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Is Juul making it easy for kids to vape in school? New study suggests yes

  • Written by Jon-Patrick Allem, Research Scientist, University of Southern California
Young people may be vaping during school, a study of Twitter posts suggests. J.A. Dunbar/shutterstock.com

The Juul vaporizer is the latest advancement in electronic cigarette technology, delivering nicotine to the user from a device about the size and shape of a thumb drive. Juul has taken the electronic cigarette market by storm experiencing a ye...

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What's involved in designing World Cup jerseys?

  • Written by Susan L. Sokolowski, Director & Associate Professor: Sports Product Design, University of Oregon
The designs, materials, cuts and graphics of jerseys are meant to stand out.AP Photo/Frank Augstein

Nearly 3.5 billion people are expected to watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. They’ll all see players wearing a fresh batch of national jerseys, designed by the major sport product manufacturers. Millions of authentic tops are made for fans...

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Math explains why your bus route seems so unreliable

  • Written by Vikash V. Gayah, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
The tricky math behind your bus route.Monkey Business Images/shutterstock.com

Have you ever waited for your bus at a bus stop for a very long time – only to be greeted by two or more buses arriving together?

This phenomenon, known as “bus bunching,” is a problem that bus transit systems around the world have been trying to solve...

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Could new legislation lead to a Route 66 economic revival?

  • Written by Daniel Milowski, Ph.D. Student in History, Arizona State University
An aerial view of Seligman, Arizona, looking west, dated March 12, 1971. Route 66 bisects the town.James R. Powell Route 66 Collection/Newberry Library

In his 1939 novel “The Grapes of Wrath,” John Steinbeck dubbed Route 66 “The Mother Road.”

The 2,448 mile-long highway that once wound from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa...

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Why are Democratic voters more approving of compromise than Republicans?

  • Written by James Glaser, Professor, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, Tufts University

At a time when political division is heightened and the parties in Washington are deeply polarized, it is worth asking whether there is any payoff for politicians to work together.

Will they be rewarded by their constituents for getting things done, balancing different interests for the public good and working across the aisle with civility and...

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Mick Mulvaney turned the CFPB from a forceful consumer watchdog into a do-nothing government cog

  • Written by Jeff Sovern, Professor of Law, St. John's University

Until last Thanksgiving, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was known for forcefully pursuing its core mission, returning nearly US$12 billion to about 30 million consumers who had been taken advantage of by financial institutions.

But since then, the bureau has been known for … well, not much. After Obama-appointee Richard Cordray...

Read more: Mick Mulvaney turned the CFPB from a forceful consumer watchdog into a do-nothing government cog

Thriving after depression: Why are scientists ignoring good outcomes?

  • Written by Jonathan Rottenberg, Professor of Psychology, University of South Florida
Kristen Bell, who has battled depression, has shared her experience of surviving it and thriving. She is pictured here at the 2017 NBCUniversal Upfront in New York on May 15, 2017. JStone/Shutterstock.com

In the wake of suicides by Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, we as a nation are newly sobered by depression’s threat to the public health....

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Trump's choice to replace Justice Kennedy will likely be a white man, like his other court nominees

  • Written by Rorie Solberg, Associate Professor of Political Science, Oregon State University
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Justice Anthony Kennedy announced on June 27 that he will retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, giving President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint a second justice.

Trump has stated that he will choose from the same list of 25 individuals to replace Kennedy that he used after...

Read more: Trump's choice to replace Justice Kennedy will likely be a white man, like his other court nominees

Why your brain never runs out of problems to find

  • Written by David Levari, Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology, Harvard University
Why do people constantly 'move the goalposts' when making judgments? JoeNattapon/Shutterstock.com

Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them? It turns out that a quirk in the way human brains process information means that when something becomes rare, we sometimes see it in more places...

Read more: Why your brain never runs out of problems to find

Men suffer about 70 percent of fireworks injuries – and other 4th of July facts

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
John Adams believed the fourth of July should be filled with 'illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.'AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez

In the eyes of many Americans, the Fourth of July is a day for parades, barbecues and, of course, fireworks.

The tradition got its start at the beginning of our nation’s history after the...

Read more: Men suffer about 70 percent of fireworks injuries – and other 4th of July facts

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  2. Are we alone? The question is worthy of serious scientific study
  3. New telescope will scan the skies for asteroids on collision course with Earth
  4. Amazonian psychedelic may ease severe depression, new study shows
  5. Nevada's unions show how organized labor can flourish even after an adverse Supreme Court ruling
  6. What Pope Francis' choice of a Pakistani cardinal means for Christians of the country
  7. US turned away thousands of Haitian asylum-seekers and detained hundreds more in the 90s
  8. Extreme stress in childhood is toxic to your DNA
  9. A brief history of the s'more, America's favorite campfire snack
  10. Mandatory labels with simple disclosures reduced fears of GE foods in Vermont
  11. Crop insurance is good for farmers, but not always for the environment
  12. Inventing the future in Chinese labs: How does China do science today?
  13. Why is suicide on the rise in the US – but falling in most of Europe?
  14. Blockchain-based property registries may help lift poor people out of poverty
  15. Teachers' activism will survive the Janus Supreme Court ruling
  16. Janus decision extends First Amendment 'right of silence'
  17. Approval of drug derived from cannabis not necessarily a win for weed
  18. Supreme Court hands victory to pro-life crisis pregnancy centers
  19. 'We are only following the law' doesn't explain immigration policy during Nazi era or now
  20. How does your body 'burn' fat?
  21. What's leisure and what's game addiction in the 21st century?
  22. How opioid addiction alters our brains to always want more
  23. `We are only following the law' doesn't explain immigration policy during Nazi era or now
  24. US 'zero-tolerance' immigration policy still violating fundamental human rights laws
  25. Why Trump's proposal to merge the departments of Labor and Education should fail
  26. Why are Russians so stingy with their smiles?
  27. Sonic attacks: How a medical mystery can sow distrust in foreign governments
  28. Trump travel ban targeting Muslims will not make America safer
  29. Today’s US-Mexico 'border crisis' in 6 charts
  30. ¿Amnistía para traficantes? Eso propone este candidato presidencial mexicano
  31. The long history of separating families in the US and how the trauma lingers
  32. Supreme Court ruling adds privacy protection for the digital age
  33. Bitcoin price manipulation puts trust in cryptocurrencies at risk
  34. New data shows US hate crimes continued to rise in 2017
  35. A new world is dawning, and the US will no longer lead it
  36. Treating pain in children can teach us about treating pain in adults
  37. Growth mindset interventions yield impressive results
  38. Schools are buying 'growth mindset' interventions despite scant evidence that they work well
  39. Why it's time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides
  40. For many immigrant families, the fight for reunification is just beginning
  41. Searching for diversity in Silicon Valley tech firms – and finding some
  42. The latest blood pressure guidelines: What they mean for you
  43. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is in trouble – but the ground beneath it may buy some time
  44. How immigration court works
  45. School safety commission should not worry about violence in entertainment media
  46. Social impact bonds, explained
  47. How colleges must collaborate to lift up the communities just outside their door
  48. Helping plants remove natural toxins could boost crop yields by 47 percent
  49. How Catholic women fought against Vatican's prohibition on contraceptives
  50. Why care about undocumented immigrants? For one thing, they've become vital to key sectors of the US economy