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Trump's executive order on drone strikes sends civilian casualty data back into the shadows

  • Written by Daniel R. Brunstetter, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine
An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over southern Afghanistan.AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth

When it comes to drones and warfare, the U.S. seems to have forgotten some valuable historical lessons.

On March 6, President Trump signed an executive order that revoked the requirement, formulated under the Obama administration, that U.S. intelligence...

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The truth about St. Patrick's Day

  • Written by James Farrelly, Professor of English, University of Dayton
A man dressed as Saint Patrick blesses the crowd in Dublin as the parade makes its way through the Irish capital in 1998.AP Photo/John Cogill

In 1997, my students and I traveled to Croagh Patrick, a mountain in County Mayo, as part of a study abroad program course on Irish literature I was teaching for the University of Dayton. I wanted my students...

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Robots guarded Buddha's relics in a legend of ancient India

  • Written by Adrienne Mayor, Research Scholar, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science, Stanford University
Two small figures guard the table holding the Buddha's relics. Are they spearmen, or robots?British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA

As early as Homer, more than 2,500 years ago, Greek mythology explored the idea of automatons and self-moving devices. By the third century B.C., engineers in Hellenistic Alexandria, in Egypt, were building real mechanical robots a...

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Escalator etiquette: Should I stand or walk for an efficient ride?

  • Written by Lesley Strawderman, Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University
The science of getting quickly and safely to the bottom.Ryan Tang/Unsplash, CC BY

Love them or hate them, traffic laws exist to keep people safe and to help vehicles flow smoothly. And while they aren’t legally enforceable, pedestrian traffic also tends to follow its own set of unwritten rules.

Most pedestrians use walking etiquette as a way...

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College admission scandal grew out of a system that was ripe for corruption

  • Written by Rick Eckstein, Professor of Sociology, Villanova University
Recruited athletes often get a leg up in the admissions process.Catwalk Photos/www.shutterstock.com

As part of the “Operation Varsity Blues” case that federal prosecutors announced March 12, dozens of people – including Hollywood actresses and wealthy businessmen – stand accused of having bought their children’s way...

Read more: College admission scandal grew out of a system that was ripe for corruption

US pulls diplomats from its embassy in Caracas, and tensions between Venezuela and Brazil escalate

  • Written by Robert Muggah, Associate Lecturer, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

The United States will withdraw all remaining staff from its embassy in Venezuela, according to a late-night March 11 announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Twitter, who cited the “deterioriating situation” there.

Since March 7, a power outage has crippled much of Venezuela, including Caracas, the capital.

Venezuela has been...

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Can a genetic test predict if you will develop Type 2 diabetes?

  • Written by Mylynda Massart, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
A woman uses a lancet on her finger to check her blood sugar level with a glucose meter.Behopeful/Shutterstock.com

When I got home after work I was surprised to find my husband and three children sitting by the television and watching the news. They had just learned that the direct to consumer genetic testing company 23andMe was now offering a...

Read more: Can a genetic test predict if you will develop Type 2 diabetes?

There's no way to stop human trafficking by treating it as an immigration enforcement problem

  • Written by Bob Spires, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Richmond
Trump has signed a law aimed at curbing sex trafficking.AP Photo/Evan Vucci

Robert Kraft, the New England Patriots’ billionaire owner, recently made headlines when he was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution. The women involved were undocumented Chinese immigrants who were human trafficking victims at the Orchids of Asia spa in J...

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Diets can do more than help you lose weight – they could also save the planet

  • Written by Adrienne Rose Bitar, Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University
Some diets have ambitions a lot weightier than helping you lose a few pounds.AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama

Fad diets have long been brushed off as selfish, superficial quests to lose weight.

But if you study the actual content of popular diet books, you will discover that most tell a different story. Many inspire dieters to improve the health of their...

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Skilled blue-collar jobs are growing – though women aren't getting them

  • Written by Eric Hoyt, Research Director of the Center for Employment Equity, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Skilled craft jobs like plumbing and carpentry pay better than most blue-collar jobs.VGstockstudio/shutterstock.com

In the press, the phrase “blue collar” is often used as shorthand for white working-class men.

The visibility of this specific slice of the workforce has risen significantly since the 2016 election, when white...

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