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The few humanities majors who dominate in the business world

  • Written by Sami Mahroum, Senior Lecturer, INSEAD
Students often believe a STEM degree will serve them better in the job market.M-SUR/shutterstock

In the mid-1990s, technology-driven economic growth induced a strong demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, skills.

This development came at the expense of humanities and liberal arts.

More people, especially women, enrolled...

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Far-sighted adaptation to rising seas is blocked by just fixing eroded beaches

  • Written by Andrew G. Keeler, Professor of Economics and Program Head, Public Policy and Coastal Sustainability, UNC Coastal Studies Institute, East Carolina University
Beach erosion in Nags Head, North Carolina, photographed May 15, 2005.Soil Science, CC BY

Coastal communities around the world are struggling to adapt to rising sea levels and increasingly severe coastal storms. In the United States, local governments are making investments to reduce those risks, such as protecting shorelines with seawalls,...

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India has a sexual assault problem that only women can fix

  • Written by Nisha Bellinger, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University

India is the most dangerous country for sexual violence against women, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation 2018 survey.

The survey, which measures sexual and non-sexual violence, discrimination, cultural traditions, health care and human trafficking, has been criticized for reflecting more perception than data.

But India barely fares better...

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La devaluación 'desesperada' de la moneda de Venezuela no evitará un colapso económico

  • Written by Benjamin J. Cohen, Professor of International Political Economy, University of California, Santa Barbara

Venezuela anunció recientemente una de las más drásticas reformas monetarias de la historia y devaluó su moneda, el bolívar, aproximadamente un 95 por ciento.

El irónicamente llamado bolívar “fuerte”, introducido por primera vez hace 10 años, será reemplazado por una nueva...

Read more: La devaluación 'desesperada' de la moneda de Venezuela no evitará un colapso económico

Could the future edge in college sports be mental wellness?

  • Written by Bradley Donohue, Professor of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
A group of basketball players talking and appearing to have fun. A recent study showed that college athletes benefited from special counseling designed for them. bernard/Shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

We live in a sports-oriented culture. In the United States alone, there are about 8 million high school students participating in sports, almost a half a...

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If you shelter in place during a disaster, be ready for challenges after the storm

  • Written by Ali Mostafavi, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
Homes surrounded by water from the flooded Brazos River in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Freeport, Texas, Sept. 1, 2017.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Americans prepare for natural disasters in many ways, from obtaining flood insurance to identifying evacuation routes. But many people fail to take key steps.

I conducted a research survey in Harris...

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A Trump Administration casualty: Democracy and civil rights in the Middle East

  • Written by David Mednicoff, Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Saudi Arabia Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has shown little tolerance for dissent. AP/Cliff Owen

Donald Trump has shown little interest in encouraging democratic politics and human rights in other countries. This departure from decades of American foreign policy rhetoric has received comparatively little attention. However, in the Middle...

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What the grieving mother orca tells us about how animals experience death

  • Written by Jessica Pierce, Professor of Bioethics, University of Colorado Denver
How do animals think and feel?Patrick aka Herjolf, CC BY-NC-ND

For many weeks, news of a mother orca carrying her dead infant through the icy waters of the Salish Sea captured the attention of many around the world. Keeping the infant afloat as best she could, the orca, named Tahlequah, also known as J35 by scientists, persisted for 17 days, before...

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Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too

  • Written by Junia Howell, Professor of Sociology; Rice University Kinder Institute Scholar, University of Pittsburgh

Hurricane Lane, which is bearing down on Hawaii, is a reminder of the devastation hurricane season can bring.

Only one year ago Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, followed closely by Irma and Maria, which left a trail of destruction across Florida and Puerto Rico. Despite the private and government aid provided after these disasters, thousands conti...

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Tearing down Confederate statues leaves structural racism intact

  • Written by Anne C. Bailey, Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Protesters toppled the 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue on Aug. 20 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Gerry Broome/AP

When protesters tore down the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on Aug. 20, it wasn’t just destruction of state property - a crime for which the...

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