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4 reasons why museums aren't cashing in on NFTs yet

  • Written by Brian Mittendorf, Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
imageA woman looks at a non-fungible token digital art display in New York City in September 2021.Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

The eye-popping sale price of US$69 million on March 11, 2021, for a non-fungible token created by the digital artist Beeple sent shock waves through the art world. More multimillion-dollar sales of these digital assets...

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Cuba's post-revolution architecture offers a blueprint for how to build more with less

  • Written by M. Wesam Al Asali, Global Fung Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University
imageBuilders construct experimental vaults of brick and cement blocks in Santiago de Cuba in December 1960.Centro de Documentación, Empresa RESTAURA, Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana, CC BY-ND

Around the world, there’s a conjoined crisis of climate change and housing shortages – two topics at the top of the list of...

Read more: Cuba's post-revolution architecture offers a blueprint for how to build more with less

Tick management programs could help stop Lyme disease, but US funding is inadequate

  • Written by Isobel Ronai, Postdoctoral Researcher, Columbia University
imageTicks cause many human diseases, including Lyme disease.fhm via Getty Images

Justin Bieber, Shania Twain, Amy Schumer, Avril Lavigne, Ben Stiller and Kelly Osbourne are just six of the millions of people who report that they have suffered from Lyme disease, an illness that costs the U.S. more than $3 billion annually.

Approximately a half-million...

Read more: Tick management programs could help stop Lyme disease, but US funding is inadequate

Monitor or talk? 5 ways parents can help keep their children safe online

  • Written by Joris Van Ouytsel, Assistant Professor of Interpersonal Communication, Arizona State University
imageCommunication is key, experts say.damircudic/E+ via Getty Images

Children have been spending more time online. A May 2020 study found that U.S. teenagers spent around seven hours a day, on average, using screens. Even before the pandemic, U.S. teens were indicating in surveys that they were “almost constantly online.”

As with any venue,...

Read more: Monitor or talk? 5 ways parents can help keep their children safe online

Conspiracies about a 'catastrophic takeover' by Jews have long been an American problem

  • Written by Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
imageAn antisemitic cartoon called “The Dream of the Jew Realized,” in The Judge magazine.The Judge magazine 1882

“Jews will not replace us,” demonstrators chanted at the “Unite the Right” rally organized by armed white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017, to stop the removal of a statue...

Read more: Conspiracies about a 'catastrophic takeover' by Jews have long been an American problem

Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally

  • Written by Robert Jacobs, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester
imageYou don't really need to remember what you ordered at the bakery a couple weeks ago.andresr/E+ via Getty Images

When asked the other day about a bakery near my home, I responded that I’d recently eaten its mouth-watering chocolate chip cookies. My wife corrected me, noting that the cookies I ate were actually oatmeal raisin.

Why did I make...

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Why Moderna won't share rights to the COVID-19 vaccine with the government that paid for its development

  • Written by Ana Santos Rutschman, Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University
imageThe U.S. government funded a significant portion of the R&D behind the Moderna vaccine. Peter Endig/picture alliance via Getty Images

A quiet monthslong legal fight between the U.S. National Institutes of Health and drugmaker Moderna over COVID-19 vaccine patents recently burst into public view. The outcome of the battle has important...

Read more: Why Moderna won't share rights to the COVID-19 vaccine with the government that paid for its...

Why do frozen turkeys explode when deep-fried?

  • Written by Kristine Nolin, Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of Richmond
imageWhen water and boiling oil mix, the result can be explosive, as seen in this demonstration. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis Alston/Released via Flickr

Deep-frying a turkey is a great way to get a delicious, moist meal for Thanksgiving. But this method of cooking can be a very dangerous undertaking.

Every fall,...

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Ethiopia on the brink as crisis threatens 'peace and stability' of region -- but what has fueled the conflict and criticism of Biden's response?

  • Written by Gloria Emeagwali, Professor of History, Central Connecticut State University
imageA fighter loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning that the worsening situation in Ethiopia puts at risk the “peace and stability” of the Horn of Africa.

