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No, submitting junk data to period tracking apps won't protect reproductive privacy

  • Written by Katie Siek, Professor and Chair of Informatics, Indiana University
imageSocial media is flush with advice urging non-menstruating people to use period tracking apps in order to trip up the apps' algorithms.Westend61 via Getty Images

Social media users posted ideas about how to protect people’s reproductive privacy when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, including entering “junk” data into apps...

Read more: No, submitting junk data to period tracking apps won't protect reproductive privacy

Gun reform finally passed Congress after almost three decades of failure – what changed?

  • Written by Monika L. McDermott, Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
imagePresident Joe Biden with first lady Jill Biden, speaking before signing into law the gun safety bill on June 25, 2022. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of mass shootings such as those in Buffalo and Uvalde.

That’s why w...

Read more: Gun reform finally passed Congress after almost three decades of failure – what changed?

Access to reproductive health care has been harder for Black and brown women – overturning Roe made it harder

  • Written by Kimala Price, Professor of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University
imageAn abortion rights activists is detained on June 30, 2022, during a rally near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

In a mere few days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, at least seven states banned abortion.

And even...

Read more: Access to reproductive health care has been harder for Black and brown women – overturning Roe...

The patriotic Virgin: How Mary's been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns

  • Written by Dorian Llywelyn, President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageA mural in Kyiv depicts the Virgin Mary cradling a U.S.-made anti-tank weapon, a Javelin, which is considered a symbol of Ukraine's defense against Russia.AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky

Ever since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, analysts picking apart Vladimir Putin’s motives and messaging about the war have looked to religion...

Read more: The patriotic Virgin: How Mary's been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns

SEC's climate disclosure plan could be in trouble after a recent Supreme Court ruling, but a bigger question looms: Does disclosure work?

  • Written by Lily Hsueh, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Arizona State University
imageFactories can be large sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to disclose the climate-related risks they face. Republican state officials, emboldened by a recent Supreme Court ruling,...

Read more: SEC's climate disclosure plan could be in trouble after a recent Supreme Court ruling, but a...

From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component

  • Written by Noorzehra Zaidi, Assistant Professor of HIstory, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque during the hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on July 6, 2022.AP Photo/Amr Nabil

In early June 2022, Saudi Arabia announced a hajj “lottery” for Western pilgrims that made it mandatory for people from Europe, the Americas and Australia to apply for visas through a...

Read more: From caravans to markets, the hajj pilgrimage has always included a commercial component

How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize

  • Written by W. Larry Kenney, Professor of Physiology, Kinesiology and Human Performance, Penn State
imageLong-term exposure to high heat can become lethal.Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of people are asking is: “When will it get too hot for normal daily activity as we know it, even for young,...

Read more: How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than...

How much for an amputation or checkup? It takes a complex formula and a committee of doctors to set the price for every possible health care procedure

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
imageThe price physicians charge for every surgery, checkup or other procedure has a precise formula behind it. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Modern medicine is remarkable.

Conditions like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C were once virtual death sentences. Both can now be treated easily and effectively.

But for Americans, the wonders of modern...

Read more: How much for an amputation or checkup? It takes a complex formula and a committee of doctors to...

Abortion decision cherry-picks history – when the US Constitution was ratified, women had much more autonomy over abortion decisions than during 19th century

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageBen Franklin, center, inserted an abortion recipe in a popular textbook he republished in 1748.GraphicaArtis/Getty Images

Justice Samuel Alito appears spellbound by the 19th century.

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decision Alito wrote overruling 50 years of constitutional protection for women’s right to get an...

Read more: Abortion decision cherry-picks history – when the US Constitution was ratified, women had much...

What's behind the enduring popularity of crystals?

  • Written by Joseph P. Laycock, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
imageProponents claim the stones can promote health and well-being. janiecbros/Getty Images

As New York City mayor Eric Adams attends ribbon cuttings, marches in parades and bulldozes dirt bikes, he wears an energy stone bracelet that his supporters gave him. In a recent interview, Adams discussed his belief that New York City has a “special...

Read more: What's behind the enduring popularity of crystals?

