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Por qué a los primeros cristianos no les habría sorprendido tanto el nacimiento virginal de la historia de Navidad

  • Written by Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III, Assistant Professor of the New Testament, Vanguard University
image"La Natividad", hacia 1406-10, de Lorenzo MonacoHeritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

Cada año, en Navidad, los cristianos celebran el nacimiento del fundador de su religión, Jesús de Nazaret de Galilea. Parte de esta celebración incluye la afirmación de que Jesús nació de una madre virgen...

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Israel can and will ignore US appeals to minimize casualties in Gaza

  • Written by Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageIsraeli army soldiers take up positions near the border with the Gaza Strip on Dec. 11, 2023,.Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

While the Biden administration has maintained its strong support of Israel’s war aim of eliminating Hamas in Gaza, that support has for weeks been tempered by statements from U.S. officials saying Israel needs to...

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How the Boston Tea Party's 'destruction of the tea' changed American history

  • Written by Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
imageUnder cover of night, Colonists boarded the ships, dumped the tea chests and sparked a revolution.Hulton Fine Art Collection/Art Images via Getty Images

On the evening of Dec. 16, 1773, a crowd of armed men, some allegedly wearing costumes meant to disguise them as Native American warriors, boarded three ships docked at Griffin’s Wharf in...

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Drinking during holidays and special occasions could affect how you parent your kids

  • Written by Bridget Freisthler, Professor of Social Work, The Ohio State University
imageWhether to be harsher or more lax, drinking can affect parenting.JGalione/E+ via Getty Images

How much alcohol do you typically drink in a week? A month? A year? Did your answer take into account how much you drink on New Year’s Eve? On Christmas? During the Super Bowl or World Cup?

When researchers compare how much alcohol is sold to how much...

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Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America's downtowns − and now they're fleeing back to suburbia

  • Written by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College
imageMerchandise is locked in cases to guard against theft in a Target store in New York City on Sept. 23, 2023. Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for buying in person than they did a few years ago. That’s because many large chain stores are...

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A road map for the lawful use of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia – and elsewhere

  • Written by Michael D. White, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
imagePolice officers talk to students during a recruiting event at Temple University.Robert Klemko/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign.

As a candidate, Cherelle Parker suggested she would support using stop-and-frisk to combat gun violence. After being elected, Parker...

Read more: A road map for the lawful use of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia – and elsewhere

Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here's what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it

  • Written by Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University
imageMedia literacy is more essential than ever. Wanlee Prachyapanaprai/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The global anti-vaccine movement and vaccine hesitancy that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic show no signs of abating.

According to a survey of U.S. adults, Americans in October 2023 were less likely to view approved vaccines as safe than they...

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Growth of autocracies will expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road Initiative as it enters second decade

  • Written by Richard Carney, Associate professor of global studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
imageXi Jinping shakes hands with Chinese construction workers at a Belt and Road Initiative site in Trinidad and Tobago in June 2023.Frederic Dubray/AFP via Getty Images

China currently faces daunting challenges in its domestic economy. But weakness in the real estate market and consumer spending at home is unlikely to stem its rising influence abroad....

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Nonalcoholic beer: New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz

  • Written by Clark Da​nderson, Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management and Director of Brewing Science and Operations, Auburn University
imageBrewers today are delivering nonalcoholic beers that are a far cry from the sweet, watery options of the past.Pramote Polyamate/Moment via Getty Images

The holiday season for me includes socializing over drinks with friends and family. But all the celebrating tends to catch up with my waistline, and by New Year’s Day, it’s time to get...

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'Good Times': 50 years ago, Norman Lear changed TV with a show about a working-class Black family's struggles and joys

  • Written by Angela M. Nelson, Associate Professor of Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University
imageEsther Rolle, right, and John Amos starred in the pathbreaking 1970s Black sitcom.Moviepix via Getty Images

I loved watching Norman Lear’s trailblazing television shows when I was growing up in Dalzell, South Carolina, in the 1970s.

