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How public schools fail to recognize Black prodigies

  • Written by Donna Ford, Professor of Special Education, The Ohio State University
imageBlack students are underrepresented in gifted education programs. ER Productions Limited via DigitalVision/Getty Images Plus

Editor’s note: Amid numerous articles about how Black students lag behind others in educational achievement, occasionally you may hear about a young Black “prodigy” who got accepted into college at an early...

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Private planes, mansions and superyachts: What gives billionaires like Musk and Abramovich such a massive carbon footprint

  • Written by Richard Wilk, Distinguished Professor and Provost's Professor of Anthropology; Director of the Open Anthropology Institute, Indiana University
imageYachts, such as Roman Abramovich's "Eclipse," make up the biggest share of emissions for billionaires who own one.AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau

Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying for the world’s richest person ranking all year after the former’s wealth soared a staggering US$160 billion in 2020, putting...

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Why herd immunity may be impossible without vaccinating children against COVID-19

  • Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
imageU.S. Census Bureau, CC BY-ND

It may be summer before children under 16 can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States. That’s a problem for reaching herd immunity quickly.

Children are a significant portion of the population – roughly 65 million are under the age of 16, making up 20% of people in the U.S. While children appear...

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Indian farmers are a powerful force in Indian politics, and here's why their protests matter

  • Written by Surupa Gupta, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Mary Washington
imageA large number of women have joined the protests against new farm laws in India.Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

For over two months, farmers in India have been on a largely peacefulprotest over three laws the Indian Parliament passed in September 2020 to liberalize how and to whom farmers can sell their produce.

Men and women,...

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Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions

  • Written by Lucca Henrion, Research Fellow at the Global CO2 Initiative, University of Michigan
imageBendable concrete created at the University of Michigan allows for thinner structures with less need for steel reinforcement. Joseph Xu/University of Michigan College of Engineering

One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases out of the...

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Trump's acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
imageThe impeachment trial shows American democracy is in bad shape.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory for Trump, but it is a clear sign that democracy in the U.S. is in poor health.

As a constitutional scholar, I believe the United...

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Why the British abandoned impeachment – and what the US Congress might do next

  • Written by Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
imageThe impeachment trial of Warren Hastings in 1788.Library of Congress

Impeachment was developed in medieval England as a way to discipline the king’s ministers and other high officials. The framers of the U.S. Constitution took that idea and applied it to presidents, judges and other federal leaders.

That tool was in use, and in question,...

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Single on Valentine's Day and happily so

  • Written by Elizabeth Brake, Professor of Philosophy, Rice University
imageSingle and happy on Valentine's Day/anandaBGD via Getty Images Collections E+

In this pandemic year, many Americans are focused on how to have a socially distanced romantic dinner or prepare the perfect date night at home.

There’s nothing wrong with celebrating romantic love, but the focus on such celebrations drowns out the voices of those...

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It's not just Trump – presidents and politicians have long shredded etiquette

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageA cartoonist's image of Sen. Charles Sumner's May 1856 beating by South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks. Wikipedia

Donald Trump has achieved something unique: He is the first and only president to face not one but two impeachments. But even though the U.S. Senate is still expected to exonerate him from charges that he incited the deadly Capitol...

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How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prison

  • Written by Erkmen G. Aslim, Assistant Professor of Economics, Grand Valley State University
imagePrison inmates hold a meeting on addiction in May 2016 at the York Community Reintegration Center in Niantic, Connecticut. John Moore/Getty Images, CC BY-SA

Many former inmates struggle with mental health and substance use disorders. Appropriate treatment for these illnesses can be what stands between successfully reintegrating into society and...

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  1. COVID-19 has made Americans lonelier than ever – here’s how AI can help
  2. Young Republicans split from Trump and GOP elders on US foreign policy: 3 charts
  3. How US Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona can stop the teacher shortage
  4. US-educated foreign soldiers learn 'democratic values,' study shows – though America also trains future dictators
  5. 'The Mauritanian' rekindles debate over Gitmo detainees' torture – with 40 still held there
  6. The $4 trillion economic cost of not vaccinating the entire world
  7. How Apple and Google let your phone warn you if you've been exposed to the coronavirus while protecting your privacy
  8. How the gay party scene short-circuited and became a moneymaking bonanza
  9. Should I stay or should I go? Here are the relationship factors people ponder when deciding whether to break up
  10. Así es como tus bacterias y microbios pueden salvarte de enfermedades como el COVID-19
  11. For the birds? Hardly! Valentine's Day was reimagined by chivalrous medieval poets for all to enjoy, respectfully
  12. Investors swoon over Bumble's IPO – but what exactly is an initial public offering?
  13. John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to end slavery
  14. CDC says masks must fit tightly – and two are better than one
  15. Why you shouldn't eat out for Valentine's Day: An epidemiologist explains a few facts of life
  16. Bipartisanship in Congress isn't about being nice – it's about cold, hard numbers
  17. Polyamorous relationships under severe strain during the pandemic
  18. Public option in Biden plan could change the face of US health care
  19. New postage stamp honors Chien-Shiung Wu, trailblazing nuclear physicist
  20. We're building a vaccine corps of medical and nursing students – they could transform how we reach underserved areas
  21. The search for dark matter gets a speed boost from quantum technology
  22. Fighting school segregation didn't take place just in the South
  23. Liberals in Congress and the White House have faced a conservative Supreme Court before
  24. Tiny cacao flowers and fickle midges are part of a pollination puzzle that limits chocolate production
  25. Why are so many 12th graders not proficient in reading and math?
  26. Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic
  27. Sensores: así monitorean nuestros cuerpos y todo el mundo
  28. What the $25 billion the biggest US donors gave in 2020 says about high-dollar charity today
  29. Marjorie Taylor Greene and the death of the public political apology
  30. Evidence of an impending breakup may exist in everyday conversation – months before either partner realizes their relationship is tanking
  31. COVID-19 shows why it's time to finally end unpaid college internships
  32. Scientists at work: New recordings of ultrasonic seal calls hint at sonar-like abilities
  33. The SolarWinds hack was all but inevitable – why national cyber defense is a 'wicked' problem and what can be done about it
  34. What exactly is the polar vortex?
  35. Mothers who earned straight A's in high school manage the same number of employees as fathers who got failing grades
  36. New steps the government's taking toward COVID-19 relief could help fight hunger
  37. Why a shootout between Black Panthers and law enforcement 50 years ago matters today
  38. Is the US Capitol a 'temple of democracy'? Its authoritarian architecture suggests otherwise
  39. Drake and Jake, Mountain Dew's millions and the Marvel Universe – which ads won the Super Bowl, and which fell flat
  40. Talking politics in 2021: Lessons on humility and truth-seeking from Benjamin Franklin
  41. Will the COVID-19 vaccine work as well in patients with obesity?
  42. No internet, no vaccine: How lack of internet access has limited vaccine availability for racial and ethnic minorities
  43. I analyzed all of Trump's tweets to find out what he was really saying
  44. The military coup in Myanmar presents opportunities to Buddhist nationalists
  45. Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans
  46. The hidden story of when two Black college students were tarred and feathered
  47. In mice, a mother’s love comes from the gut
  48. When dogs bark, are they using words to communicate?
  49. Of microbes and mothers – certain gut bacteria in mice can disrupt the mother-child relationship
  50. Slave-built infrastructure still creates wealth in US, suggesting reparations should cover past harms and current value of slavery