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How 2 Jewish soldiers' court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism

  • Written by Jeannette Gabriel, Director, Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageFrench officer Alfred Dreyfus spent five years as a prisoner on Devil's Island, off the coast of South America.Roger Viollet Collection via Getty Images

In October 2021, a new museum opened in Paris, dedicated to the famous “Dreyfus affair.”

Alfred Dreyfus was a Jewish captain in the French army who was court-martialed and convicted of...

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Nurses don't want to be hailed as 'heroes' during a pandemic – they want more resources and support

  • Written by Jessica Rainbow, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Arizona
imageThe COVID-19 pandemic has left many nurses feeling burned out, and its long-term effects on the profession are unknown.JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images

Nurses stepped up to the challenge of caring for patients during the pandemic, and over 1,150 of us have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. As cases and deaths surge, nurses continue working in a...

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Why building more homes won't solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most

  • Written by Alex Schwartz, Professor of Urban Policy, The New School
imageThe pandemic has made the affordable housing crisis a lot worse, in part by increasing the rate of evictions. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

Even before 2020, the U.S. faced an acute housing affordability crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic made it a whole lot worse after millions of people who lost their jobs fell behind on rent. While eviction bans forestalled...

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The Hatch Act, the law Trump deputies are said to have broken, requires government employees to work for the public interest, not partisan campaigns

  • Written by Matthew May, Senior Research Associate, Boise State University
imageAt least 13 former Trump administration officials, including Jared Kushner and Kayleigh McEnany, pictured here, violated the Hatch Act, according to a new federal investigation released Nov. 9, 2021.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Thirteen top officials of the Trump administration violated the federal law known as the Hatch Act, which prohibits political...

Read more: The Hatch Act, the law Trump deputies are said to have broken, requires government employees to...

¿Qué es el metaverso, futuro de la convivencia humana?

  • Written by Rabindra Ratan, Associate Professor of Media and Information, Michigan State University
image¿Están estas personas interactuando en algún mundo virtual?Lucrezia Carnelos/Unsplash

El metaverso es una red de entornos virtuales siempre activos en los que muchas personas pueden interactuar entre sí y con objetos digitales mientras operan representaciones virtuales, o avatares, de sí mismos. Piense en una...

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Why are prices so high? Blame the supply chain – and that's the reason inflation is here to stay

  • Written by Craig Austin, Assistant Teaching Professor of Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Florida International University
imageShopping bags are getting heavier – on your wallet.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Consumer prices soared in October 2021 and are now up 6.2% from a year earlier – higher than most economists’ estimates and the fastest increase in more than three decades. At this point, that may be no surprise to most Americans, who are seeing higher...

Read more: Why are prices so high? Blame the supply chain – and that's the reason inflation is here to stay

Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from torsos and not heads

  • Written by Ethan Bier, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego
imageNew research in fruit flies elucidates how the genes that direct animal body shape work.Vaclav Hykes/EyeEm via Getty Images

Why do human look like humans, rather than like chimps? Although we share 99% of our DNA with chimps, our faces and bodies look quite different from each other.

While human body shape and appearance have clearly changed during...

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Olympic Games are great for propagandists – how the lessons of Hitler's Olympics loom over Beijing 2022

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
imageWill anodyne reporting from the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics play into China's propaganda efforts? Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

On the morning of Aug. 14, 1936, two NBC employees met for breakfast at a café in Berlin. Max Jordan and Bill Slater were discussing the Olympic Games they were broadcasting back to the United States – and...

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​7 ways to get proactive about climate change instead of feeling helpless: Lessons from a leadership expert

  • Written by Thomas S. Bateman, Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia
imageActions today affect the world these young people will live in.Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images

Humans do not capitalize nearly enough on our most significant evolutionary advantage: a unique ability to take forward-looking actions that influence the future for the better.

Exhibit A: Climate change is here, and things are changing quickly for...

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Betty Crocker turns 100 – why generations of American women connected with a fictional character

  • Written by Elizabeth A. Blake, Assistant Professor of English, Clark University
imageBetty Crocker's first official portrait, on the left, from 1936. Her most recent portrait, from 1996, is on the right.BettyCrocker.com

Though she celebrates her 100th birthday this year, Betty Crocker was never born. Nor does she ever really age.

When her face did change over the past century, it was because it had been reinterpreted by artists and...

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  2. On Twitter, fossil fuel companies' climate misinformation is subtle – here's what I'm seeing during COP26
  3. The chickenpox virus has a fascinating evolutionary history that continues to affect peoples' health today
  4. 3 ways Congress could hold Facebook accountable for its actions
  5. The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face
  6. How parents can foster 'positive creativity' in kids to make the world a better place
  7. Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered
  8. Investors who trust ESG funds for a positive impact have a crucial blind spot, and it puts the $35 trillion industry's promises in doubt
  9. ESG investing has a blind spot that puts the $35 trillion industry's sustainability promises in doubt: Supply chains
  10. Why Nicaragua's slide toward dictatorship is a concern for the region and the US, too
  11. Family foundations change their priorities over time, as new generations call the shots
  12. 4 unexpected places where adults can learn science
  13. Why so many unions oppose vaccine mandates – even when they actually support them
  14. School surveillance of students via laptops may do more harm than good
  15. $1.2T infrastructure plan offers lucrative target for fraud
  16. Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?
  17. The view from inside the Glasgow climate summit: A focus on faster policy changes as talks intensify – amid grandstanding and anger outside
  18. An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit – talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside
  19. The new Global Methane Pledge can buy time while the world drastically reduces fossil fuel use
  20. What Paul McCartney's 'The Lyrics' can teach us about harnessing our creativity
  21. Do flies really throw up on your food when they land on it?
  22. What's the difference between a PCR and antigen COVID-19 test? A molecular biologist explains
  23. How one atheist laid the foundation of contemporary Hindu nationalism
  24. Bridges, bike lanes, electric car chargers and more: 5 essential reads on the infrastructure bill
  25. Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money?
  26. East Coast flooding is a reminder that sea level is rising as the climate warms – here's why the ocean is pouring in more often
  27. Suburban voters responded to GOP culture war pitch in Virginia governor's race, and showed all politics are now national
  28. Wages up as Americans are encouraged back to work and into the office – 3 takeaways from the latest jobs report
  29. The US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market capitalism and government deregulation may be to blame
  30. Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic
  31. US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
  32. Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
  33. A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources
  34. Librarians help students navigate an age of misinformation – but schools are cutting their numbers
  35. Forests can't handle all the net-zero emissions plans – companies and countries expect nature to offset too much carbon
  36. Supreme Court appears to suggest right to guns at home extends to carrying them in public too
  37. Lessons from the Virginia governor's race: Pay attention to voters' concerns instead of making it all about national politics
  38. Another problem with daylight saving time: It raises your risk of hitting deer on the road
  39. Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your risk of hitting deer on the road
  40. Racial discrimination is linked to suicidal thoughts in Black adults and children
  41. Netflix's 'Midnight Mass' joins a long line of horror that plays with Catholic beliefs
  42. What American schools can learn from other countries about civic disagreement
  43. Few foundations give groups they support decision-making power on funding priorities
  44. Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what's next for policing reform
  45. Why are medieval weapons laws at the center of a US Supreme Court case?
  46. The Fed tapers its support for bond markets and the economy – 5 questions answered about what that means
  47. Climate change is a justice issue – these 6 charts show why
  48. Preventing future pandemics starts with recognizing links between human and animal health
  49. Unlike the US, Europe is setting ambitious targets for producing more organic food
  50. Veterans Day: How crosses and mementos help these Marines remember fallen comrades