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Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World Chess Championship

  • Written by Alexey W. Root, Lecturer in Education, University of Texas at Dallas
Reigning Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen, left, from Norway, and American challenger Fabiano Caruana will face off in the World Chess Championship, which begins Nov. 9 in London.Matt Dunham/AP

If Fabiano Caruana wins the World Chess Championship match against champion Magnus Carlsen this month, he will be the first American to hold the...

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The early-20th century German trans-rights activist who was decades ahead of his time

  • Written by Elizabeth Heineman, Professor of History and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa
Magnus Hirschfeld, on the right, sits with his partner, Tao Li, at the fourth conference of the World League for Sexual Reform in 1932.Wellcome Images, CC BY

The Trump administration continues its assault on transgender rights.

In July 2017, Trump sought to bar transgender people from serving in the military. Then, this past October, The New York...

Read more: The early-20th century German trans-rights activist who was decades ahead of his time

Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?

  • Written by Tam Hunt, Affiliate Guest in Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara
What do synchronized vibrations add to the mind/body question?agsandrew/Shutterstock.com

Why is my awareness here, while yours is over there? Why is the universe split in two for each of us, into a subject and an infinity of objects? How is each of us our own center of experience, receiving information about the rest of the world out there? Why are...

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3 things Jeff Sessions did as attorney general that history should remember

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
Mike Pence administers the oath of office to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File

President Donald Trump’s sacking of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has raised concerns among those who wish to see the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller continue unimpeded.

Those same people will likely not lament...

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How many women does it take to change a broken Congress?

  • Written by Wendy K. Smith, Professor of Business and Leadership, University of Delaware
Currently, there are 84 women in the U.S. House of Representatives. That number is about to rise to at least 100.Office of Nancy Pelosi

The next United States Congress will have at least 123 women in the House and Senate, including two Muslim-American women, two Native American women and two 29-year-olds.

Ten more women could still win in midterm...

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As Arctic ship traffic increases, narwhals and other unique animals are at risk

  • Written by Donna Hauser, Research Assistant Professor, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
A pod of narwhals (_Monodon monoceros_) in central Baffin Bay. Narwhals are the most vulnerable animals to increased ship traffic in the Arctic Ocean. Kristin Laidre/University of Washington, CC BY-ND

Most Americans associate fall with football and raking leaves, but in the Arctic this season is about ice. Every year, floating sea ice in the Arctic...

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Trump's tariffs don't apply to American flag imports from China – but they should

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Adjunct associate professor, Boston University
A surprising number of American flags are made in China.Rawpixel.com/shutterstock.com

On Veterans Day, many Americans drape the Stars and Stripes around their neighborhoods, businesses promote U.S. flags alongside their holiday discounts, and officials display them in government buildings.

The holiday started off as a day to honor those who fought...

Read more: Trump's tariffs don't apply to American flag imports from China – but they should

Singles Day shows China's global retail power

  • Written by Venkatesh Shankar, Professor of Marketing; Director of Research, Center for Retailing Studies, Texas A&M University
A mascot for Alibaba's online shopping site Tmall urges customers to buy on Singles Day.AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Nov. 11, or 11/11, has been celebrated as Singles Day – a sort of anti-Valentine’s Day for single people – since 1993. Chosen because its date has four ones in a row, the holiday originated in China and has become the...

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Americans elected mayors who care about climate change

  • Written by Mary Alice Haddad, Professor, Wesleyan University
Do events like the Global Action Climate Summit raise the profile of politicians like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio?AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Being pro-environment was a winning strategy for this country’s mayors.

Twelve mayors in America’s 100 largest cities faced re-election battles during the 2018 midterms, and mayors – both...

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The 116th Congress has more women and people of color than ever – but there's still room to improve

  • Written by Richie Zweigenhaft, Professor of Psychology, Guilford College

Women and people of color made substantial gains in the 2018 midterm elections toward diversifying the House and the Senate.

For the past three and a half decades, my co-author, G. William Domhoff, and I have been monitoring diversity in what sociologist C. Wright Mills called “the power elite” – those in the most influential...

Read more: The 116th Congress has more women and people of color than ever – but there's still room to improve

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  2. On the 100th anniversary of WWI's end, lessons on life in health care's trenches
  3. Elecciones EEUU: Población latina puede ser una fuerza electoral en 2020
  4. Blasphemy law is repealed in Ireland, enforced in Pakistan – and a problem in many Christian and Muslim countries
  5. What is public service loan forgiveness? And how do I qualify to get it?
  6. How a self-powered glucose-monitoring device could help people with diabetes
  7. How the ‘wave of women’ entering congress could turn the #MeToo movement into concrete action
  8. The other 2018 midterm wave: A historic 10-point jump in turnout among young people
  9. #MeToo could become a national reckoning – if the new House treats it like a financial crisis
  10. Driving autonomous cars off the beaten path
  11. The votes have been counted, the results are (mostly) in: What’s next for health care?
  12. Left behind: The midterm view from Iowa
  13. The US government has huge debts, and House Democrats could lead the way on solutions – an economist explains how
  14. Coloradans reject restrictions on drilling distances from homes and schools
  15. Latinos can be an electoral force in 2020
  16. La gripe sobrevive más de una hora en el aire y en las superficies
  17. Which country is best to live in? Our calculations say it's not Norway
  18. Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics
  19. Concussion prevention: Sorting through the science to see what's sound
  20. What's behind the dramatic rise in 3-generation households?
  21. Florida restores voting rights to 1.5 million citizens, which might also decrease crime
  22. Marijuana expands into 3 more states, but nationwide legalization still unlikely
  23. 2 economic policies likely to change with Democrats in control of House
  24. What image will define the 2018 election?
  25. Threats remain to US voting system – and voters' perceptions of reality
  26. Hurricanes and water wars threaten the Gulf Coast's new high-end oyster industry
  27. A game plan for technology companies to actually help save the world
  28. Racial and ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to wildfires
  29. Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it had its own native life
  30. New findings add twist to screen time limit debate
  31. How Christian missionary media shaped the world
  32. There's more to health care access than pre-existing conditions
  33. Independent voters will decide Arizona's historic female Senate race
  34. En Estados Unidos, la religión y los refugiados están profundamente conectados
  35. Felons barred from jury duty: An unjustified punishment
  36. College students with disabilities are too often excluded
  37. How to make meaning in aftermath of Pittsburgh and other violent acts
  38. State cap-and-trade systems offer evidence that carbon pricing can work
  39. Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows
  40. Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle
  41. Pittsburgh trauma surgeon: 'Stop the Bleed' training saved lives after shooting, but stopping the need must be next
  42. Even a few bots can shift public opinion in big ways
  43. Three things we can learn from contemporary Muslim women's fashion
  44. Why Google's employees walked out and what it could mean for the future of labor
  45. Freddie Mercury's family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
  46. Republican ads feature MS-13, hoping fear will motivate voters
  47. Prenatal blood screening may predict Zika virus-associated fetal defects
  48. Does giving donors stuff actually raise more money?
  49. One way to reduce food waste: Use it to make soil healthier
  50. Campaign spending isn't the problem – where the money comes from is