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The comeback and dangers of the drug GHB

  • Written by Joseph Palamar, Associate Professor of Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center
The drug GHB gained notoriety during raves decades ago, but it is resurfacing again. Anthony Mooney/Shutterstock.com

A highly potent drug called GHB is making a comeback in nightlife scenes, along with overdoses and even death. On Jan. 23, 2018, “Storm Chaser” star Joel Taylor died on a cruise ship. Celebrity news site TMZ reported that...

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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's weak-dollar myopia is dangerous

  • Written by Benjamin J. Cohen, Professor of International Political Economy, University of California, Santa Barbara
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin walks through the snow at Davos. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

Breaking with long-standing tradition, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin endorsed the weakening of the dollar as “good” for the United States.

Speaking during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 24, Mnuchin...

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Macron's pledge to wipe out coal is just as meaningless as Trump's plan to revive it

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
Emmanuel Macron, president of France, gestures during a special address in Davos, Switzerland. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

In a speech at the 2018 World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to “make France a model in the fight against climate change” and promised to shut all coal-fired...

Read more: Macron's pledge to wipe out coal is just as meaningless as Trump's plan to revive it

Fossil jawbone from Israel is the oldest modern human found outside Africa

  • Written by Rolf Quam, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Fossilized teeth from a modern human who lived in Israel close to 200,000 years ago.Israel Hershkovitz, Tel Aviv University, CC BY-ND

New fossil finds over the past few years have been forcing anthropologists to reexamine our evolutionary path to becoming human. Now the earliest modern human fossil ever found outside the continent of Africa is...

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Why climate change is worsening public health problems

  • Written by Chelsey Kivland, Professor of Anthropology, Dartmouth College
People collect water piped in from a mountain creek in Utuado, Puerto Rico on Oct. 14, 2017, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans were still without running water. AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

Around the world, the health care debate often revolves around access.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World...

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The state of the US solar industry: 5 questions answered

  • Written by Joshua D. Rhodes, Research Fellow of Energy, University of Texas at Austin
Dedicating a 31-kilowatt photovoltaic array at Rainshadow Community Charter High School, in Reno, Nevada. BlackRock Solar, CC BY

Editor’s note: On Jan. 22, 2018, the Trump administration announced plans to impose punitive duties on solar panels imported from abroad. This decision came in response to a complaint filed by two solar companies,...

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For a North Korean refugee raising her kids in the UK, the past is never far

  • Written by Jieun Baek, PhD candidate in Public Policy, University of Oxford
Jihyun Park finds joy in the little things many take for granted, whether it's being able to drop her kids off at school or having family dinners. Author provided

Grace Park is an 8-year-old girl from Manchester, United Kingdom, who likes making colorful bracelets with plastic lanyards, playing games with her two older brothers, and writing poems...

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I visited the Rohingya refugee camps and here is what Bangladesh is doing right

  • Written by Sabrina Karim, Assistant Professor, Caplan Faculty Fellow, Cornell University
What is the future of Rohingya refugees?AP Photo/Manish Swarup

Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh from Myanmar since September 2017. The Bangladeshi government’s plan to start repatriating them beginning this Tuesday, Jan. 22, has been postponed due to concerns about their safety.

That the Bangladesh government agreed...

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How secure is your data when it's stored in the cloud?

  • Written by Haibin Zhang, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Is this cloud secure?SWEviL/Shutterstock.com

As cloud storage becomes more common, data security is an increasing concern. Companies and schools have been increasing their use of services like Google Drive for some time, and lots of individual users also store files on Dropbox, Box, Amazon Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and the like. They’re no...

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The hidden health inequalities that American Indians and Alaskan Natives face

  • Written by Annie Belcourt, Associate Professor of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Montana
Tribally led wellness encampment in Wyoming.Gordon Belcourt, CC BY-SA

I was an American Indian student pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology in the 1990s, when I realized the stark contrast between my life experiences growing up on my home reservation and those of my non-Native peers.

Many incredible family members and friends had...

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  5. How talented kids from low-income families become America's 'Lost Einsteins'
  6. DACA isn't just about social justice – legalizing Dreamers makes economic sense too
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  8. Is it time for a 21st-century version of 'The Day After'?
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  10. Unrest in Iran will continue until religious rule ends
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  13. Medicaid work requirements could cost the government more in the long run
  14. Another continuing resolution won't solve the real problem within the Republican Party
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  18. Is attraction to an age group another kind of sexual orientation?
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  23. Trump goes to Davos: 4 books he should read on first trip to gathering of global elites
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  32. 20 years since America's shock over Clinton-Lewinsky affair, public discussions on sexual harassment are changing
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  34. Ahead of government shutdown, Congress sets its sights on not-so-comprehensive immigration reform
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  36. Tolerating distraction
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