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CBD: The next weapon in the war against opioid addiction?

  • Written by Jenny Wilkerson, Assistant Professor of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida
A new study suggests that CBD could help curve cravings in people who have an opioid use disorder.Evgenly Goncharov photo/Shutterstock.com

CBD, or cannabidiol, is everywhere, with word on the street saying that it can cure everything from a bad mood to cancer. However, most of these claims are not based on scientific evidence. Animal studies...

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High-tech fishing gear could help save critically endangered right whales

  • Written by Michael Moore, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Only about 411 North Atlantic right whales exist, so every animal lost is a blow to the species' chance of surviving.(c) Nick Hawkins

Many fish, marine mammals and seabirds that inhabit the world’s oceans are critically endangered, but few are as close to the brink as the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Only about 411 of...

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Sanders and AOC want to cap interest rates on consumer loans at 15% – here's why that's a bad idea

  • Written by Anne Fleming, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Credit cards sometimes charge exceptionally high interest rates.Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to cap consumer interest rates in an effort to curb “sky high” credit card charges and other forms of predatory lending.

While that sounds nice in principle, in practice their plan...

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India's Prime Minister Modi pursues politics of Hindu nationalism – what does that mean?

  • Written by Sumit Ganguly, Distinguished Professor of Political and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations., Indiana University
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is garlanded after winning the elections.AP Photo/Manish Swarup

Almost immediately after winning a second term in office on May 23, India’s Prime Minister Modi gave a speech making light of parties and individuals who had espoused secularism over the past five years.

During the five years while the Indian...

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Trump and the problem with pardons

  • Written by Andrew Bell, Assistant Professor of International Studies, Indiana University

As a veteran, I was astonished by the recent news that President Trump may be considering pardons for U.S. military members accused or convicted of war crimes. But as a scholar who studies the U.S. military and combat ethics, I understand even more clearly the harmful long-term impact such pardons can have on the military.

My research, along with...

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How the new 'Aladdin' stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping

  • Written by Evelyn Alsultany, Associate Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California
In the live-action 'Aladdin,' Mena Massoud stars Aladdin, while Will Smith plays the Genie.Daniel Smith/Walt Disney Pictures

Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping.

Disney wanted to avoid repeating these same problems in the live action version of...

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Assange’s new indictment: Espionage and the First Amendment

  • Written by Ofer Raban, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Oregon

Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks, has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with a slew of Espionage Act violations that could keep him in prison for the rest of his life.

The new indictment expands an earlier one charging Assange with conspiring with Chelsea Manning, the former soldier convicted of leaking classified documents...

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Rapid water quality tests better protect beachgoers

  • Written by Rachel Noble, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fast tests can help keep people out of the water when it's unsafe, and let them back in sooner once the coast is clear.Paul Fisher, CC BY-ND

Planning a trip to the beach? Along with looking forward to some summer fun, beachgoers may be thinking about the safety of their waterfront destination. Will the water be clean enough for swimming, surfing,...

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Doping soldiers so they fight better – is it ethical?

  • Written by Maxwell Mehlman, Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
A waxwork of Captain America on display at Madame Tussauds in Bangkok, Thailand. Nuamfolio/Shutterstock.com

The military is constantly using technology to build better ships, warplanes, guns and armor. Shouldn’t it also use drugs to build better soldiers?

Soldiers have long taken drugs to help them fight. Amphetamines like Dexedrine were...

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Water stays in the pipes longer in shrinking cities – a challenge for public health

  • Written by Nancy Love, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
How long has that water already been in the system?mike.irwin/Shutterstock.com

The geographic locations where Americans live are shifting in ways that can negatively affect the quality of their drinking water.

Cities that experience long-term, persistent population decline are called shrinking cities. Although shrinking cities exist across the...

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