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Will omicron – the new coronavirus variant of concern – be more contagious than delta? A virus evolution expert explains what researchers know and what they don't

  • Written by Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Penn State
imageThe omicron variant possesses numerous mutations in the spike protein, the knob-like protrusions (in red) that allow the virus to invade other cells.Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of...

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Charitable gifts from donor-advised funds favor education and religion

  • Written by Anna Pruitt, Researcher and Managing Editor, Giving USA, IUPUI
imageDonations channeled through DAFs follow different patterns than for overall charitable giving.Counter/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Large shares of grants that donor-advised funds distributed from 2014 to 2018 supported educational and religious nonprofits. That’s...

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Giving Tuesday: Charitable gifts from donor-advised funds favor education and religion

  • Written by Anna Pruitt, Researcher and Managing Editor, Giving USA, IUPUI
imageDonations channeled through DAFs follow different patterns than for overall charitable giving.Counter/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Large shares of grants that donor-advised funds distributed from 2014 to 2018 supported educational and religious nonprofits. That’s...

Read more: Giving Tuesday: Charitable gifts from donor-advised funds favor education and religion

2021 Atlantic hurricane season showed the US isn’t prepared for climate-related disasters that push people deeper into poverty

  • Written by Marina Lazetic, Senior Research Analyst and Ph.D. Candidate in Human Security, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imagePeople wade through high water to evacuate a flooded home in LaPlace, La., after Hurricane Ida struck.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. This time the levees held. Billions of dollars invested in reinforcing them had paid off – at...

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When 'hunker down' isn't an option: The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season showed how low-income communities face the highest risks

  • Written by Marina Lazetic, Senior Research Analyst and Ph.D. Candidate in Human Security, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imagePeople wade through high water to evacuate a flooded home in LaPlace, La., after Hurricane Ida struck.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. This time the levees held. Billions of dollars invested in reinforcing them had paid off – at...

Read more: When 'hunker down' isn't an option: The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season showed how low-income...

'Hunker down' is not enough: 2021 hurricane season showed US isn't prepared as climate-related disasters push people deeper into poverty

  • Written by Marina Lazetic, Senior Research Analyst and Ph.D. Candidate in Human Security, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imagePeople wade through high water to evacuate a flooded home in LaPlace, La., after Hurricane Ida struck.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2021, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. This time the levees held. Billions of dollars invested in reinforcing them had paid off – at...

Read more: 'Hunker down' is not enough: 2021 hurricane season showed US isn't prepared as climate-related...

Why we're using filmmaking to encourage vaccination by Black and Latino Angelenos

  • Written by Jeremy Kagan, Professor of Film & Television Production, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
imageStrong narratives can help sway opinions.Jeremy Kagan, CC BY-SA

People have recognized the power of storytelling for thousands of years. The Bible relies on parables like the prodigal son because stories successfully convey the underlying message in a memorable way that’s easy to pass along to future generations.

But when public health leaders...

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How vulnerable is your personal information? 4 essential reads

  • Written by Eric Smalley, Science + Technology Editor
imageChances are some of your data has already been stolen, but that doesn't mean you should shrug data breaches off.WhataWin/iStock via Getty Images

When you enter your personal information or credit card number into a website, do you have a moment of hesitation? A nagging sense of vulnerability prompted by the parade of headlines about data breaches...

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Reverse vaccination technique in mice suggests new way to teach the immune system not to attack lifesaving treatments

  • Written by Sathy Balu-Iyer, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo
imageReverse vaccination teaches the immune system to ignore rather than attack self-proteins.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Autoimmune conditions like Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis arise when an immune system mistakenly attacks its own body’s proteins, cells and organs. Not only do these...

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Who invented video games?

  • Written by Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
imageFor almost as long as there have been computers, there have been video games.Neilson Barnard/Getty Imagesimage

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Who invented video games? TJ, age 7, Worcester, Massachusetts

Some people just love to...

