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An analysis of social media shows climate activists have seized on the Paris climate talks to spread the word, but dialogue with oil and gas industry is absent.
Why is there always a man behind the trigger? And why is it almost always a young man?
It is probably not a surprise that a terror attack can have a major impact on people’s mental health. But what sort of effects are common, and how long do they last?
Could the not-too-distant future hold “brain chip” technologies that we could all use to enhance our memories to the point of perfection? Not so fast: there are big benefits to forgetting.
Why do critiques focus on the flaws of the protesters, rather than the flawed institutions that sparked the protests in the first place?
Blocking the sun by injecting tiny particles in the atmosphere – called solar geoengineering – can lower the Earth’s temperature but has some real costs. Economists run the numbers.
Research shows that preschool children take characters from popular television shows and movies and blend them together to create complex oral stories.
As we consider the ethics of human gene editing, we need to understand what can and can’t be meaningfully edited.
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?
New analysis reveals carbon capture at coal power plants is significantly more expensive than thought, making renewables and natural gas power generation more attractive.
In the wake of the tragedy in Las Vegas, a criminologist reviews recent research to dispel common misconceptions about mass shootings.
Learning about a friend’s suicide attempt appears to transform a distant idea into something very real. Should this change the way we talk about suicide?
Thanks to treatment advances, people with HIV can and do live long and full lives. And that has led to a challenge that doctors and patients may not have imagined 35 years ago: the aging HIV patient.
Many students arrive at college without ever having a non-white teacher. Professors of color can inspire higher order thinking and analysis.
Researchers want your canine’s DNA to help unravel the connections between genes and behavior – for dogs and human beings.
The affordability of college has been at the forefront of the presidential campaign, but the real problem is that we’re too educated for the jobs available.
Older people are politically active and have the talent and time to get more involved in addressing climate change. But in the US, they’ll need some convincing.
Two scholars discuss the joys of writing for a lay audience. So why aren’t more academics writing for the public?
With more and more street artists partnering with corporations, it’s important that they don’t compromise their moral standing to earn a living.
Businesses are crucial to action on climate change but corporate social responsibility doesn’t take us far enough or fast enough. Here’s why.
Stepping toward better health (and happiness) may be as simple as spending your next $20 generously.
China plans to create a credit reporting system that ranks people on trustworthiness using a all kinds of data, from finances to Facebook. Sound far-fetched? It’s happening in the US too.
The attacks in Paris are putting refugees in the crosshairs, yet it’s the integration of these and past migrants that are key to the security of Europe.
Why are half of European Union members opting out of GMO crops? Hint: it’s not about food and environmental safety.