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Dreams from their mothers: Hillary and Obama bending history again

  • Written by Dinesh Sharma, Associate Research Professor, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Hillary Clinton, the first woman presidential nominee of any major party, has a lifetime of experience in fighting for the rights of children and families. She draws on the inspiration from her mother’s Dickensian childhood.

President Obama and Hillary Clinton appeared on the campaign trail together at a rally in North Carolina, exactly eight...

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Technology changes how authors write, but the big impact isn't on their style

  • Written by Matthew Kirschenbaum, Professor of English, University of Maryland
imageA Malling-Hansen Writing Ball, similar to the one Nietzsche used.Peter Mitterhofer, CC BY-SA

“Our writing instruments are also working on our thoughts.” Nietzsche wrote, or more precisely typed, this sentence on a Malling-Hansen Writing Ball, a wondrous strange contraption that looks a little like a koosh ball cast in brass and studded...

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What causes asthma? Clues from London's Great Smog with implications for air pollution today

  • Written by Jamie T. Mullins, Assistant Professor of Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imagePiccadilly Circus in smog, 1952Unknown photographer/Wikipedia

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition with no known cure. It impacts people of all ages through episodic constrictions of the airways, which may be even worse than it sounds. Approximately 334 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, including 24 million Americans and 5.4 million...

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The Olympics won't spread Zika around the world

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
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The opening ceremonies of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are just days away. But this year, fears of Zika have cast a shadow over festivities.

The Zika virus is the cause of an ongoing epidemic of birth defects first noticed in Brazil in late 2015. While the virus causes no symptoms in most people, infections of pregnant women can lead to micro...

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Why 'woman' isn't Hillary Clinton's trump card

  • Written by Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University

At a recent rally on Roosevelt Island in New York City, Hillary Clinton remarked that she wanted the United States to be a place “where a father can tell his daughter yes, you can be anything you want to be, even president of the United States.”

According to some polls, parents can already tell their daughters that people will vote for...

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The global impact of air conditioning: big and getting bigger

  • Written by Lucas Davis, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley

With a heat wave pushing the heat index well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) through much of the U.S., most of us are happy to stay indoors and crank the air conditioning. And if you think it’s hot here, try 124°F in India. Globally, 2016 is poised to be another record-breaking year for average temperatures. This means more air...

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Hooking up on campus: Sexual double standards may leave students feeling disempowered

  • Written by Heather Hensman Kettrey, Research Associate, Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University

Over the past few years, there has been a steady flow of articles in magazines, newspapers and online news outlets examining what hookup culture on college campuses means for sexual norms and behaviors among young adults, particularly young women.

Some writers suggest women who participate in hookup culture often feel like outsiders struggling to...

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Zero tolerance laws increase suspension rates for black students

  • Written by F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

The State Senate of Michigan is currently considering legislation that would scale back “zero tolerance” discipline policies in the state’s public schools.

Zero tolerance discipline laws require automatic and generally severe punishment for specified offenses that could range from possessing weapons to physical assault. They leave...

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Here’s a problem with the TPP that Hillary Clinton ignores at her peril

  • Written by Rachel Rothschild, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow in Environmental Science, Technology and International Relations, New York University
imageFord, Brezhnev and their aides smile for the cameras as they sign the Helsinki Accords. OSCE

Hillary Clinton and many of her fellow Democrats meeting in Philadelphia hope to show the party unity arguably lacking when the Republicans gathered in Cleveland.

A sticking point to a unified Democratic Party, however, has been the Trans-Pacific Partnership...

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Kaine was the logical choice as Hillary Clinton's Vice President

  • Written by Andra Gillespie, Associate Professor, Political Science, Emory University

Hillary Clinton has selected Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate.

While this news was not surprising – Kaine had long been suspected to be a top choice and made President Obama’s short list in 2008 – it does raise questions about Secretary Clinton’s choices. In an extremely polarized election contest where her own...

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