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Confused by what your doctor tells you? A new study discovers how communication gaps between doctors and patients can be cured

  • Written by Dean Schillinger, Professor of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
imageA new study identifies significant language barriers between doctors and their patients. ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty Images

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Most doctors use language that is too complex for their patients to understand, but some have the unique ability to tailor their language to meet...

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The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it’s not as great as screaming headlines suggest

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
imageService-focused companies are experiencing some of the highest quit rates. AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

The so-called Great Resignation was one of the top stories of 2021 as “record” numbers of workers reportedly quit their jobs.

The latest figures came out on Jan. 4, 2022, and showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions...

Read more: The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it’s not as great as screaming...

How does excess sugar affect the developing brain throughout childhood and adolescence? A neuroscientist who studies nutrition explains

  • Written by Lina Begdache, Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageA diet high in sugary foods can affect brain development in children.carlosgaw/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Parents often stress about their kids’ sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much – or what to do about it.

Glucose – a simple sugar that forms the basis of most carbohydrate-rich food – is the...

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Prosecuting Trump would inevitably be political -- and other countries have had mixed success in holding ex-presidents accountable

  • Written by James D. Long, Associate Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, Host of "Neither Free Nor Fair?" podcast, University of Washington
imageA man protesting in New York City one year after the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

When Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Jan. 5, 2022, that he would prosecute anyone involved in the Capitol riots, he was not only laying out his approach to the sprawling investigation of that attack. He...

Read more: Prosecuting Trump would inevitably be political -- and other countries have had mixed success in...

Who benefits from a break on federal student loan payments? An economist answers 3 questions

  • Written by William Chittenden, Presidential Fellow, Texas State University
imageStudent loan borrowers save a collective of $7.1 billion per month thanks to the loan pause. Pekic/E+ via Getty Images

Although President Joe Biden has extended the pause on federal student loan payments from February 1 to May 1 – a move that includes a suspension of interest on the loans – some advocates want the president to cancel...

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Por qué la blasfemia es un delito capital en algunos países musulmanes

  • Written by Ahmet T. Kuru, Porteous Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University
imageLos miembros de un grupo de la sociedad civil participan en una vigilia con velas para rendir homenaje al ciudadano de Sri Lanka Priyantha Kumara, que fue linchado por una turba musulmana en Pakistán.AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary

Un hombre de Sri Lanka trabajando en Pakistán, Priyantha Kumara, fue linchado por una turba el 3 de diciembre,...

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Where are memories stored in the brain? New research suggests they may be in the connections between your brain cells

  • Written by Don Arnold, Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imagePhysically removing bad or unwanted memories by altering synapses in the brain may one day be possible. apagafonova/iStock via Getty Images Plus

All memory storage devices, from your brain to the RAM in your computer, store information by changing their physical qualities. Over 130 years ago, pioneering neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal f...

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2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here's what climate science says about them in 5 essential reads

  • Written by Stacy Morford, Environment + Climate Editor
imageResidents had to be rescued as Hurricane Ida flooded coastal Louisiana in August 2021.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

The disasters just kept coming in 2021, from Hurricane Ida’s destruction across Louisiana and the Northeast to devastating wildfires in the West and damaging storms, tornadoes and floods. Nearly half the U.S. was in...

Read more: 2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here's what climate...

Watch for these conflicts over education in 2022

  • Written by Joseph J. Ferrare, Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Data Visualization, University of Washington, Bothell
imageLouisiana residents object to mask mandates at a state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting in August 2021.AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte

At school board meetings across the country in 2021, parents engaged in physical altercations, shouted at school board members and threatened them as well.

These disagreements entered state politics,...

Read more: Watch for these conflicts over education in 2022

What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains

  • Written by Prasenjit Mitra, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State
imageTelecommunications companies around the world are expanding their next-generation, or 5G, networks.Guo Shining/VCG via Getty Images

5G stands for fifth-generation cellular network technology.

It’s the technology that enables wireless communication – for example, from your cellular phone to a cell tower, which channels it to the...

Read more: What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains

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