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  1. Money, schools and religion: A controversial combo returns to the Supreme Court
  2. Millions of Americans struggle to pay their water bills – here's how a national water aid program could work
  3. Drop in students who come to the US to study could affect higher education and jobs
  4. The pandemic is changing the way young people eat and how they feel about their bodies: 4 essential reads
  5. Jury finds 3 Georgia men guilty of Ahmaud Arbery murder: 3 essential reads
  6. Great headphones blend physics, anatomy and psychology – but what you like to listen to is also important for choosing the right pair
  7. Biden taps the Strategic Petroleum Reserve – What is it? Where did it come from? And does the US still need it?
  8. The thousands of vulnerable people harmed by Facebook and Instagram are lost in Meta's 'average user' data
  9. The NRA could be winning its long game even as it appears to be in dire straits
  10. What the Peng Shuai saga tells us about Beijing's grip on power and desire to crush a #MeToo moment
  11. 'Let's Go Brandon' and the linguistic jiujitsu of American politics
  12. Stereotypes about girls dissuade many from careers in computer science
  13. Grocery workers suffer the mental health effects of customer hostility and lack of safety in their workplace
  14. Prayer apps are flooding the market, but how well do they work?
  15. Spotty data and media bias delay justice for missing and murdered Indigenous people
  16. The lessons 'Moby-Dick' has for a warming world of rising waters
  17. Space law hasn't been changed since 1967 – but the UN aims to update laws and keep space peaceful
  18. Art illuminates the beauty of science – and could inspire the next generation of scientists young and old
  19. Scientist at work: Endangered ocelots and their genetic diversity may benefit from artificial insemination
  20. The COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to make a healthy shift in body ideals
  21. Career-based classes keep students more engaged
  22. A new ratings industry is emerging to help homebuyers assess climate risks
  23. Why the oil industry's pivot to carbon capture and storage – while it keeps on drilling – isn't a climate change solution
  24. SUV tragedy in Wisconsin shows how vehicles can be used as a weapon of mass killing – intentionally or not
  25. Supreme Court could redefine when a fetus becomes a person, upholding abortion limits while preserving the privacy right under Roe v. Wade
  26. The average person's daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too
  27. How the pandemic helped spread fentanyl across the US and drive opioid overdose deaths to a grim new high
  28. Project Veritas and the mainstream media: Strange allies in the fight to protect press freedom
  29. Americans support climate change policies, especially those that give them incentives and clean up the energy supply
  30. Infrastructure law's digital equity goals are key to smart cities that work for everyone
  31. Adoptees nationwide may soon gain access to their original birth certificates
  32. Talking turkey! How the Thanksgiving bird got its name (and then lent it to film flops)
  33. The first Thanksgiving is a key chapter in America's origin story – but what happened in Virginia four months later mattered much more
  34. Why are barns painted red?
  35. Rittenhouse verdict flies in the face of legal standards for self-defense
  36. Jerome Powell keeps his job at the Fed, where he'll be responsible for preventing inflation from spiraling out of control – without tanking the economy
  37. Meet the person responsible for keeping inflation from spiraling out of control – without tanking the economy
  38. Could oral antiviral pills be a game-changer for COVID-19? An infectious disease physician explains why these options are badly needed
  39. 4 reasons why museums aren't cashing in on NFTs yet
  40. Cuba's post-revolution architecture offers a blueprint for how to build more with less
  41. Tick management programs could help stop Lyme disease, but US funding is inadequate
  42. Monitor or talk? 5 ways parents can help keep their children safe online
  43. Conspiracies about a 'catastrophic takeover' by Jews have long been an American problem
  44. Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally
  45. Why Moderna won't share rights to the COVID-19 vaccine with the government that paid for its development
  46. Why do frozen turkeys explode when deep-fried?
  47. Ethiopia on the brink as crisis threatens 'peace and stability' of region -- but what has fueled the conflict and criticism of Biden's response?
  48. Ethiopia on the brink as crisis threatens 'peace and stability' of region – but what has fueled the conflict and criticism of Biden's response?
  49. Foods high in added fats and refined carbs are like cigarettes – addictive and unhealthy
  50. Mapping how the 100 billion cells in the brain all fit together is the brave new world of neuroscience