“Good Times,” my favorite, debuted on Feb. 8, 1974 – nearly 50 years ago. CBS aired the show...

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  1. Arctic Report Card 2023: From wildfires to melting sea ice, the warmest summer on record had cascading impacts across the Arctic
  2. Israelis and Palestinians warring over a homeland is far from unique
  3. Israel-Hamas war may not restore Israelis' support for military reserves
  4. Could UPS and FedEx get holiday packages to their destinations faster? This research suggests yes
  5. Before he was House speaker, Mike Johnson represented a creationist museum in court. Here’s what that episode reveals about his politics
  6. Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the Moon -- 5 essential reads on modern lunar missions
  7. Customizing mRNA is easy, and that's what makes it the next frontier for personalized medicine − a molecular biologist explains
  8. What's the point of giving gifts? An anthropologist explains this ancient part of being human
  9. Why university presidents find it hard to punish advocating genocide − college free speech codes are both more and less protective than the First Amendment
  10. Was King Herod the Great really so 'great'? What history says about the bad guy of the Christmas story
  11. Hamas' use of sexual violence is an all-too-common part of modern war – but not in all conflicts
  12. 'You reach a point where you have nothing. You will just die' – in East African refugee camps, food scarcity is a mortal concern
  13. Israel's mass displacement of Gazans fits strategy of using migration as a tool of war
  14. How cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins
  15. The Napoléon that Ridley Scott and Hollywood won’t let you see
  16. Why do people have wisdom teeth?
  17. How do pacemakers and defibrillators work? A cardiologist explains how they interact with the electrical system of the heart
  18. Teens don't know everything − and those who acknowledge that fact are more eager to learn
  19. Norman Lear's ’70s TV comedies brought people together to confront issues in a way Gen Z would appreciate
  20. Viva Guadalupe! Beyond Mexico, the Indigenous Virgin Mary is a powerful symbol of love and inclusion for millions of Latinos in the US
  21. How the Christmas pudding, with ingredients taken from the colonies, became an iconic British food
  22. Ex-Speaker McCarthy's departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a 'slight unmeritable man' and not a hero
  23. The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago
  24. The holidays and your brain – a neuroscientist explains how to identify and manage your emotions
  25. AI can teach math teachers how to improve student skills
  26. Michigan is spending $107M more on pre-K − here's what the money will buy
  27. Turning annual performance reviews into 'humble encounters' yields dividends for employees and managers
  28. Government and nonprofit workers are getting billions in student loan debt canceled through a public service program
  29. Conservatives' 'anti-woke' alternative to Disney has finally arrived
  30. Holocaust comparisons are overused -- but in the case of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel they may reflect more than just the emotional response of a traumatized people
  31. Yule – a celebration of the return of light and warmth
  32. How new reports reveal Israeli intelligence underestimated Hamas and other key weaknesses
  33. Biases behind transgender athlete bans are deeply rooted
  34. Why dozens of North American bird species are getting new names: Every name tells a story
  35. How I identified a probable pen name of Louisa May Alcott
  36. Disinformation is rampant on social media – a social psychologist explains the tactics used against you
  37. What does weight-inclusive health care mean? A dietitian explains what some providers are doing to end weight stigma
  38. When research study materials don't speak their participants' language, data can get lost in translation
  39. Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry
  40. Earth may have had all the elements needed for life within it all along − contrary to theories that these elements came from meteorites
  41. Don't applaud the climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – it might not warrant that standing ovation
  42. Don't applaud the COP28 climate summit's loss and damage fund deal just yet – here's what's missing
  43. Kissinger’s obsession with Chile enabled a murderous dictatorship that still haunts the country
  44. Your car might be watching you to keep you safe − at the expense of your privacy
  45. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
  46. Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress
  47. How electroconvulsive therapy heals the brain − new insights into ECT, a stigmatized yet highly effective treatment for depression
  48. Sandra Day O’Connor's experience as a legislator guided her consensus-building work on the Supreme Court
  49. Tuberville ends holdout on most high-ranking military nominations
  50. Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions