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Most couples still make decisions together when they give money to charity – but it's becoming less common

  • Written by Jacqueline Ackerman, Associate Director of Research, Women's Philanthropy Institute, IUPUI
image'Honey, how about we give $200 to our local food bank?'Zinkevych/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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While most U.S. couples make charitable giving decisions together, the share of joint decision-makers is declining, according to a study we published March 16. About 62% of...

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All American presidents have made spectacles of themselves – and there’s nothing wrong with that

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageBoth Andrew Jackson, left, and Donald Trump presented themselves as men of the people.Jackson, Library of Congress; Trump, Drew Angerer/Getty Images

After four years of Donald Trump as president, many Americans were sick and tired. They booted him out, with large numbers likely preferring not to hear about him ever again.

And yet, as a historian of...

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7 ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University
imageIdentify and stop the lies.NLshop/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working on doing more. But no method yet introduced has been completely successful at removing all misleading content from social...

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4 steps to reaching Biden's goal of a July 4th with much greater freedom from COVID-19

  • Written by David R. Holtgrave, Dean and SUNY Distinguished Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
imageHoliday gatherings with family and friends before the pandemic seemed so simple.FatCamera via Getty Images

President Joe Biden set a goal for the U.S. to have COVID-19 under enough control by summer that Americans can celebrate July 4th with family and friends, at least in small gatherings. Important in achieving this goal is another presidential...

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Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change

  • Written by Ermias Kebreab, Associate Dean and Professor of Animal Science. Director, World Food Center, University of California, Davis
imageA little seaweed with that?Cowirrie/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. And the majority of human-induced methane emissions comes from livestock.

About 70% of agricultural methane comes from enteric fermentation – chemical reactions in...

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Risk versus reward on the high seas – skinny elephant seals trade safety for sustenance

  • Written by Roxanne Beltran, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
imageFemale elephant seals take seven-month feeding trips during which they balance danger, starvation and exhaustion.Dan Costa, CC BY-ND

Every year, northern elephant seals set off on a seven-month, 6,000-mile (10,000-kilometer) journey across the North Pacific ocean in search of fish and squid to eat. They start the journey after sitting on the beach...

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Making it easier to vote does not threaten election integrity

  • Written by Douglas R. Hess, Assistant Professor of Political Science/Policy Studies, Grinnell College
imageAn election worker during mail-in ballot counting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Nov. 6, 2020. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

As state legislators consider hundreds of bills on election policies this spring, false claims of voter fraud are being repeated as justification for proposals to claw back recent advances that have...

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Only a handful of US foundations quickly pitched in as the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, early data indicates

  • Written by Emily Rosenman, Assistant Professor of Geography, Penn State
imageThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reacted more quickly when the COVID-19 pandemic began than most other foundations.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Many U.S. foundations, which disbursed roughly US$76 billion in 2019, say they are giving more money away in the United States because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the health, economic and other crises...

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Why cash payments aren't always the best tool to help poor people

  • Written by Heath Henderson, Assistant Professor of Economics, Drake University
imageMore governments and aid organizations are giving poor people cash.Mayur Kakade/Moment via Getty Images

The concept is simple and seductive: Give people cash, lift them out of poverty. It’s a strategy increasingly being used in both lower- and higher-income countries to help poor people.

International organizations such as the World Bank, USAID...

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Why lawsuits against the media may not hurt freedom of the press

  • Written by Nancy Costello, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Michigan State University
imageWill lawsuits against misinformation hurt freedom of speech?syahrir maulana/ iStock / Getty Images Plus

Free speech advocates have long believed that suing a news organization threatens free speech. Democracy needs a press to be free to report, without fear or favor, the facts as it sees them.

But two recent legal actions against news organizations...

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