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Beyond passenger cars and pickups: 5 questions answered about electrifying trucks

  • Written by Daniel Sperling, Distinguished Blue Planet Prize Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
imageTrucks line up to load and unload at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California.Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

As part of its effort to reduce air pollution and cut greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, California is pursuing aggressive policies to promote clean trucks. The state already requires that...

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How to ensure election integrity and accuracy – 3 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Freelance Editor, The Conversation US
imageA county clerk, far left, swears in a group of Nevada residents to conduct a hand count of ballots on Oct. 26, 2022.AP Photo/Gabe Stern

It’s almost certain there will be questions about the integrity of the 2022 midterm elections. In fact, some concerns about machine counting have already sparked one Nevada county to seek to hand-count all...

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Vigilantes at the polls were a threat in the 19th century, too, but the laws put in place then may not work in 2022

  • Written by Kristin Kanthak, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
imageState laws dictate how far away campaign signs and workers need to be from polling places. AP Photo/Eric Gay

Author Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th-century master of American macabre fiction, may have died of dirty politics. According to legend, a gang of party “poll hustlers” kidnapped and drugged him. They forced him to vote, then abandoned...

Read more: Vigilantes at the polls were a threat in the 19th century, too, but the laws put in place then may...

Fetterman's struggles with language highlight the challenges after a stroke – a vascular neurologist explains aphasia and the path to recovery

  • Written by Andrew M. Southerland, Professor of Neurology and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
imageThe stroke suffered by U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman has shed light on little-known aspects of stroke recovery.Mark Makela/Getty Images News via Getty Images

John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for a hotly contested U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, has been drawing scrutiny for his performance in his first post-stroke broadcast interview...

Read more: Fetterman's struggles with language highlight the challenges after a stroke – a vascular...

With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could play an ever-increasing role in reproductive health care

  • Written by Lucas Berenbrok, Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
imageThe over-the-counter birth control pill will not require medical examinations or prescriptions prior to purchase.Sergey Mironov/Moment via Getty Images

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to review a drugmaker’s application for the first over-the-counter birth control pill in November 2022, with a decision expected in the first half...

Read more: With over-the-counter birth control pills likely to be approved, pharmacists and pharmacies could...

Sacheen Littlefeather and ethnic fraud – why the truth is crucial, even it it means losing an American Indian hero

  • Written by Dina Gilio Whitaker, Lecturer on American Indian Studies, California State University San Marcos
imageSacheen Littlefeather speaks at the 45th Academy Awards.Bettmann/Getty Images

When Sacheen Littlefeather died on Oct. 2, 2022, obituaries reflecting on the actress and activist’s life held her up as a Native American trailblazer.

But there is serious issue with this assessment: A suspicion among those who knew her – myself included...

Read more: Sacheen Littlefeather and ethnic fraud – why the truth is crucial, even it it means losing an...

Hypocrisy is beneath them – political figures in the Trump era don't bother concealing their misdeeds

  • Written by Rachel Hadas, Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
imageInfowars founder Alex Jones in court during his Sandy Hook defamation damages trial in Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 22, 2022. Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File

There seems to be no sense of shame or its cousin, guilt, in our time.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones tormented the parents of Sandy Hook’s murdered children by...

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Why the US should tread carefully as it weighs supporting armed intervention in Haiti again

  • Written by Claire Antone Payton, Manager of the Memory Project, Karsh Institute of Democracy, University of Virginia
imageMany Haitians are wary of International forces.Jaime Razuri/AFP via Getty Images)

Haiti appears to be on the precipice of foreign intervention yet again.

Gangs have been blockading the country’s biggest fuel terminal since mid-September 2022, strangling Haiti’s food and energy supplies. The World Food Program says that Haiti’s need...

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The ethics of canceling student debt is more about fairness than broken promises

  • Written by Kate Padgett Walsh, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Iowa State University
imageSeveral groups have opposed President Joe BIden's plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt.Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m

President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive US$10,000 to $20,000 of student debt for up to 40 million eligible borrowers was recently put on hold when a federal appeals court temporarily paused the...

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Japan's 'waste not, want not' philosophy has deep religious and cultural roots, from monsters and meditation to Marie Kondo's tidying up

  • Written by Kevin C. Taylor, Director of Religious Studies and Instructor of Philosophy, University of Memphis
imageMonsters and spirits –including 'tsukumogami,' which are made of everyday objects – in the 'Hyakki-Yagyō-Emaki' scroll, painted between the 14th and 16th centuries.Wikimedia Commons

The word “waste” is often frightening. People fear not making the most of their time, whether at work or at leisure, and failing to live...

