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How do archaeologists know where to dig?

  • Written by Gabriel D. Wrobel, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Michigan State University
imageA variety of clues can tip off archaeologists about a promising spot for excavation.Gabriel Wrobel , CC BY-ND

National Geographic magazines and Indiana Jones movies might have you picturing archaeologists excavating near Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge and Machu Picchu. And some of us do work at these famous places.

But archaeologists likeus want to...

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I'm an astronomer and I think aliens may be out there – but UFO sightings aren't persuasive

  • Written by Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
imageMany people who say they have seen UFOs are either dog walkers or smokersAaron Foster/THeImage Bank/Getty Images

If intelligent aliens visit the Earth, it would be one of the most profound events in human history.

Surveys show that nearly half of Americans believe that aliens have visited the Earth, either in the ancient past or recently. That...

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How Hanukkah came to be an annual White House celebration

  • Written by Jonathan D. Sarna, University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
imagePresident Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception at the White House in 2019.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

President Trump’s plan of holding an in-person Hanukkah reception at the White House on Dec. 9, despite concerns over the coronavirus, is getting much attention on social media.

Some asked whether anyone would be reckless enough...

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This DIY contact tracing app helps people exposed to COVID-19 remember who they met

  • Written by Jacqueline R. Evans, Associate Professor of Psychology, Florida International University
imageDesigned by psychologists, the free and anonymous web-based app can help you remember who you came in contact with.Ani Ka via Getty Images

Imagine you begin to feel ill on Thursday, a few days after returning from a trip. You’re afraid it’s COVID-19, so you get tested on Friday. Even under good circumstances, it will probably be at...

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Wisconsin's not so white anymore – and in some rapidly diversifying cities like Kenosha there's fear and unrest

  • Written by John M. Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageAn activist is arrested after his van was stopped by Kenosha police Aug. 27, days after police shot a Kenosha man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Kenosha, Wisconsin, became a national byword for racial unrest when protests in August erupted in violence.

After local police shot a Black man,...

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As the pandemic rages, the US could use a little bit more 'samfundssind'

  • Written by Marie Helweg-Larsen, Professor of Psychology, the Glenn E. & Mary Line Todd Chair in the Social Sciences, Dickinson College
imagePedestrians walk past a waste bin for disposable face masks in Aarhus Center, Denmark.Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

In recent years, the English-speaking world has found two Danish concepts, “pyt” and “hygge,” useful for dealing with anxiety and stress.

Now another Danish word – “samfundssind&r...

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How COVID-19 vaccines will get from the factory to your local pharmacy

  • Written by Bahar Aliakbarian, Research associate professor of supply chain management, Michigan State University

Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of Packaging at Michigan State University. Below, she describes the vaccine supply chains of Pfizer and Moderna, which are expected to be the two major early suppliers of the COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. She also talks about challenges in...

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How to fight Holocaust denial in social media – with the evidence of what really happened

  • Written by Adam G. Klein, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Pace University
imageHolocaust survivor Shalom Stamberg holds a book with a photo of himself in Auschwitz, alongside a copy of his concentration camp record.AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

One in four American millennials believe the Holocaust was exaggerated or entirely made up, according to a recent national survey that sought to find out what young adults know about the...

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Trump plan to revive the gallows, electric chair, gas chamber and firing squad recalls a troubled history

  • Written by Austin Sarat, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty and Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
imageEmpty, but for how long?AP File Photo

The way the federal government can kill death row prisoners will soon be expanded to ghoulish methods that include hanging, the electric chair, gas chamber and the firing squad.

Set to take effect on Christmas Eve, the new regulations authorizing an alternative to lethal injections – the method currently...

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What are emergency use authorizations, and do they guarantee that a vaccine or drug is safe?

  • Written by Christopher Robertson, Professor of Law, Boston University
imageTony Potts, a 69-year-old retiree, removes his face mask for a temperature check just before receiving his first injection in a phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial sponsored by Moderna. Potts is one of 30,000 participants in the Moderna trial. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty ImageS

In coming days, the Food and Drug Administration is likely to...

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