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Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are also important sources of support

  • Written by Benjamin Kaveladze, Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Irvine
imageSometimes an anonymous online forum is just what a teenager needs.Capuski/E+ via Getty Images

Aristotle called humans “the social animal,” and people have recognized for centuries that young people need to be in communities to develop into healthy adults. The ongoing pandemic has caused concern about the effects of isolation on children...

Read more: Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are also important sources of support

Why our dislikes should be celebrated as much as our likes

  • Written by Jonathan Gray, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageReveling in dislike can give us a modicum of control in a world that inundates us with content.Bettmann via Getty Images

Millions might tune into the Oscars every year, but I’m always interested in the Razzies, which recognize spectacular cinematic underachievement.

I’m not the only one who thinks dislikes can be every bit as...

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Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning

  • Written by Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Yale Divinity School
imageThe famine in Samaria was one of many depicted in the Bible.PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

As the coronavirus spread rapidly around the world last year, the United Nations warned that the economic disruption of the pandemic could result in famines of “biblical proportions.”

The choice of words conveys more than just scale....

Read more: Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning

Misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes: What’s the difference?

  • Written by Michael J. O'Brien, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Texas A&M-San Antonio
imageThe flood of information can be overwhelming.Rudzhan Nagiev/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Sorting through the vast amount of information created and shared online is challenging, even for the experts.

Just talking about this ever-shifting landscape is confusing, with terms like “misinformation,” “disinformation” and...

Read more: Misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes: What’s the difference?

Why this trial was different: Experts react to guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin

  • Written by Alexis Karteron, Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
imageA woman reacts to the news that Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts in the murder of George Floyd.Scott Olson/Getty Images

Scholars analyze the guilty verdicts handed down to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Outside the courthouse, crowds cheered and church bells sounded – a...

Read more: Why this trial was different: Experts react to guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin

How parents can support a child who comes out as trans – by conquering their own fears, following their child's lead and tolerating ambiguity

  • Written by Em Matsuno, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Palo Alto University, Palo Alto University
imageStudies show that family acceptance or rejection has a big impact on a trans child's mental health and happiness. Scott Hoon / Barcroft Media via Getty Images

Young transgender, or trans, people face high rates of anxiety, depression and suicide. These elevated mental health risks largely stem from external factors such as discrimination,...

Read more: How parents can support a child who comes out as trans – by conquering their own fears, following...

The ups and downs of European soccer are part of its culture – moving to a US-style 'closed' Super League would destroy that

  • Written by Stefan Szymanski, Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
imageSuper League plans have fans screaming into the void, like soccer star Lionel Messi here.Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images

A dozen of the world’s biggest soccer clubs – including Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool FC – announced on April 18, 2021, that they are forming a new European super league, underwritten by a reported U...

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Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries search for climate solutions

  • Written by John Ballantine, Professor of International Business, Brandeis University
imageMany oil companies are still planning for fossil fuel use to continue well into the future.Katja Buchholz/Getty Images

Tehran, 1943: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill – hosted by the young Shah Reza Pahlavi – agree on plans for the two-front attack on Hitler while sketching out the east-west division of Europe....

Read more: Hydrogen is one future fuel oil execs and environmentalists could both support as rival countries...

The US electric power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions

  • Written by Ryan Wiser, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
imageWind turbines near Glenrock, Wyo.AP Photo/Matt YoungimageCC BY-ND

Renewable energy’s rapid growth is accelerating a national shift to a carbon-free electric power system.

So far 17 states plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico have adopted laws or executive orders setting goals for reaching 100% clean electricity by 2050 or sooner. And 46 U.S....

Read more: The US electric power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions

Domestic violence calls for help increased during the pandemic – but the answers haven't gotten any easier

  • Written by Tara N. Richards, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageTwo women in late February at a Paterson, N.J. shelter for women who have suffered domestic violence.Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images

Domestic violence rose globally in 2020 – so much so that doctors have called it “a pandemic within a pandemic.”

The National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice, a team of national experts...

Read more: Domestic violence calls for help increased during the pandemic – but the answers haven't gotten...

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  14. Forget the debate over public health versus jobs – the same people suffer the most either way
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  16. Biden administration's $39 billion child care strategy: 5 questions answered
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  18. Sikhs in America: A religious community long misunderstood is mourning deaths in Indianapolis mass shooting
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  20. Cuba's economic woes may fuel America's next migrant crisis
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  22. Fatal police violence may be linked to preterm births in neighborhoods nearby
  23. America goes back to school – 5 essential reads on parenting in the pandemic
  24. I’m a pediatrician who cares for transgender kids – here’s what you need to know about social support, puberty blockers and other medical options that improve lives of transgender youth
  25. 6 ways recent college graduates can enhance their online job search
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  28. Prolonged brain dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors: A pandemic in its own right?
  29. French row over mosque isn't simply about state financing – it runs deep into Islamophobia and French secularism
  30. How Baptists hold differing views on the resurrection of Christ and why this matters
  31. What former foster children went through when the COVID-19 pandemic closed college campuses
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  33. Why Wall Street investors' trading California water futures is nothing to fear – and unlikely to work anyway
  34. Nearly 60 million Americans don't drink their tap water, research suggests – here's why that's a public health problem
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  40. Trump, defying custom, hasn't given the National Archives records of his speeches at political rallies
  41. Compassionate courage moves beyond 'cancel culture' to challenge systemic racism – but it's hard work
  42. 'Deprogramming' QAnon followers ignores free will and why they adopted the beliefs in the first place
  43. Is magic immoral? It played a role in the development of early Christianity
  44. Knoxville school shooting serves as stark reminder of a familiar – but preventable – threat
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