NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

The Conversation

Las sirenas no existen pero, ¿por qué nos fascinan tanto sus historias?

  • Written by Peter Goggin, Associate Professor of English, Arizona State University
imageNo dejes que historias intrigantes te engañen sobre sirenas y otras criaturas divertidas pero inventadas, como Pie Grande o el monstruo del lago Ness.AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

Las sirenas, criaturas submarinas que son mitad peces y mitad humanos, no existen excepto en la imaginación de las personas. Los científicos que...

Read more: Las sirenas no existen pero, ¿por qué nos fascinan tanto sus historias?

Building trust among parents and teachers is key to reopening schools

  • Written by Sherman Dorn, Professor of Education, Arizona State University
imageSchools that build trust with their communities can reduce fears surrounding reopening. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

A New York City mother said she kept her son in remote schooling during the pandemic because she believes city education officials “lie a lot.”

“These buildings are old and don’t have proper ventilation,”...

Read more: Building trust among parents and teachers is key to reopening schools

Here's how to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others

  • Written by Dominique A. Phillips, Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology, University of Miami
imageWhether just comfortable at home or nervous about leaving, kids may need extra support to get back out there.Imgorthand/E+ via Getty Images

Pilar’s parents took all the recommended precautions to shield her from the dangers of COVID-19. They stayed at home, away from family, friends and group activities. Pilar had remained in virtual...

Read more: Here's how to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with...

There's a surprising ending to all the 2020 election conflicts over absentee ballot deadlines

  • Written by Richard Pildes, Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University
imageOne billboard outside Bloomington, Minnesota: A sign warns voters about a recent federal court ruling about absentee ballot deadlines.Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

One of the most heavily contested voting-policy issues in the 2020 election, in both the courts and the political arena, was the deadline for returning absentee ballots.

Going into the...

Read more: There's a surprising ending to all the 2020 election conflicts over absentee ballot deadlines

No, the COVID-19 vaccine is not linked to the mark of the beast – but a first-century Roman tyrant probably is

  • Written by Eric M. Vanden Eykel, Associate Professor of Religion, Ferrum College
imageA medieval tapestry, which shows John, the Dragon and the Beast of the Sea.Kimon Berlin, user:Gribeco, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has led to concerns from some people that can be described as rational: What are the side effects? How effective will the shot be? And then there are those who are worried that...

Read more: No, the COVID-19 vaccine is not linked to the mark of the beast – but a first-century Roman tyrant...

Vaccine guilt is good – as long it doesn’t stop you from getting a shot

  • Written by Elizabeth Lanphier, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Ethics Center Faculty, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati
imageFor some, a shot has been accompanied by pangs of guilt.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

Over 100 million Americans have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. If you are one of them, you might feel lucky, relieved and possibly a little guilty.

Vaccine guilt – a feeling associated with getting immunized before others – is a phenomenon...

Read more: Vaccine guilt is good – as long it doesn’t stop you from getting a shot

Embrace the unexpected: To teach AI how to handle new situations, change the rules of the game

  • Written by Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Southern California
imageMost of today's AI's come to a grinding halt when they encounter unexpected conditions, like a change in the rules of a game.LightFieldStudios/iStock via Getty Images

My colleagues and I changed a digital version of Monopoly so that instead of getting US$200 each time a player passes Go, the player is charged a wealth tax. We didn’t do this...

Read more: Embrace the unexpected: To teach AI how to handle new situations, change the rules of the game

Misunderstanding addiction breeds despair and suffering – and, for alleged Atlanta shooter, violence

  • Written by Trysh Travis, Associate Professor of Women's Studies, University of Florida
imageA makeshift memorial to the victims of the Atlanta spa shooting shows both grief and outrage.AP Photo/Candice Choi

When a man claiming to suffer from the disease of sex addiction found that “comprehensive and fully integrated treatment” at a Christian recovery center could not cure him, he decided to try another approach: eliminating...

Read more: Misunderstanding addiction breeds despair and suffering – and, for alleged Atlanta shooter, violence

For autocrats like Vladimir Putin, ruthless repression is often a winning way to stay in power

  • Written by Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
imageRussian police officers beat people protesting the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Jan. 23, 2021 in Moscow.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, sick with a cough and fever, has been moved to the hospital ward of the remote penal colony where he is imprisoned.

Navalny landed in prison after legal troubles that...

