Large numbers of Americans want a strong, rough, anti-democratic leader
Many Americans, many of them Republicans, seek leaders who would violate basic principles of democracy. AP Photo/Ben Gray Tarah Williams,…
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Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial result
Carcinogenic chemicals are labeled with a health hazard warning symbol. Peter Etchells/iStock via Getty Images Plus Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State…
Why You Should NOT Fear Death
Why You Should NOT Fear Death – Memento mori: (Latin) remember you must die. Regularly confronting the thought of…
How Edgar Allan Poe became the darling of the maligned and misunderstood
Could the pugnacious writer ever have imagined that he would one day become a cult hero? Nick Lehr/The Conversation via…
What is involuntary manslaughter?
Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in late 2021 while filming a movie in New Mexico.…
50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate: 4 essential reads
Anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in 1985, the 12th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.…
How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a cheering crowd in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 27, 1965. Bettmann/Getty Images Hajar…
Just over 1 in 4 members of Congress in 2023 will be women – at this rate, it will take 118 years until there is gender parity
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez watches Donald Trump’s state of the union address in 2019 with other female Democratic lawmakers. Alex…
As young people in rich countries drink less alcohol, elsewhere youth drinking is on the rise – podcast
Drinking is going out of fashion among young people in some parts of the world, but not others. Kzenon via…
Congress passes legislation that will close off presidential election mischief and help avoid another Jan. 6
Reps. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., center, and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, right, take cover as protesters disrupt the joint session of Congress…
About one-third of the food Americans buy is wasted, hurting the climate and consumers’ wallets
Wasted food – and land, labor, chemicals, water and energy. ATU Images via Getty Images Brian E. Roe, The Ohio…
Twitter in 2022: 5 essential reads about the consequences of Elon Musk’s takeover of the microblogging platform
It’s safe to say that Elon Musk has transformed Twitdis Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Eric Smalley, The Conversation Twitter…
Is Donald Trump’s tax avoidance ethical or honorable? 4 essential reads
Is trying to pay zero taxes ok? AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, Pool Bryan Keogh, The Conversation The tax records of…
6 Struggles of Being Overly Intelligent
Intelligence like anything else is really hard to measure. Even though we have what is known as general intelligence or…
What’s a polycule? An expert on polyamory explains
Given the complexity of polycules, it’s important for participants to be on the same page. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via…
Jobs are up! Wages are up! So why am I as an economist so gloomy?
Why so sad, George? Chuck Savage via Getty Images Edouard Wemy, Clark University In any other time, the jobs news…
This course takes a broad look at failure – and what we can all learn when it occurs
Failure can be helpful if it’s understood correctly. Maria Korneeva via Getty Images Robert Kunzman, Indiana University Unusual Courses is…
How can you tell if something is true? Here are 3 questions to ask yourself about what you see, hear and read
Emotions can get in the way of knowing what’s true. Elva Etienne/Moment via Getty Images Bob Britten, West Virginia University…
Retailers may see more red after Black Friday as consumers say they plan to pull back on spending
Retailers may see more red after Black Friday as consumers say they plan to pull back on spending – acting…
What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls
Twitter itself produces a lot of data that’s available nowhere else. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University…
Business management doesn’t always have to be about capitalism – this course shows how it can also be a calling
Business management doesn’t always have to be about capitalism – this course shows how it can also be a calling Business…
How much can public schools control what students wear?
Are some shirts too distracting for school? AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus Brian Boggs, University of Michigan How much can public schools…
What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains how the ‘federated’ network works and why it won’t be a new Twitter
Twitter users who are fleeing to the social media platform Mastodon are finding it to be a different animal. Davide…