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I asked people why they don't vote, and this is what they told me

  • Written by Andrew Joseph Pegoda, Lecturer in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies; Religious Studies; and First Year Writing, University of Houston
People have different reasons for not showing up on Election Day. Burlingham/Shutterstock.com

At least 40% to 90% of American voters stay home during elections, evidence that low voter turnout for both national and local elections is a serious problem throughout the United States.

With the 2020 presidential election approaching, directives for...

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A Navy scandal sheds light on the nature of bribery and the limits of free speech

  • Written by Marcus Hedahl, Associate Professor of Philosophy, United States Naval Academy
Numerous officers who served in the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet are caught up in a massive bribery scandal.Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Nicholas A. Galladora/U.S. Navy

It seems like everyone’s talking about bribery these days – but I, and anyone else who works for the federal government, have to limit what we can say about...

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Black kids and suicide: Why are rates so high, and so ignored?

  • Written by Rheeda Walker, Professor of Psychology, University of Houston
Black youth may be less likely to share their thoughts of loneliness or depression than other youth, which could be a reason for higher rates of death by suicide among black youth.Motortion Films/Shutterstock.com

Teen suicide rates among black youth are increasing. In 2016 and again in 2018, national data revealed that among children age 5-11, blac...

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The first step in managing plastic waste is measuring it – here's how we did it for one Caribbean country

  • Written by Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Professor of Management, Rochester Institute of Technology
Plastic waste that started as packaging clogs tropical landfills. apomares/Getty Images

Countries around the world throw away millions of tons of plastic trash every year. Finding ways to manage plastic waste is daunting even for wealthy nations, but for smaller and less-developed countries it can be overwhelming.

We recently carried out a study...

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Why teen depression rates are rising faster for girls than boys

  • Written by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
One-fifth of U.S. teen girls reported experiencing major depression in 2017.Tgraphic/Shutterstock.com

We’re in the middle of a teen mental health crisis – and girls are at its epicenter.

Since 2010, depression, self-harm and suicide rates have increased among teen boys. But rates of major depression among teen girls in the U.S. increased...

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US and Iran have a long, troubled history

  • Written by Jeffrey Fields, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citizens...

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Why you need more Vitamin D in the winter

  • Written by Margherita T. Cantorna, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Immunology, Pennsylvania State University
Vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin. FotoHelin/Shutterstock.com

Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections. Vitamin D, which is made in our skin following sunlight exposure and also found in oily fish (mackerel, tuna and sardines), mushrooms and fortified dairy and nondairy substitutes, is essential...

Read more: Why you need more Vitamin D in the winter

Why do onions make you cry?

  • Written by Minda Daughtry, Extension Agency, Agriculture – Horticulture, North Carolina State University
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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.

Why do onions make you cry? – Dana L., age 12, Belmont, Massachusetts

Onions are grown and used all over the world, and anyone who has cut...

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What do we want? Unbiased reporting! When do we want it? During protests!

  • Written by Danielle K. Kilgo, Assistant Professor, Indiana University
Without reporters amplifying their message, Black Lives Matter protesters have to do the job themselves. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The new decade is just days old, but in one respect it is already shaping up like the last one: with mass protests around the world.

Rallies for democracy overseas and anti-war demonstrations in the U.S. come on the...

Read more: What do we want? Unbiased reporting! When do we want it? During protests!

US-China trade pact President Trump just signed fails to resolve 3 fundamental issues

  • Written by Penelope B. Prime, Clinical Professor of International Business, Georgia State University
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He after signing the trade agreement.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a trade deal with China on Jan. 15 intended as a first phase toward a more comprehensive agreement between the two countries.

In exchange for some tariff relief, China promised to buy an...

Read more: US-China trade pact President Trump just signed fails to resolve 3 fundamental issues

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  2. Screen time: Conclusions about the effects of digital media are often incomplete, irrelevant or wrong
  3. What Iranians think of the US and their own government
  4. Supreme Court DACA decision isn't just about Dreamers -- it's about whether the White House has to tell the truth
  5. Who is born a US citizen?
  6. An old debate over religion in school is opening up again
  7. Meet the narwhal, 'unicorn of the sea'
  8. Why fitness trackers may not give you all the 'credit' you hoped for
  9. 3 quotes that defined the first Democratic debate of 2020
  10. Earthquake forecast for Puerto Rico: Dozens more large aftershocks are likely
  11. Worrying about being drafted doesn't mean you're disloyal – it's an old American tradition
  12. Parental leave laws are failing single parents
  13. How Prohibition changed the way Americans drink, 100 years ago
  14. 'Uncut Gems' celebrates Manhattan’s Diamond District, a neighborhood that's a window into the past
  15. Think twice before shouting your virtues online – moral grandstanding is toxic
  16. Being copycats might be key to being human
  17. Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertilizer on crops
  18. Heading into Iowa: Where do the Democratic candidates stand on health care coverage?
  19. Why the US-Iran conflict isn’t driving oil prices higher – and why it probably should
  20. Can the Constitution stop the government from lying to the public?
  21. The secret origins of presidential polling
  22. What US election officials could learn from Australia about boosting voter turnout
  23. High-priced specialty drugs: Exposing the flaws in the system
  24. Pope ends a secrecy rule for Catholic sexual abuse cases, but for victims many barriers to justice remain
  25. Restricting trade in endangered species can backfire, triggering market booms
  26. Why hip-hop belongs in today's classrooms
  27. Brexit could spell the end of globalization, and the global prosperity that came with it
  28. Cyberspace is the next front in Iran-US conflict – and private companies may bear the brunt
  29. Why are there seven days in a week?
  30. Weinstein jurors must differentiate between consent and compliance – which research shows isn't easy
  31. Large turnouts for Soleimani’s funeral in Iran carry powerful collective emotions – just as Americans saw during the colonial era
  32. Killing of Soleimani evokes dark history of political assassinations in the formative days of Shiite Islam
  33. Why some public universities get to keep their donors secret
  34. The made-up crisis behind the state takeover of Houston's public schools
  35. We're living in the bizarre world that Flaubert envisioned
  36. Your blood type may influence your vulnerability to norovirus, the winter vomiting virus
  37. Why we are hard-wired to worry, and what we can do to calm down
  38. 3D printing of body parts is coming fast – but regulations are not ready
  39. Matching Vietnamese brides with Chinese men, marriage brokers find good business – and sometimes love
  40. Rotting feral pig carcasses teach scientists what happens when tons of animals die all at once, as in Australia's bushfires
  41. Trump, like Obama, tests the limits of presidential war powers
  42. The US-Iran conflict and the consequences of international law-breaking
  43. School closures can hit rural communities hard
  44. What Trump's tweet threatening Iran's cultural sites could mean for Shiite Muslims
  45. Tweets about cannabis' health benefits are full of mistruths
  46. How countries in conflict, like Iran and the US, still talk to each other
  47. Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many US states
  48. Should college funding be tied to how many students graduate?
  49. Telecommuters create positive change – so why aren't employers more flexible about people working from home?
  50. Monkeys smashing nuts with stones hint at how human tool use evolved