Read more: For autocrats like Vladimir Putin, ruthless repression is often a winning way to stay in power

Technology innovation gives government leverage to drive down emissions fast – here's how

  • Written by Jessika E. Trancik, Associate Professor, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
imageGovernment policies sparked rapid growth and technology innovation in solar energy, wind energy and battery markets.Michael Hall/Getty Images

To avert the worst effects of climate change, global greenhouse gas emissions should fall at faster rates than they have risen for over a century. Economies must essentially turn on a dime and then move...

Read more: Technology innovation gives government leverage to drive down emissions fast – here's how

More Articles ...

  1. Scientists need to become better communicators, but it's hard to measure whether training works
  2. Netflix’s big bet on foreign content and international viewers could upend the global mediascape – and change how people see the world
  3. Vape sellers are using popular music videos to promote e-cigarettes to young people – and it's working
  4. Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating 'ghost forests' that are visible from space
  5. Sports remain hostile territory for LGBTQ Americans
  6. The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains – essential for electric vehicles, wind power and the nation's defense
  7. The 17th-century cloth merchant who discovered the vast realm of tiny microbes – an appreciation of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  8. An interactive visual database for American Sign Language reveals how signs are organized in the mind
  9. Myanmar's brutal military was once a force for freedom – but it's been waging civil war for decades
  10. Today's global economy runs on standardized shipping containers, as the Ever Given fiasco illustrates
  11. The US needs a macrogrid to move electricity from areas that make it to areas that need it
  12. How social media turns online arguments between teens into real-world violence
  13. A pandemic lesson: Older adults need to go back to their doctor and make preventive care a top priority
  14. Free college programs can enable more students to go to college, but it all depends on how the program is designed
  15. 1 in 3 college students face food insecurity – expanding SNAP benefits on campus will help stave off hunger
  16. How did humans evolve, and will we evolve more?
  17. You can fly! CDC says fully vaccinated people can travel safely within the US
  18. Baseball stadiums are filling up – but an analysis of the NFL’s 2020 season holds a warning about COVID-19 case spikes
  19. Comenzó el juicio contra el policía que asesinó a George Floyd: 5 lecturas esenciales sobre la violencia policial contra los hombres negros
  20. Biden wants corporations to pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure plans, echoing a history of calls for companies to chip in when times are tough
  21. Unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic? Blame your stress hormones
  22. Should there be a limit on how much debt a young person takes on?
  23. The situation at the US-Mexico border is a crisis – but is it new?
  24. 5 ways parents can help children with the 'new' math
  25. For Black cowboys – from inner-city Philly to small-town Texas – horses and riding are a way of life
  26. 60 years after Bay of Pigs, New York Times role – and myth – made clear
  27. America gets a D+ for school infrastructure - but federal COVID relief could pay for many repairs
  28. Why Johnson Johnson throwing out 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses shouldn't scare you
  29. CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal?
  30. In gun debate, both sides have evidence to back them up
  31. How can all schools safely reopen?
  32. How Black poets and writers gave a voice to 'Affrilachia'
  33. White mobs rioted in Washington in 1848 to defend slaveholders' rights after 76 Black enslaved people staged an unsuccessful mass escape on a boat
  34. Christian nationalism is a barrier to mass vaccination against COVID-19
  35. Poorer and minority older adults are suspicious of the US health care system – a new study shows why
  36. What COVID-19 vaccine side effects might I expect?
  37. Move over, corn and soybeans: The next biofuel source could be giant sea kelp
  38. Chocolate's secret ingredient is the fermenting microbes that make it taste so good
  39. Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?
  40. Germany's strange nostalgia for the antebellum American South
  41. 4 reasons why migrant children arriving alone to the US create a 'border crisis'
  42. Genomic surveillance: What it is and why we need more of it to track coronavirus variants and help end the COVID-19 pandemic
  43. Why parts of Good Friday worship have been controversial
  44. How nonfungible tokens work and where they get their value – a cryptocurrency expert explains NFTs
  45. The US just set ambitious offshore wind power targets – what will it take to meet them?
  46. City dwellers gained more access to public spaces during the pandemic – can they keep it?
  47. What can you do with unwanted holy cards and Grandma's religious statues? Well, that depends
  48. Ayn Rand-inspired 'myth of the founder' puts tremendous power in hands of Big Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg – posing real risks to democracy
  49. Mexico moves to legalize cannabis use, a modest step toward de-escalating drug war
  50. Asian Americans top target for threats and harassment during pandemic