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  2. Medical aid in dying is still called 'assisted suicide'; an anthropologist explains the problem with that
  3. Alaska on fire: Thousands of lightning strikes and a warming climate put Alaska on pace for another historic fire season
  4. White children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for ADHD, according to a new study
  5. Fred Gray, the 'chief counsel for the protest movement,' to get Medal of Freedom for his civil rights work
  6. How the tampon shortage is exacerbating period poverty in the US
  7. Democrats aim to design a presidential nomination process that gives everyone a voice – and produces a winning candidate
  8. Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous
  9. Browser cookies make people more cautious online, study finds
  10. Climate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking deluges
  11. Why do kids have to go to school?
  12. A window into the number of trans teens living in America
  13. Decades after Brown v. Board, US schools still struggle with segregation – 4 essential reads
  14. Your body has an internal clock that dictates when you eat, sleep and might have a heart attack – all based on time of day
  15. Poll reveals white Americans see an increase in discrimination against other white people and less against other racial groups
  16. Many anti-abortion activists before Roe were liberals who were inspired by 20th-century Catholic social teaching
  17. How 19th-century literature spread the archetype of the 'evil abortionist'
  18. What are bail funds? Two social policy experts explain
  19. The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulators
  20. Supreme Court's 'Remain in Mexico' ruling puts immigration policy in the hands of voters – as long as elected presidents follow the rules
  21. Abortion benefits: Companies have a simple and legal way to help their workers living in anti-abortion states – expand paid time off
  22. Viruses can change your scent to make you more attractive to mosquitoes, new research in mice finds
  23. Winning the Tour de France requires subtle physics, young muscles and an obscene amount of calories – 3 essential reads
  24. Kremlin tightens control over Russians' online lives – threatening domestic freedoms and the global internet
  25. When does the fetus acquire a moral status of a human being? The philosophy of 'gradualism' can provide answers
  26. A water strategy for the parched West: Have cities pay farmers to install more efficient irrigation systems
  27. People vary a lot in how well they recognize, match or categorize the things they see – researchers attribute this skill to an ability they call 'o'
  28. Racial wealth gaps are yet another thing the US and UK have in common
  29. The Supreme Court has overturned precedent dozens of times, including striking down legal segregation and reversing Roe
  30. More states will now limit abortion, but they have long used laws to govern – and sometimes jail – pregnant women
  31. Jan. 6 hearings highlight problems with certification of presidential elections and potential ways to fix them
  32. Let's spare a few words for 'Silent Cal' Coolidge on July 4, his 150th birthday
  33. WNBA star Brittney Griner's release still uncertain as her trial begins in a Russian court
  34. Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties
  35. Putin’s propaganda is rooted in Russian history – and that's why it works
  36. Russia's antisemitism aimed at Ukraine's Zelenskyy is just the Kremlin variant of a very old European virus
  37. American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West
  38. 5 drawbacks to following your passion
  39. The FDA and Juul are fighting over a vape ban, but the role of e-cigarettes in the world of tobacco abuse is not clear-cut
  40. An online life coaching program for female physicians decreases burnout, increases self-compassion and cures impostor syndrome, according to a new study
  41. What's cellulitis? A dermatologist explains
  42. A growing number of women give birth at Catholic hospitals, where they do not receive the same reproductive health options – including birth control – provided at other hospitals
  43. Many drugs can't withstand stomach acid – a new delivery method could lead to more convenient medications
  44. Why Roe v. Wade's demise – unlike gay rights or Ukraine – isn't getting corporate America to speak up
  45. Jan. 6 hearings are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to important congressional oversight hearings
  46. Donating to help women get abortions is a First Amendment right – protected by Supreme Court precedents
  47. Intensifying heat waves threaten South Asia’s struggling farmers – increasingly, it's women who are at risk
  48. Anti-abortion pregnancy centers will likely outlast the age of Roe – here's how they're funded and the services they provide
  49. The Episcopal saint whose journey for social justice took many forms, from sit-ins to priesthood
  50. Feeding insects to cattle could make meat and milk production more sustainable