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The next frontier in medical sensing: Threads coated in nanomaterials

  • Written by Sameer Sonkusale, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
imageA hydro-responsive thread can be used with sensors to monitor body functions.Alonso Nichols, Tufts University, CC BY-ND

Doctors have various ways to assess your health. For example, they measure your heart rate and blood pressure to indirectly assess your heart function, or straightforwardly test a blood sample for iron content to diagnose anemia....

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Religious feelings could sway the vote in 2016 election

  • Written by Eric McDaniel, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin

Political scientists have long noted that politics is a competition between groups with diverse and competing interests. During campaigns, candidates actively attempt to sway certain groups and vilify others in order to garner support.

In this year’s election, scholars and commentators have argued that the success of Donald Trump’s...

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Moving toward computing at the speed of thought

  • Written by Frances Van Scoy, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University
imageWhen will computers and humans interact fully?Illustration via shutterstock.com

The first computers cost millions of dollars and were locked inside rooms equipped with special electrical circuits and air conditioning. The only people who could use them had been trained to write programs in that specific computer’s language. Today, gesture-base...

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Could the candidates truly fix – or nix – Obamacare? Six essential reads

  • Written by Lynne Anderson, Senior Editor, Health & Medicine, The Conversation

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to the Affordable Care Act, more commonly called Obamacare.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump disagree on many, if not most, issues, and how to provide health insurance coverage for Americans is one of the most divisive. Clinton’s first foray into national politics...

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How was French cuisine toppled as the king of fine dining?

  • Written by Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University
image'Table' via www.shutterstock.com

In the food world, one of the biggest stories of the last 50 years has been the waning of French culinary authority, the end of a 300-year reign.

In the latest annual ranking of “The World’s Fifty Best Restaurants,” only one French restaurant, Mirazur, appears in the top 10. And its menu reflects mo...

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From voting to writing a will: The simple power of making a plan

  • Written by Todd Rogers, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University

If there’s one thing the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates can agree on these days is that they both want you to vote (for them) this November.

To that end, both political parties tend to have extensive get-out-the-vote operations designed to make sure their supporters actually go to the polls on Election Day.

It turns out that...

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Final presidential debate is a tactical victory for Clinton

  • Written by Anthony J. Gaughan, Professor of Law, Drake University

Donald Trump entered Wednesday night’s presidential debate with his campaign in crisis mode. As sexual assaultallegations and an endless parade of scandals beset the GOP nominee, the likelihood that he will suffer a landslidedefeat on Nov. 8 grows by the day. A steady drumbeat of national polls now show him trailing Hillary Clinton by a large...

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How Western companies can succeed in China

  • Written by Jonathan Brookfield, Adjunct Associate Professor, Tufts University

Not too long ago, when Western CEOs pondered China’s fast-growing market and billion-plus potential customers, their eyes would fill with dollar signs. But these days, thoughts of China are more likely to elicit serious soul-searching, as some of the companies that eagerly dove into China have withdrawn.

Earlier this year, the car-hailing...

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How the Ouija board got its sinister reputation

  • Written by Joseph P. Laycock, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
image'Ouija board' via www.shutterstock.com

By now, most have vague notions of the Ouija board horror narrative, in which demonic spirits communicate with – even possess – kids. Director Mike Flanagan furthers this trope in his new film “Ouija: Origin of Evil.” Set in 1967, a widow and her daughters earn a living scamming clients...

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What do we know about marijuana's medical benefits? Two experts explain the evidence

  • Written by Steven Kinsey, Assistant Professor of Psychology, West Virginia University

Currently 25 states and the District of Columbia have medical cannabis programs. On Nov. 8, Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota will vote on medical cannabis ballot initiatives, while Montana will vote on repealing limitations in its existing law.

We have no political position on cannabis legalization. We study the cannabis plant, also known as...

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