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When – and why – did people first start using money?
Currency first hit the scene thousands of years ago. An anthropologist explains the early origins and uses of money – and how archaeological finds fill in our picture of the past.
Trump nods to Cuban exiles, rolls back ties: Experts react
The president restored restrictions on Americans' travel to Cuba and prohibited transactions with its military. Here's why, and what's to come.
Should Americans fear the ‘nuclear option’ in Congress?
GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have pushed Gorsuch's nomination onto the full Senate. Both the Republicans and Democrats are getting ready for a fight.
Russian interventions in other people’s elections: A brief history
Americans are shocked Russia meddled in our election. But there are centuries of precedent – and, at times, it’s been the U.S. meddling.
Why politicians think they know better than scientists – and why that’s so dangerous
Scientists are concerned that politics will trump evidence in the new administration. A researcher of political psychology explains why these worries matter far beyond questions of science.
Why Zimbabwe has failed to sate the yearning for land and to fix rural hunger
Zimbabwe like many other post colonial governments across the globe continues to struggle to attain equitable land reform.
Explainer: a tour of Robert Mugabe’s early and later legacies
Outsiders might not understand how someone who led his country’s downfall from breadbasket to basket case has remained in the presidency for so many years
Do students lose depth in digital reading?
With the surge in e-books and digital devices, one concern has been whether students are learning as much. Research shows that some crucial elements of learning are indeed being lost.
When families move, high school students may suffer
Many families move over the course of their children’s lifetimes for a multitude of reasons. But what is the impact on the education of children when their families move?
What happens when you try to read Moby Dick on your smartphone?
Sales of e-readers are on the decline, with more people succumbing to the convenience of reading books on their phones.
Foreign students not a threat, but an advantage
The number of international students on American campuses has increased by 55%. Are they taking the place of American students ?
Fat and sugar-heavy diet harms your brain – and makes you keep on eating
Do you eat only when you’re actually hungry? Many of us eat even when our bodies don’t need food. Just the thought of food entices us to eat. We think about food when we see other people eating, when we…
US happy that democracy and union win the day in the UK
The average American may struggle with a keen understanding of exactly how the UK is made up, but it’s safe to say that there will be relief in the US at Scotland staying part of the Union. And, following…
Opinions about scientific advances blur party-political lines
Reading about the rapid pace of advances in biomedicine, you may have wondered why more politically liberal countries like Germany and Canada have stronger restrictions on embryonic stem cell research…
Women at work should be able to breastfeed and succeed
Days after Pope Francis told mothers to “not think twice” about breastfeeding at church and in public, Sally Davies, the UK’s chief medical officer, called for women to be allowed to breastfeed at work…
Former US Justice official: we may see the bin Laden pictures after all
The author of this article, Daniel Metcalfe, is a former director of the US Department of Justice Office of Information and Privacy. He advised the US Government on the Abu Ghraib pictures. President Obama…
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, American University
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Director and Assistant Professor Measurement & Evaluation School of Professional and Extended Studies, American University
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PhD Student in Behavioral and Neural Homeostasis, American University
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Professor of Anthropology, American University
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Professorial Lecturer, American University
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Associate Professor of Education and Sociology, American University
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Adjunct Professor of Law and Executive Director Collaboration on Government Secrecy, American University
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Instructor of International Relations, American University
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Assistant Professor of Government, American University
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Professor of Russian History, American University
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Professor of Public Affairs and Law, American University
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Executive Director, Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning, American University
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Associate Professor, Department of Government, American University
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Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology, American University
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Professor of Government, American University