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How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight

  • Written by Craig Merrett, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University
imageU.S. airlines carry more than 800 million passengers per year.Lasha Kilasonia/iStock via Getty Images Plusimage

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How do airplanes fly? – Benson, age 10, Rockford, Michigan

Airplane flight is one...

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Amid growth in AI writing tools, this course teaches future lawyers and other professionals to become better editors

  • Written by Patrick Barry, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives (University of Michigan Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (University of Chicago Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (UCLA School of Law), University of Michigan
imageEven the best paragraphs may have room for improvement.PhonlamaiPhoto via Getty Imagesimage

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of Course:

“Editing and Advocacy”

What prompted the idea for the course?

In part, I wanted to improve the career prospects of the...

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Children experience more injuries, stress and even burnout when they specialize in one sport

  • Written by Nirav Pandya, Associate Professor, Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
imageAlong with ankle injuries, kids focusing on one sport tend to have more shoulder and knee issues, including ACL injuries.LSOphoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus

From football to baseball, gymnastics to tennis, more young athletes are becoming sports specialists. They join expensive sports clubs or youth leagues and devote themselves to a single sport...

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Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families and schools

  • Written by Anna Localio, Ph.D. Candidate in Health Services, University of Washington
imageSchool meal waivers that started with the COVID-19 pandemic stopped with the end of the public health emergency.Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

School meals are critical to child health. Research has shown that school meals can be more nutritious than meals from other sources, such as meals brought from home.

A recent study that...

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Biden and Trump, though old, are both likely to survive to the end of the next president’s term, demographers explain

  • Written by Dudley L. Poston Jr., Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
imageBoth Joe Biden and Donald Trump are nearly twice the median age of the U.S. population.AP Photo

In a recent poll, 67% of Americans surveyed believe that President Joe Biden, 81, is too old to serve another term as president. But only 41% of respondents said they feel that way about former President Donald Trump, who is 77. Both men have stumbled...

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Why Fani Willis was allowed to stay on as prosecutor of criminal case against Trump in Georgia – and what happens next

  • Written by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Professor of Law, Harvard University
imageFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis listens to final arguments in her disqualification hearing on March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Ga. Alex Slitz/AFP via Getty Images

In an unexpected decision, a Georgia judge ruled that the conspiracy to commit election intereference case against Donald Trump and several associates can continue if Fulton County...

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Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state? In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated

  • Written by Shaomin Li, Eminent Scholar and Professor of International Business, Old Dominion University
imageSome U.S. lawmakers have grown concerned about TikTok.Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images.

Does the Chinese government have officials inside TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, pulling the strings? And does the storing of data from the popular social media app outside of China protect Americans?

These questions appear to dominate the current...

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‘Gross negligence’: why a parent like James Crumbley can be found guilty for their child’s crimes

  • Written by Thaddeus Hoffmeister, Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageJames Crumbley appears in court on March 13, 2024, during his trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

In a case of what prosecutors described as “gross negligence,” a Michigan jury convicted James Crumbley on charges of involuntary manslaughter for his role in his son’s deadly rampage at Oxford...

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How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology

  • Written by Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageOregon's Umpqua Dunes inspired the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert's 'Dune.'VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

“Dune,” widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists and inventors envision the future.

Of course, there are Denis Villeneuve’s visually...

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Trump wouldn’t be the first presidential candidate to campaign from a prison cell

  • Written by Thomas Doherty, Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
imageEugene Debs, center, imprisoned at the Atlanta Federal Prison, was notified of his nomination for the presidency on the socialist ticket by a delegation of leading socialists who came from New York to Atlanta.George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images

The first trial ever of a former president, the so-called “hush money” case against former...

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  2. Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and allows the heart to function more naturally − new research
  3. Did Biden really steal the election? Students learn how to debunk conspiracy theories in this course
  4. The hostility Black women face in higher education carries dire consequences
  5. Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure rule helps explain why
  6. Israel’s army exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox are part of a bigger challenge: The Jewish state is divided over the Jewish religion
  7. How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now that it’s faded from the headlines
  8. How for-profit nursing home regulators can use the powers they already have to fix growing problems with poor-quality care
  9. For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans − especially at midsize chains that dodge public scrutiny
  10. Trump nearly derailed democracy once − here’s what to watch out for in reelection campaign
  11. Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives
  12. City mouse or country mouse? I collect mice from Philly homes to study how they got so good at urban living
  13. Employees have a right to express support for Black Lives Matter while they’re on the job, according to a historic labor board decision
  14. Wendy’s ‘surge pricing’ mess looks like a case study in stakeholder conflict
  15. COVID-19 vaccines: CDC says people ages 65 and up should get a shot this spring – a geriatrician explains why it’s vitally important
  16. Judge nixes some of Georgia’s charges against Trump and his allies − but that won’t necessarily derail the case
  17. Buyouts can bring relief from medical debt, but they’re far from a cure
  18. Putin has no successor, no living rivals and no retirement plan – why his eventual death will set off a vicious power struggle
  19. Congress’ failure so far to deliver on promise of tens of billions in new research spending threatens America’s long-term economic competitiveness
  20. What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
  21. Climate-friendly beef? Argentina’s new ‘carbon-neutral’ certification could help reduce livestock emissions – if it’s done right
  22. How AI is shaping the music listening habits of Gen Z
  23. Hopes that Biden will quit his reelection campaign ignore the differences – and lessons – of LBJ and 1968’s Democratic catastrophe
  24. What the numbers say about diversity on corporate boards
  25. Leprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?
  26. Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterward
  27. Solar eclipses result from a fantastic celestial coincidence of scale and distance
  28. Total solar eclipses, while stunning, can damage your eyes if viewed without the right protection
  29. Climate change matters to more and more people – and could be a deciding factor in the 2024 election
  30. Pennsylvania overhauled its sentencing guidelines to be more fair and consistent − but racial disparities may not disappear so soon
  31. 3 things to watch for in Russia’s presidential election – other than Putin’s win, that is
  32. Solar power occupies a lot of space – here’s how to make it more ecologically beneficial to the land it sits on
  33. Growing secrecy limits government accountability
  34. Yes, sexism among Republican voters helped sink Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign
  35. What is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and loneliness, for starters
  36. Salty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes
  37. NASA’s search for life on Mars: a rocky road for its rovers, a long slog for scientists – and back on Earth, a battle of the budget
  38. National parks teach students about environmental issues in this course
  39. US attempt to ‘revitalize’ Palestinian Authority risks making the PA less legitimate, more unpopular
  40. In Kyrgyzstan, creeping authoritarianism rubs up against proud tradition of people power
  41. Chinese migration to US is nothing new – but the reasons for recent surge at Southern border are
  42. Vaccine-skeptical mothers say bad health care experiences made them distrust the medical system
  43. Are private conversations truly private? A cybersecurity expert explains how end-to-end encryption protects you
  44. Should people suffering from mental illness be eligible for medically assisted death? Canada plans to legalize that in 2027 – a philosopher explains the core questions
  45. Why do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis
  46. Ancient Rome successfully fought against voter intimidation − a political story told on a coin that resonates today
  47. Ramadan will be difficult for those in Gaza or other war zones – what does fasting mean for those who might be already starving?
  48. I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee
  49. Is the National Guard a solution to school violence?
  50. How ‘hometown associations’ help immigrants support their communities in the US and back in their homelands