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  1. What is the rosary? Why a set of beads and prayers are central to Catholic faith
  2. Crime is on the ballot – and voters are choosing whether prosecutors with reform agendas are the ones who can best bring law, order and justice
  3. The Ukraine conflict is a war of narratives – and Putin's is crumbling
  4. The first televised World Series spurred America's television boom, 75 years ago
  5. Most voters skipped 'in person on Election Day' when offered a choice of how and when to vote
  6. Newly discovered species of bacteria in the microbiome may be a culprit behind rheumatoid arthritis
  7. From radiation to water pollution to cities, humans are now a driver of evolution in the ‘natural’ world – podcast
  8. By fact-checking Thoreau's observations at Walden Pond, we showed how old diaries and specimens can inform modern research
  9. More than 60% of Puerto Ricans seeking FEMA aid after Hurricane Maria had their applications denied – will the agency approve more this time?
  10. The future of creative freedom is on the line, starring Andy Warhol, Prince and 2 Live Crew
  11. How parents and schools can get chronically absent kids back in the classroom
  12. RSV: A pediatric disease expert answers 5 questions about the surging outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus
  13. Young voters are more likely to skip midterm elections than presidential races
  14. Most Americans do trust scientists and science-based policy-making – freaking out about the minority who don't isn't helpful
  15. Building subsidized low-income housing actually lifts property values in a neighborhood, contradicting NIMBY concerns
  16. School shootings are already at a record in 2022 – with months still to go
  17. What nonprofit boards need to do to protect the public interest
  18. The midterms will see a number of nonreligious candidates – but why is it so hard for atheists to get voted into Congress?
  19. There's no one 'Latino vote' – religion and geography add to voters' diversity
  20. Halloween's celebration of mingling with the dead has roots in ancient Celtic celebrations of Samhain
  21. 4 reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters like hurricanes, and what communities can do about it
  22. Why do people have slips of the tongue?
  23. Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious environmental justice and technical questions
  24. What's a cold war? A historian explains how rivals US and Soviet Union competed off the battlefield
  25. Republicans say crime is on the rise – what is the crime rate and what does it mean?
  26. With memories of embarrassments still fresh, election pollsters face big tests in 2022 midterm elections
  27. Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?
  28. When Filipino parents in the US encourage their children to talk about their feelings and promote cultural pride, their children's mental health improves
  29. Newly available over-the-counter hearing aids offer many benefits, but consumers should be aware of the potential drawbacks
  30. Georgia's GOP overhauled the state's election laws in 2021 – and critics argue the target was Black voter turnout, not election fraud
  31. Corporate spending in state politics and elections can affect everything from your wallet to your health
  32. The US isn't at war with Russia, technically – but its support for Ukraine offers a classic case of a proxy war
  33. Why so many people have moved to Florida – and into harm's way
  34. Disasters like Hurricane Ian can affect academic performance for years to come
  35. Not all Asian Americans vote Democratic -- and the political leanings of different Asian ethnic groups vary
  36. A new type of material called a mechanical neural network can learn and change its physical properties to create adaptable, strong structures
  37. UK prime minister forced from office amid economic turmoil, chaos in parliament and a party in disarray
  38. Wildfires reshape forests and change the behavior of animals that live there
  39. How college in prison is leading professors to rethink how they teach
  40. Why the GOP’s battle for the soul of ‘character conservatives’ in these midterms may center on Utah and its Latter-day Saint voters
  41. Colonoscopy is still the most recommended screening for colorectal cancer, despite conflicting headlines and flawed interpretations of a new study
  42. HBO's 'House of the Dragon' was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler
  43. AI is changing scientists' understanding of language learning – and raising questions about an innate grammar
  44. 'Nobody said anything because they feared being benched' – how abuse is baked into American sports
  45. Experts grade Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube on readiness to handle midterm election misinformation
  46. How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of 'imitatio' to craft some of the most original songs of his time
  47. Anxiety detection and treatment in early childhood can lower risk for long-term mental health issues – an expert panel now recommends screening starting at age 8
  48. Getting to 'net-zero' emissions: How energy leaders envision countering climate change in the future
  49. How the costs of disasters like Hurricane Ian are calculated – and why it takes so long to add them up
  50. Crippling civilian infrastructure has long been part of Russian generals' playbook – Putin is merely expanding that approach