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Will optimistic stories get people to care about nature?

  • Written by Diogo Veríssimo, David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow, Georgia State University
imageThe Pinocchio anole lizard (Anolis probiscis) was first described in Ecuador in 1953, then believed to have become extinct until it was rediscovered in 2005.Javier Abalos Alvarez/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Nature doesn’t make the news often these days. When it does, the story usually revolves around wildlife on the brink, record-setting climate...

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How the hijab has grown into a fashion industry

  • Written by Faegheh Shirazi, Professor, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas at Austin

Nike, the well-known U.S. sportswear company, recently introduced a sports hijab. The reaction to this has been mixed: There are those who are applauding Nike for its inclusiveness of Muslim women who want to cover their hair, and there are those who accuse it of abetting women’s subjugation.

Nike, in fact, is not the first corporate brand...

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Can we talk about free speech on campus?

  • Written by Neal H. Hutchens, Professor of Higher Education, University of Mississippi
imageStudents protested at UC Berkeley on both sides: in opposition to Ann Coulter and in support of free speech.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

The recent cancellation of an appearance by conservative commentator Ann Coulter at the University of California at Berkeley resulted in confrontations between protestors. It’s the latest in a series of heate...

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Macron beats Le Pen, but can he lead France?

  • Written by Joshua Cole, Professor of History, University of Michigan
imageMacron votesEric Feferberg/AP

In the second round of the French presidential election, extremism lost.

It is less clear what won.

Estimates after the polls closed had Emmanuel Macron winning with 63.7 percent of the vote. National Front candidate Marine Le Pen took approximately 36.3 percent. That’s less than the 40 percent some polls gave...

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Fake news, echo chambers and filter bubbles: Underresearched and overhyped

  • Written by William H. Dutton, Professor of Media and Information Policy, Michigan State University
Don't panic: An international survey finds concerns about fake news are overblown.studiostoks/shutterstock.com

In the early years of the internet, it was revolutionary to have a world of information just a click away from anyone, anywhere, anytime. Many hoped this inherently democratic technology could lead to better-informed citizens more easily pa...

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How African-Americans disappeared from the Kentucky Derby

  • Written by Katherine Mooney, Assistant Professor of History, Florida State University
From 1921 to 2000, no black jockeys competed. Wikimedia Commons

When the horses enter the gate for the 143rd Kentucky Derby, their jockeys will hail from Louisiana, Mexico, Nebraska and France. None will be African-American. That’s been the norm for quite a while. When Marlon St. Julien rode the Derby in 2000, he became the first black man to...

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How pre-existing conditions became front and center in health care vote

  • Written by Simon Haeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) speaks to reporters outside the White House on May 3, 2017 after a meeting with the president on proposed legislation that could limit coverage for preexisting conditions. Susan Walsh/AP

Pre-existing conditions became the focus of debate on the American Health Care Act, which was narrowly passed 217-213 by the House of...

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Court ruling is a first step toward controlling air pollution from livestock farms

  • Written by Martin C. Heller, Senior Research Specialist, Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan
Hog feeding operation near Tribune, Kansas.AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Editor’s note: Most livestock farming in industrialized countries takes place on large enclosed farms, known in the United States as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), that house hundreds or thousands of animals. Many environmental and public health groups say...

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Behind closed doors: What the Piltdown Man hoax from 1912 can teach science today

  • Written by Samuel Redman, Assistant Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst
When new discoveries are jealously guarded under lock and key, science suffers.Andy Wright, CC BY

In 1912, Charles Dawson, an amateur archaeologist in England, claimed he’d made one of the most important fossil discoveries ever. Ultimately, however, his “Piltdown Man” proved to be a hoax. By cleverly pairing a human skull with an...

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