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Black holes aren't totally black, and other insights from Stephen Hawking's groundbreaking work

  • Written by Christoph Adami, Professor of Physics and Astronomy & Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
What goes in doesn't go out?NASA Goddard, CC BY

Mathematical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking was best known for his work exploring the relationship between black holes and quantum physics. A black hole is the remnant of a dying supermassive star that’s fallen into itself; these remnants contract to such a small size that gravity is...

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Xi's indefinite grasp on power has finally captured the West's attention – now what?

  • Written by Stanley Rosen, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

When China’s Congress voted to repeal constitutional limits on the length of time a Chinese president can stay in office, there were only two “no” votes out of the 2,964 cast on March 10.

Leaders and analysts in the West are now stepping forward to acknowledge that they have misunderstood China. As a journalist at The Economist put...

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Thomas Eakins: Brilliant painter, gifted photographer ... sexual predator?

  • Written by Henry Adams, Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University
A self-portrait of the artist Thomas Eakins, one of the most celebrated painters in American history. National Academy Museum, New York

The recent toppling of a string of powerful figures for sexual abuse and harassment raises the question of how these people managed to conceal their behavior so long, in some instances after abusing hundreds of...

Read more: Thomas Eakins: Brilliant painter, gifted photographer... sexual predator?

Just competing in March Madness is a fundraising win for the schools

  • Written by Brad Humphreys, Professor of Economics, West Virginia University
University of Pennsylvania players celebrate winning the 2018 Ivy League title as fans storm the court. AP Photo/Chris Szagola

The NCAA men’s basketball championship, better known as March Madness, raises big bucks even if the players aren’t paid.

In 2018, CBS is paying the National Collegiate Athletic Associationmore than US$800 million...

Read more: Just competing in March Madness is a fundraising win for the schools

Americans should welcome the age of unexceptionalism

  • Written by Alasdair S. Roberts, Director, School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
July 4th in a Dallas suburb. AP/Michael Prengler

Exceptionalism – the idea that the United States has a mission and character that separates it from other nations – is ingrained in everyday talk about American politics.

It shapes high-level discussions about foreign policy – for example, in a recent argument by a foreign affairs...

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Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history

  • Written by Tamar Carroll, Associate Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology
Less than a third of biographical entries on Wikipedia are about women. aradaphotography/shutterstock.com

Movements like #MeToo are drawing increased attention to the systemic discrimination facing women in a range of professional fields, from Hollywood and journalism to banking and government.

Discrimination is also a problem on user-driven sites...

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Stephen Hawking warned about the perils of artificial intelligence – yet AI gave him a voice

  • Written by Ana Santos Rutschman, Jaharis Faculty Fellow in Health Law and Intellectual Property, DePaul University
Stephen Hawking both warned about and benefited from artificial intelligence.Hoo-Me.com/MediaPunch/IPX/AP

The late Stephen Hawking was a major voice in the debate about how humanity can benefit from artificial intelligence. Hawking made no secret of his fears that thinking machines could one day take charge. He went as far as predicting that future...

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Sustainable cities need more than parks, cafes and a riverwalk

  • Written by Trina Hamilton, Associate Professor of Geography, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Small tankers unload along New York's Newtown Creek in 2008.Jim Henderson

There are many indexes that aim to rank how green cities are. But what does it actually mean for a city to be green or sustainable?

We’ve written about what we call the “parks, cafes and a riverwalk” model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new...

Read more: Sustainable cities need more than parks, cafes and a riverwalk

Zero tolerance discipline policies won't fix school shootings

  • Written by Derek W. Black, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
The Trump administration aims to revisit school discipline policies. Roman Bodnarchuk/Shutterstock

As outrage over the Parkland school shooting persists, lawmakers are looking for actual policy solutions. Unfortunately, they sometimes misunderstand or misuse the facts that should drive policy.

The Trump administration and its supporters are latching...

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What is a tariff? An economist explains

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
Foreign goods wait to be unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles. AP Photo/Nick Ut

President Donald Trump recently slapped tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on foreign aluminum, prompting significant concern and discussion about the wisdom of this action.

As an economist who shares some of those concerns, I believe it’s...

Read more: What is a tariff? An economist explains

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  5. Stephen Hawking as accidental ambassador for assistive technologies
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  9. The man responsible for making March Madness the moneymaking bonanza it is today
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  12. Where does the controversial finding that adult human brains don't grow new neurons leave ongoing research?
  13. What the National School Walkout says about schools and free speech
  14. Why do gun-makers get special economic protection?
  15. Could the open government movement shut the door on Freedom of Information?
  16. How Trump can avoid the setbacks that doomed North Korean nuclear talks in the past
  17. Booze and basketball: Why binge drinking increases during March Madness
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  20. This March Madness, we're using machine learning to predict upsets
  21. DeVos and the limits of the education reform movement
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  39. How to get more Americans to volunteer
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  43. School shooters: What can law enforcement do to stop them?
  44. Why is sarcasm so difficult to detect in texts and emails?
  45. Why big bets on educational reform haven't fixed the US school system
  46. Let them eat carp: Fish farms are helping to fight hunger
  47. Perish not publish? New study quantifies the lack of female authors in scientific journals
  48. Very few women oversee US companies. Here's how to change that
  49. Female presidents don't always help women while in office, study in Latin America finds
  50. Why it's so important for kids to see diverse TV and movie characters