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Havana syndrome fits the pattern of psychosomatic illness – but that doesn't mean the symptoms aren't real

  • Written by Robert Baloh, Professor of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles
imageIn late 2016, people working and living in the embassy district of Havana, including at the U.S. Embassy seen here, began hearing strange sounds before getting sick. AP Photo/Desmond Boylan

In early September 2021, a CIA agent was evacuated from Serbia in the latest case of what the world now knows as “Havana syndrome.”

Like most people,...

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As heat waves intensify, tens of thousands of US classrooms will be too hot for students to learn in

  • Written by Paul Chinowsky, Professor of Environmental Design, University of Colorado Boulder
imageClimate change means more schools will need to install or upgrade cooling systems.Bill Uhrich/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Rising temperatures due to climate change are causing more than just uncomfortably hot days across the United States. These high temperatures are placing serious stress on critical infrastructure such as water...

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50 years ago, the first CT scan let doctors see inside a living skull – thanks to an eccentric engineer at the Beatles' record company

  • Written by Edmund S. Higgins, Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
imageGodfrey Hounsfield stands beside the EMI-Scanner in 1972. PA Images via Getty Images

The possibility of precious objects hidden in secret chambers can really ignite the imagination. In the mid-1960s, British engineer Godfrey Hounsfield pondered whether one could detect hidden areas in Egyptian pyramids by capturing cosmic rays that passed through...

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Why charter schools are not as 'public' as they claim to be

  • Written by Kevin Welner, Professor, Education Policy & Law; Director, National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder
imageCharter school enrollment reportedly grew 7% during the pandemic.FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

Proponents of charter schools insist that they are public schools “open to all students.” But the truth is more nuanced. As an education policy researcher – and as author of a new book about charter schools I wrote with fellow researcher W...

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Who pays and who benefits from a massive expansion of solar power?

  • Written by Felix Mormann, Professor of Law, Texas A&M University
imageAerial view of the 6-megawatt Stanton Solar Farm near Orlando, Fla.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulnerable to climate change effects, such as more frequent and severe droughts, hurricanes an...

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What happened during the last government shutdown: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Matt Williams, Breaking News Editor
imageRed sky at night, federal workers take fright? Mark Wilson/Getty Images

The U.S. is (once again) staring down the barrel of a government shutdown.

Barring progress on a spending bill to fund government agencies past Sept. 30, 2021 – and Democrats are busying themselves trying to get such a measure through Congress – federal workers...

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SNAP benefits are rising for millions of Americans, thanks to a long-overdue 'Thrifty Food Plan' update

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
imageBuying enough groceries with government benefits is getting easier.Katrina Wittkamp/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Agriculture adjusts Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits to reflect changes in food prices once a year. The government agency will take two other factors into account when it increases those...

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The music of proteins is made audible through a computer program that learns from Chopin

  • Written by Peng Zhang, Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Biology, The Rockefeller University
imageTraining an algorithm to play proteins like Chopin can produce more melodious songs.Frederic Chopin/Wikimedia Commons

With the right computer program, proteins become pleasant music.

There are many surprising analogies between proteins, the basic building blocks of life, and musical notation. These analogies can be used not only to help advance...

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Combining an HIV vaccine with immunotherapy may reduce the need for daily medication

  • Written by Sheikh Abdul Rahman, Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University
imageThe estimated lifetime costs of antiretroviral therapy for someone who acquires HIV at age 35 is $358,380.YakubovAlim/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

A new combination treatment for HIV can strengthen a patient’s immune response against the virus even after they stop...

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Facebook sabe que Instagram está dañando la mente de los adolescentes... y decide callar

  • Written by Christia Spears Brown, Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky
imageEl enfoque de Instagram en fotos filtradas de cuerpos daña la autoimagen de las jóvenes.Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Los funcionarios de Facebook realizaron una investigación interna en marzo de 2020 que mostraba que Instagram, la plataforma de redes sociales más utilizada por los adolescentes, es...

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