough

  • Written by Christy Glass, Professor of Sociology, Utah State University
U.S. corporate boards still lack women.Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com

Several European countries – including Norway, Germany, Finland, France and Spain – have introduced quotas for women on company boards.

Other countries have introduced voluntary targets and imposed penalties for failing to appoint women directors. And this year, public...

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Indian women protest new citizenship laws, joining a global 'fourth wave' feminist movement

  • Written by Alka Kurian, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell
Women in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh neighborhood are protesting a new Indian citizenship law that they say will discriminate against Muslims, women – and, particularly, Muslim women.Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Women are among the strongest opponents of two new laws in India that threaten the citizenship rights of vulnerable groups...

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Mine waste dams threaten the environment, even when they don't fail

  • Written by Christopher Sergeant, Research Scientist, Flathead Lake Biological Station, The University of Montana
The January 2019 collapse of a dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, sent mining tailings and mud over the landscape for miles, destroying this bridge and killing 300 people. Andre Penner/AP

Scars from large mining operations are permanently etched across the landscapes of the world. The environmental damage and human health hazards that these activities...

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Blacks are at higher risk for Alzheimer's, but why?

  • Written by Renã A.S. Robinson, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
Blacks have twice the incidence rates for Alzheimer's as whites.Getty Images / Science Photo Library

Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and stroke, which are often chronic diseases. And it is also for Alzheimer’s disease, in which blacks have two...

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Albania's plan against disinformation lets Facebook and powerful politicians off the hook

  • Written by Elidor Mehilli, Associate Professor of History, Hunter College
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama uses social media as a way to reach constituents directly.Zhang Liyun/Xinhua via Getty

A new set of laws in Albania empowers a government agency to review citizen complaints about online news websites. If a site is found to have published untrue information, official regulators can fine the site’s owners and...

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Trump White House goes 300+ days without a press briefing – why that's unprecedented

  • Written by Charles Bierbauer, Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of South Carolina
The White House logo is displayed in the press briefing room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 31, 2020. Getty/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

Journalists learn to adapt to current conditions, be they storms or tantrums, vagaries of nature or whims of officials. White House correspondents these days should be well past their withdrawal...

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By filing for bankruptcy, the Boy Scouts may compensate more survivors of sexual abuse

  • Written by Pamela Foohey, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University
Thousands of Americans, including James Kretschmer, say they experienced sexual abuse as Boy Scouts.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy to figure out how to fairly compensate thousands of survivors of alleged sexual abuse who accuse the Scouts of neglecting to protect them.

Revelations regarding decades of...

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  6. What the Trump budget says about the administration's health priorities
  7. The Culinary Union of Nevada takes a pass on endorsing – here's why that may be a winning political strategy
  8. Federal Pell Grants help pay for college – but are they enough to help students finish?
  9. Air pollution kills thousands of Americans every year – here's a low-cost strategy to reduce the toll
  10. Why do people believe con artists?
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  12. Nondisclosure and secrecy laws protect Bloomberg – not the women who sued him
  13. Execution for a Facebook post? Why blasphemy is a capital offense in some Muslim countries
  14. Deep learning AI discovers surprising new antibiotics
  15. Coronavirus: We need to start preparing for the next viral outbreak now
  16. Congress fixes – just a bit – the unpopular, 'unfair' rule that stopped injured service members from suing for damages
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  18. Can you get rid of your student loans by filing for bankruptcy?
  19. Why Trump's post-impeachment actions are about vengeance, not retribution
  20. The US birth rate keeps declining: 4 questions answered
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  26. Weinstein trial begs a question: Why is the pain of women and minorities often ignored?
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  29. 'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers
  30. Animals large and small once covered North America's prairies – and in some places, they could again
  31. What liberals and conservatives get wrong about free expression on college campuses
  32. Craigslist turns 25 – a reminder that a more democratic version of the internet can still thrive
  33. Democratic candidates seek a big and unprecedented K-12 funding boost
  34. Even very young children can become prejudiced but schools can do something about it
  35. Naming the new coronavirus – why taking Wuhan out of the picture matters
  36. Conservative Islamic views are gaining ground in secular Bangladesh and curbing freedom of expression
  37. Fringe religious party gains power in crisis-stricken Peru
  38. Assisted dying is not the easy way out
  39. Trump supporters have little trust in societal institutions
  40. A military perspective on climate change could bridge the gap between believers and doubters
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  43. Out-of-context photos are a powerful low-tech form of misinformation
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