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Your next pilot could be drone software

  • Written by Jeremy Straub, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University
Would you be – or feel – safer if one of these people were a robot?Skycolors/Shutterstock.com

Would you get on a plane that didn’t have a human pilot in the cockpit? Half of air travelers surveyed in 2017 said they would not, even if the ticket was cheaper. Modern pilots do such a good job that almost any air accident is big news,...

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Superman at 80: How two high school friends concocted the original comic book hero

  • Written by Brad Ricca, Lecturer of English, Case Western Reserve University
In 1938, a cultural icon was born.ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock.com

Superman – the first, most famous American superhero – turns 80 this year.

The comics, toys, costumes and billion-dollar Hollywood blockbusters can all trace their ancestry to the first issue of “Action Comics,” which hit newsstands in April 1938.

Most casual...

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Barbara Bush may have suffered from a chronic lung disease called COPD – a doctor explains

  • Written by Frank Sciurba, Professor of Medicine and Education, University of Pittsburgh
Barbara Bush and her husband, George H.W. Bush, at his Houston campaign headquarters June 4, 1964. AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky/file

Former First Lady Barbara Bush died on April 17, 2018, two days after spokespeople said that she had decided not to seek additional medical treatment. CNN had reported that Barbara Bush had COPD.

I am a respiratory disease...

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What is the TPP and can the US get back in?

  • Written by Charles Hankla, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
Is there still room for the U.S.? AP Photo/Esteban Felix

President Donald Trump recently said he was open to returning to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but only if he could get a “substantially better” deal than his predecessor.

This apparent change of heart, announced via Twitter, caught most observers off guard. The TPP was on track...

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The Second Amendment comes first in teaching constitutional law

  • Written by Anthony Johnstone, Professor of Constitutional Law, The University of Montana
The Second Amendment used to be absent from constitutional law classes. No more.Shutterstock

Twenty years ago, when I was a law student taking constitutional law, the Second Amendment did not even come up in class.

Today, as a law professor, I teach the Second Amendment as the very first case in my constitutional law class.

The emergence of the...

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What Earth Day means when humans possess planet-shaping powers

  • Written by Christopher J Preston, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Montana
Humanity's control over nature represents a shift in the relationship between humans and the surrounding world. boscorelli/Shutterstock.com

For nearly 50 years, Earth Day has provided an opportunity for people across the globe to come together and rally in support of the natural world. While the specific challenges have varied, the goal has...

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What is hell?

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
The abyss of hell.Sandro Botticelli.

The recent dispute over whether Pope Francis denied the existence of hell in an interview attracted wide attention. This isn’t surprising, since the belief in an afterlife, where the virtuous are rewarded with a place in heaven and the wicked are punished in hell, is a core teaching of Christianity.

So what...

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How the lowly mushroom is becoming a nutritional star

  • Written by Robert Beelman, Professor of Food Science, Pennsylvania State University
Mushrooms for many are just an addition to a slice of pizza, but the fungi are now gaining a reputation for their nutrients.Subbatina Anna/Shutterstock.com

Mushrooms are often considered only for their culinary use because they are packed with flavor-enhancers and have gourmet appeal. That is probably why they are the second most popular pizza...

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Americans support legal marijuana – but states don't agree on how to regulate it

  • Written by Santiago Guerra, Assistant Professor of Southwest Studies, Colorado College
Marijuana varieties on display in a California dispensary. AP Photo/Mathew Sumner

On 4/20, many across the U.S. gather to celebrate their love and appreciation for marijuana.

Polls show that 64 percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana. But, despite the majority support, there’s no clear consensus on how it should be regulated. As a...

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Después de una acalorada elección, Costa Rica ya no parece tan excepcional

  • Written by Rachel E. Bowen, Associate Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University
El progresismo sí gana en Costa Rica — por ahora. AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco

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Carlos Alvarado Quesada ganó la presidencia costarricense con 61% de los votos, una victoria contundente para un candidato progresista que llegó al día de las elecciones en empate técnico con su rival conservador.

Al...

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  3. US rivers are becoming saltier – and it's not just from treating roads in winter
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  5. Light at night can disrupt circadian rhythms in children – are there long-term risks?
  6. Children are natural optimists – which comes with psychological pros and cons
  7. Pope Francis' apology for abuse in Chile would once have been unthinkable
  8. Will US-Japan friendship survive uncertainty in Asia?
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  10. Before Trump was anti-Cuba, he wanted to open a hotel in Havana
  11. The real IRS scandal has more to do with budget cuts than bias
  12. Bearing witness to Cambodia's horror, 20 years after Pol Pot's death
  13. The Trump administration's new migratory bird policy undermines a century of conservation
  14. US airstrikes in Syria nothing more than theater
  15. Syrian Kabuki
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  17. Syria, chemical weapons and the limits of international law
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  19. How the new estate tax rules could reduce charitable giving by billions
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  26. The deaths of 76 Branch Davidians in April 1993 could have been avoided – so why didn't anyone care?
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  28. Supreme Court case tests weight of old Native American treaties in 21st century
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