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What is herd immunity? A public health expert and a medical laboratory scientist explain

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageExperts estimate that close to 90% of the U.S. population must be vaccinated to reach herd immunity for COVID-19.David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

The term herd immunity means that enough of a population has gained immunity to stifle a pathogen’s spread. You can think of herd immunity as being similar to fire starting in a field: If the field...

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Small-town Pride celebrations emerge -- and show that LGBTQ life in America is flourishing outside of cities

  • Written by Beck Banks, Communication and Media Studies Doctoral Candidate, University of Oregon
imageA screenshot of a tweet sent on Sept. 15, 2018.Twitter

LGBTQ people in rural places and small towns are often ignored in the larger conversation surrounding queer life and culture. Even with these omissions, Pride celebrations in those locations are sweeping the nation, often encountering initial resistance.

As a transgender person from Central...

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Why vaccine doses differ for babies, kids, teens and adults – an immunologist explains how your immune system changes as you mature

  • Written by Brian Peppers, Assistant Professor of Pediatric and Adult Allergy/Immunology, West Virginia University
imageMany vaccine formulations are tweaked for patients of different ages.Mario Tama via Getty Images

Human beings are born pretty helpless, with a lot of developing to do. And just as you must learn such skills as how to walk, so must your immune system learn to defend against infections. As time passes, your immune system matures through different...

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Women are more competitive when they’re given an option to share winnings – a research finding that may help close the gender pay gap

  • Written by Mary L. Rigdon, Professor and Associate Director, Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, University of Arizona
imageWomen may be more team-oriented than men.Delmaine Donson/E+ via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Women are more likely to take risks and engage in competitive activities if they’re allowed to share their potential winnings with peers, according to new research I co-authored. Since one...

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What the 100 nonprofits that raised the most money in 2020 indicate about charity today

  • Written by Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, IUPUI
imageClaire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of the national Feeding America anti-hunger network, meets with Jay Worrall, president of a Pennsylvania food bank.Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has released a list of the nation’s 100 nonprofits that garnered the most funding through charitable donations...

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6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some of them already

  • Written by Dolf Gielen, Director for Technology and Innovation at the International Renewable Energy Agency and Payne Institute Fellow, Colorado School of Mines
imageThe energy transition is already underway.Volker Hartmann/Getty Images

Much of the news coming out of the U.N. climate conference has focused on the spectacle, and how countries’ pledges aren’t on track to prevent dangerous climate change. But behind the scenes, there is reason for hope.

In many countries, the energy transition is...

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6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress on some already

  • Written by Dolf Gielen, Director for Technology and Innovation at the International Renewable Energy Agency and Payne Institute Fellow, Colorado School of Mines
imageThe energy transition is already underway.Volker Hartmann/Getty Images

Much of the news coming out of the U.N. climate conference has focused on the spectacle, and how countries’ pledges aren’t on track to prevent dangerous climate change. But behind the scenes, there is reason for hope.

In many countries, the energy transition is...

Read more: 6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there's progress...

Many scientists are atheists, but that doesn't mean they are anti-religious

  • Written by Elaine Howard Ecklund, Professor of Sociology and Director of The Religion and Public Life Program, Rice University
imageThe public often assumes that scientists are atheists. The reality, however, is more complex. SIphotography/iStock via Getty Images

Distrust of atheists is strong in the United States. The General Social Survey consistently demonstrates that as a group, Americans dislike atheists more than any other religious group. According to various studies,...

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How photos of Afghan suffering shown over and over perpetuate inequality and harm

  • Written by Azeta Hatef, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Emerson College
imageExplosions outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, worsened the devastation in Afghanistan.Sayed Khodaiberdi Sadat/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Devastating photos and videos emerged from Afghanistan as the Taliban regained control of the country and U.S. troops prepared to withdraw in August 2021.

A video of 19-year-...

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Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to data about how much there is and who is affected

  • Written by Ethan Zuckerman, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageHow big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry.Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Leaked internal documents suggest Facebook – which recently renamed itself Meta – is doing far worse than it claims at minimizing COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on the Facebook social media platform.