The comments were made on Nov. 17, 2021 as Blinken began a five-day trip to Africa during which he will speak...

Read more: Ethiopia on the brink as crisis threatens 'peace and stability' of region -- but what has fueled...

Ethiopia on the brink as crisis threatens 'peace and stability' of region – but what has fueled the conflict and criticism of Biden's response?

  • Written by Gloria Emeagwali, Professor of History, Central Connecticut State University
imageA fighter loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning that the worsening situation in Ethiopia puts at risk the “peace and stability” of the Horn of Africa.

The comments were made on Nov. 17, 2021, as Blinken began a five-day trip to Africa during which he will...

Read more: Ethiopia on the brink as crisis threatens 'peace and stability' of region – but what has fueled...

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  4. Entrepreneurship classes aren't just for business majors
  5. 5 ways to break into the video game industry
  6. What Americans hear about social justice at church – and what they do about it
  7. Joe Exotic channels the spirit of America's 19th-century tiger kings
  8. US vaccine rollout was close to optimal at reducing deaths and infections, according to a model comparing 17.5 million alternative approaches
  9. A lab-stage mRNA vaccine targeting ticks may offer protection against Lyme and other tick-borne diseases
  10. After COP26, the hard work begins on making climate promises real: 5 things to watch in 2022
  11. COP26 left the world with a climate to-do list: Here are 5 things to watch for in 2022
  12. An environmental sociologist explains how permaculture offers a path to climate justice
  13. Infrastructure law: High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity
  14. 'Off-label' use is common in medicine – a bioethicist and legal philosopher explain why the COVID-19 vaccines are different
  15. As climate change parches the Southwest, here's a better way to share water from the shrinking Colorado River
  16. How my family makes holiday decisions that work for everyone, according to a negotiation expert
  17. How to make voting districts fair to voters, not parties
  18. What Americans can learn from other cultures about the language of gratitude
  19. Want to take an online course? Here are 4 tips to make sure you get the most out of it for your career
  20. Russian anti-satellite weapon test: What happened and what are the risks?
  21. Cancers are in an evolutionary battle with treatments – evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine
  22. Congress is waiting on the CBO for its Build Back Better report – but how did fiscal scorekeepers come to be so powerful in politics?
  23. Journalism in middle America got communities through the pandemic
  24. The concrete effects of body cameras on police accountability
  25. How getting kids to make grocery lists and set the table can improve their vocabulary and willingness to learn
  26. Gun violence soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds – but the reasons why are complex
  27. Infrastructure matters for wildlife too – here's how aging culverts are blocking Pacific salmon migration
  28. Companies are pushing sweetened drinks to children through advertising and misleading labels – and families are buying
  29. Alex Jones loses Sandy Hook case, but important defamation issues remain unresolved
  30. Got $1.2T to invest in roads and other infrastructure? Here's how to figure out how to spend it wisely
  31. How hip-hop in the classroom is raising the volume of learning: 4 essential reads
  32. Organized crime is a top driver of global deforestation – along with beef, soy, palm oil and wood products
  33. The ancient history of adding insult to injury
  34. Have we made an object that could travel 1% the speed of light?
  35. Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea
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  37. Steve Bannon indicted over Jan. 6 panel snub, pushing key question over presidential power to the courts
  38. The ‘great resignation’ is a trend that began before the pandemic – and bosses need to get used to it
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  40. Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse
  41. The FDA's lax oversight of research in developing countries can do harm to vulnerable participants
  42. Transgender and gender diverse teens: How to talk to and support them
  43. Hip-hop's love-hate relationship with education
  44. Chief Keef changed the music industry – and it's time he gets the credit he deserves
  45. How 2 Jewish soldiers' court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism
  46. Nurses don't want to be hailed as 'heroes' during a pandemic – they want more resources and support
  47. Why building more homes won't solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most
  48. The Hatch Act, the law Trump deputies are said to have broken, requires government employees to work for the public interest, not partisan campaigns
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