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The humble origins of 'Silent Night'

  • Written by Sarah Eyerly, Assistant Professor of Musicology and Director of the Early Music Program, Florida State University
This undated score, written by Joseph Mohr and titled 'Weynachts Lied' ('Christmas Carol'), is the earliest known surviving copy of 'Silent Night.' Salzburg Museum

One of the world’s most famous Christmas carols, “Silent Night,” celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.

Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas carols have been...

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Alternative approaches needed to end racial disparities in school discipline

  • Written by Jonathan F. Zaff, Research Associate Professor and Executive Director, Center for Promise, Boston University
A student discusses a recent conflict with another student solved through restorative justice, at Ed White Middle School in San Antonio, Texas.Eric Gay/AP

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to get rid of an Obama-era policy that sought to end racial disparities in school suspensions and expulsions. Statistics show those disparities mean black...

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Informal networks of generosity are supporting asylum seekers on both sides of the border

  • Written by Jamie Lynn Goodwin, PhD Candidate, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Central American migrants playing soccer at a temporary shelter in Tijuana.AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

When a woman I’ll call Elisa and her 15-year-old daughter, Ana, journeyed from their home in Honduras to Tijuana, Mexico, they survived due to the generosity of a friend who gave them bus tickets, strangers they met aboard the bus headed north and...

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'Tis the season for conception

  • Written by Micaela Martinez, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Medical Center
Lots of positive pregnancy tests this time of year.Kristina Kokhanova/Shutterstock.com

Does it ever seem like you’re invited to an awful lot of summer birthday gatherings? For good reason. In the United States, most births occur between June and early November. Count back nine months, and you’ll see that places most conceptions in the...

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Does terrorism work? We studied 90 groups to get the answer

  • Written by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, Lagrange College
French soldiers patrol the streets following an attack in Strasbourg.AP Photo/Christophe Ena

The famous Christmas Market in Strasbourg, France, became the latest place to be struck by terrorists.

On Dec. 12, 2018, a gunman on a terror watch list named Cherif Chekatt yelled “Allahu Akbar” and opened fire on shoppers, killing five people...

Read more: Does terrorism work? We studied 90 groups to get the answer

Who is responsible for migrants?

  • Written by Felipe A. Filomeno, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

President Donald Trump tends to portray migrants as a foreign problem that has suddenly – and unfairly – been “dumped” at America’s doorstep.

Migration “is a way they get certain people out of their country and dump in U.S.,” he wrote on Nov. 25 about a caravan of mostly Honduran women, children and young...

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In 'Mary Poppins Returns,' an ode to the gas lamp

  • Written by Jennifer Tucker, Associate Professor of History and Science in Society, Wesleyan University
Lin-Manuel Miranda plays Jack, a lamplighter, in the sequel to the original 1964 film.Disney

“Mary Poppins Returns” transports audiences back to 1930s London.

The beloved nanny at the center of the original 1964 hit film will return, this time played by Emily Blunt.

But Mary’s original companion, Bert, a chimney sweep played by Dick...

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How to handle the return of a long-lost family member during the holidays

  • Written by Annmarie Cano, Professor of Psychology and Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Faculty Success, Wayne State University
The homecoming of estranged family members at the holidays can be joyous and taxing.Felipe Frazao/Shutterstock.com

Humans are social animals who crave connection with others. It’s a drive that seems hard-wired into our systems so that when we experience rejection or estrangement from others, the experience can feel much like physical pain.

The...

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An economist's take on the Poland climate conference: The glass is more than half full

  • Written by Robert Stavins, Professor of Business and Government, Harvard University
Heads of delegations react at the end of the final session of the COP24 summit on climate change in Katowice, Poland, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

The global climate change conference in Katowice, Poland, that wrapped up on Dec. 15 had a challenging mission. Three years ago in Paris, 196 countries and regions agreed to curb...

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  2. If you recycled all the plastic garbage in the world, you could buy the NFL, Apple and Microsoft
  3. You can probably eat more Christmas cookies than you think - just take a look at the calorie guidelines
  4. Advanced digital networks look a lot like the human nervous system
  5. How T.M. Landry College Prep failed black families
  6. Shockwaves from French 'yellow vest' protests felt across Europe
  7. Exorcisms have been part of Christianity for centuries
  8. Indian bill to 'protect' trafficking victims will make sex workers less safe
  9. The math on why the Trump administration's fuel standards report is seriously flawed
  10. Why you should give your grandparents a 3D printer for Christmas
  11. China's win-at-all-costs approach suggests it will follow its own dangerous path in biomedicine
  12. Why the Texas ruling on Obamacare is on shaky legal ground
  13. Can your heart grow three sizes? A doctor reads 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'
  14. Is the FDA being Grinch-like in raising concerns about raw cookie dough?
  15. Cómo alentar a las niñas a estudiar carreras científicas y matemáticas: 7 estrategias
  16. As hunting declines, efforts grow to broaden the funding base for wildlife conservation
  17. What the US could learn from Thailand about health care coverage
  18. Trump administration ban on NIH use of fetal tissue should worry all scientists
  19. The NRA's financial weakness, explained
  20. Nearly all sexual harassment at work goes unreported – and those who do report often see zero benefit
  21. We train Colombian woolly monkeys to be wild again – and maybe save them from extinction
  22. How wireless recharging works – and doesn't, yet
  23. Worry over kids' excessive smartphone use is more justified than ever before
  24. Who are Yemen's Houthis?
  25. Looking for a high-tech gift for a young child? Think playgrounds, not playpens
  26. The key to our humanity isn't genetic, it's microbial
  27. Why shaming your children on social media may make things worse
  28. What winter solstice rituals tell us about indigenous people
  29. No coups occurred in 2018. Will next year be so stable?
  30. In 2019, women's rights are still not explicitly recognized in US Constitution
  31. Time travel is possible – but only if you have an object with infinite mass
  32. How big data has created a big crisis in science
  33. China's climate progress may have faltered in 2018, but it seems to be on the right path
  34. With a limited on-screen presence, autistic characters have emerged in another medium: fan fiction
  35. Brexit rooted more in elite politics than mass resentment
  36. Think teens need the sex talk? Older adults may need it even more
  37. You may not even need a telescope to see Comet 46P/Wirtanen in the night sky this month
  38. El glaciar peruano Quelccaya está en peligro, así como las personas que viven de él
  39. How stereo was first sold to a skeptical public
  40. Diamonds are forever – whether made in a lab or mined from the earth
  41. Don't worry about screen time – focus on how you use technology
  42. Where's my package? Common carrier freight lockers can ease city traffic and prevent failed deliveries
  43. Cannabis use in teens not a gateway to conduct problems, study suggests – but risks still exist
  44. Wisconsin GOP's power grab is a danger to democracy
  45. Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change
  46. This Christmas tell your children the real Santa Claus story
  47. Your smartphone apps are tracking your every move – 4 essential reads
  48. Trump presidency's personnel turmoil stands in stark contrast to the ‘nice guy’ administration of George H. W. Bush
  49. Denying transgender identity has serious impact on mental health
  50. Do climate policies ‘kill jobs’? An economist on why they don’t cause massive unemployment