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Recreational ancestry DNA testing may reveal more than consumers bargained for

  • Written by Catharine Wang, Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University
It all begins with spitting in a tube like this one.Scott Beale/Laughing Squid, CC BY-NC-ND

Aggressive marketing techniques and the popularization of “gifting” recreational ancestry tests has led more consumers than ever to the world of personal genetic testing. Yet, the recent arrest of the Golden State Killer suspect has heightened...

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Why bullshit hurts democracy more than lies

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance, University of Washington
Why is bullshit so harmful?Ted Eytan, CC BY-SA

Since the inauguration of Donald Trump as president, members of his administration have made many statements best described as misleading. During the administration’s first week, then-press secretary Sean Spicer claimed that Trump’s inauguration was the most well attended ever. More...

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Women on the 2018 ballot are busting perceptions of motherhood and leadership

  • Written by Jill S. Greenlee, Associate Professor of Politics, Brandeis University
Krish Vignarajah, Democratic candidate for Maryland governor, with her daughter Alana.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Motherhood is taking center stage in U.S. politics.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, the first United States senator to give birth while in office has been seen on Capitol Hill with her newborn nestled in her lap.

Screenshot of ‘Our Girls -...

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Smart windows could combine solar panels and TVs too

  • Written by Kerry Rippy, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, Colorado State University
Could this monitor and window be combined with a solar panel?patat/Shutterstock.com

Imagine standing in front of a wall of windows, surveying the view. You hear someone enter the room behind you. You turn. “Welcome,” you say. “Here is the video I wanted to show you.” At the press of a button, the view vanishes and the...

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Americans are more anxious than before

  • Written by Jacek Debiec, Assistant Professor / Department of Psychiatry; Assistant Research Professor / Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan
39 percent of Americans report feeling more anxious than this time last year.by Pathdoc/Shutterstock.com

Americans are becoming more anxious about their safety, health, finances, politics and relationships, a new online poll from the American Psychiatric Association finds. Compared to the results of a similar poll a year earlier, 39 percent of...

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Science teachers sacrifice to provide lab materials for students

  • Written by Emily Cayton, Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University
Most science teachers spend $450 on lab materials their students wouldn't otherwise have.Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock

Whatever salary the science teacher at your local public school makes per year, subtract US$450.

That’s how much money the typical middle and high school science teacher spends out of pocket each year on science lab...

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The science of the plot twist: How writers exploit our brains

  • Written by Vera Tobin, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science, Case Western Reserve University
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Recently I did something that many people would consider unthinkable, or at least perverse. Before going to see “Avengers: Infinity War,” I deliberately read a review that revealed all of the major plot points, from start to finish.

Don’t worry; I’m not going to share any of those spoilers here....

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Your shampoo, hair spray and skin lotion may be polluting the air

  • Written by Matthew Coggon, Research scientist, University of Colorado
Good for you, bad for the air?Gts/Shutterstock.com

Millions of Americans apply personal care products every morning before heading to work or school. But these products don’t stick to our bodies permanently. Over the course of the day, compounds in deodorants, lotions, hair gels and perfumes evaporate from our skin and eventually make their...

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Mad Magazine's clout may have faded, but its ethos matters more than ever before

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
The magazine taught its readers to never swallow what they're served.Nick Lehr/The Conversation via Jasperdo, CC BY-NC-ND

Mad Magazine is still hanging on. In April, it launched a reboot, jokingly calling it its “first issue.”

But in terms of cultural resonance and mass popularity, it’s largely lost its clout.

At its apex in the...

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What torching Iran deal says about US commitment to nuclear security

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Iranian demonstrators burn a picture of the U.S. President Donald Trump.AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal flies in the face of hundreds of inspections that showed Iran was meeting its end of the bargain.

It’s a move that many leaders in the international community opposed, including all...

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