Online...

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  1. The slippery slope of using AI and deepfakes to bring history to life
  2. Why are investors so cocky? They often have a biased memory – and selectively forget their money-losing stocks
  3. Go ahead, enjoy your memes – they really do help ease pandemic stress
  4. University of Florida bans professors from giving expert testimony against state -- a scholar explains the academic freedom issues
  5. The COVID-19 pandemic increased eating disorders among young people – but the signs aren't what parents might expect
  6. The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts
  7. Gun rights at the Supreme Court: justices will consider if the fundamental right to keep a gun at home applies to carrying weapons in public
  8. COVID-19 threatens the already shaky status of arts education in schools
  9. A small telescope past Saturn could solve some mysteries of the universe better than giant telescopes near Earth
  10. You know how to identify phishing emails – a cybersecurity researcher explains how to trust your instincts to foil the attacks
  11. Cliches may grate like nails on a chalkboard, but one person's cliche is another's sliced bread
  12. When and how was walking invented?
  13. What the 'spiritual but not religious' have in common with radical Protestants of 500 years ago
  14. How AI is hijacking art history
  15. How to meet America’s climate goals: 5 policies for Biden’s next climate bill
  16. The FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 – a pediatrician explains how the drug was tested for safety and efficacy
  17. Why taxing US billionaires’ wealth – as Biden tried to do – will never work
  18. A Catholic theologian argues for a death row inmate's right to have the pastor's touch in the execution chamber
  19. Less than 2% of all US giving supports women's and girls' charities
  20. Breast cancer awareness campaigns can do a better job supporting women who've received a stage 4 diagnosis, instead of focusing only on early detection and 'beating cancer'
  21. How to help kids with 'long COVID' thrive in school
  22. Antibiotic resistance is at a crisis point – government support for academia and Big Pharma to find new drugs could help defeat superbugs
  23. Steve Bannon is held in criminal contempt of Congress, pushing key question over presidential power to the courts
  24. How much longer will major league baseball stay in the closet?
  25. 10 tips to prevent or escape a house fire
  26. 10 fire safety tips to help keep you and your kids alive and safe
  27. Nearly half of all churches and other faith institutions help people get enough to eat
  28. New research suggests cat and dog 'moms' and 'dads' really are parenting their pets – here's the evolutionary explanation why
  29. State spending on anti-poverty programs could substantially reduce child abuse and neglect
  30. What's a 'miracle'? Here's how the Catholic Church decides
  31. The erosion of Roe v. Wade and abortion access didn't begin in Texas or Mississippi – it started in Pennsylvania in 1992
  32. What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words
  33. How commercialization over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead
  34. College cost calculators aren't precise, but they could easily be made better
  35. In Biden's visit with the pope, a page from Reagan's playbook?
  36. Climate change is muting fall colors, but it's just the latest way that humans have altered US forests
  37. Why student absences aren't the real problem in America's 'attendance crisis'
  38. A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms
  39. What did billions in aid to Afghanistan accomplish? 5 questions answered
  40. The pandemic has made it even harder for one in three Americans to obtain healthy, affordable food
  41. From Black Death to COVID-19, pandemics have always pushed people to honor death and celebrate life
  42. Supreme Court rulings always include the perspective of a white male, but often exclude viewpoints of Black and Latina justices
  43. 4 key issues to watch as world leaders prepare for the Glasgow climate summit
  44. Type of ultraviolet light most effective at killing coronavirus is also the safest to use around people
  45. 4 key issues to watch as world leaders gather for the Glasgow climate summit
  46. Kids with obesity need acceptance from family and friends, not just better diet tips, to succeed at managing their weight
  47. A new way to organize cancer mutations could lead to better treatment matches for patients
  48. What causes ADHD and can it be cured?
  49. How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities
  50. Why do colleges use legacy admissions? 5 questions answered