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How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty

  • Written by Ronald S. Green, Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Coastal Carolina University
imageKyojuro Rengoku, also known as the Flame Hashira, is a central character in the 'Demon Slayer' series.Deviant Art, CC BY-ND

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. One of the most compelling aspects of Japanese anime is its ability to...

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Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure

  • Written by Jack Buffington, Associate Professor of Practice in Supply Chain Management, University of Denver
imageExperts predict that egg prices will keep climbing in 2025.Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

There may be no kitchen table issue in America more critical than the price of food.

So when the price of eggs rose over 40% from 2024 to 2025, it became a headline news story in Colorado and across the nation.

Public officials and...

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Who gets to brand Puerto Rico: Its tourism agency or its biggest star?

  • Written by Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, Associate Instructional Professor in Political Science, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida

The Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is one of the biggest stars of the music world. After becoming Spotify’s most-streamed artist for three years in a row – the first and only artist ever to do so – he sold out all 49 dates of his 2024 U.S. tour, netting US$211 million.

Earlier this year, after Bad Bunny co-hosted “The Tonight...

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Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency

  • Written by Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThe Heritage Foundation flag flies over its building on July 30, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education.

The president needs congressional approval to shutter the department. The order, however, directs...

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What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up

  • Written by Anna Choi, Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science, Cornell University
imageWhat springs from the 'mind' of an AI can sometimes be out of left field.gremlin/iStock via Getty Images

When someone sees something that isn’t there, people often refer to the experience as a hallucination. Hallucinations occur when your sensory perception does not correspond to external stimuli.

Technologies that rely on artificial...

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Why the words in your job posting may attract rule-bending narcissists

  • Written by Jonathan Gay, Assistant Professor of Accountancy, University of Mississippi
imagePosting a job opening? Take a close look at the language.Ronnie Kaufman/The Image Bank via Getty Images

When companies advertise job openings, they often use buzzwords like “ambitious” and “self-reliant” to describe their ideal candidate. These traits sound appealing — what hiring manager wouldn’t want a driven...

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Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead

  • Written by Betsy Sinclair, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis
imageAs Americans' social worlds grow further apart, stereotypes intensify – driving an even deeper wedge between red and blue America.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Are you angry about politics right now? Seething? You’re not alone. According to the Mood of the Nation Poll by researchers at Penn State, 9 in 10 Americans can name a...

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Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose

  • Written by Chen Reis, Associate Clinical Professor, Director, Humanitarian Assistance Program, & Director, Human Rights MA, University of Denver
imageA woman scoops up portions of wheat to be allocated to each waiting family after it was distributed in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia in 2021.AP Photo/Ben Curtis

More than 305 million people require lifesaving humanitarian aid today. Most of them live in areas wracked by conflict, such as Sudan, Gaza, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic...

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Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks

  • Written by Samuel C. Mahaney, Director, Missouri S&T Policy and Armed Forces Research and Development Institute; Lecturer of History, National Security, and Leadership, Missouri University of Science and Technology

President Donald Trump gave no specific reason for firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffless than halfway through Brown’s four-year term in office.

Nor did he give an explanation for similarly ousting other senior military leaders, including the only women ever to lead the Navy and the Coast Guard, as...

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Cuts to research into inequality, disparities and other DEIA topics harm science

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
imageScientists across the U.S. and in other countries have rallied in reaction to the Trump administration's cuts to major science agencies. Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu via Getty Images

When I taught research methods to undergraduates, I would start by asking whether anyone in the class had $20. Though harder to come by thanks to digital...

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  5. Trump administration seeks to starve libraries and museums of funding by shuttering this little-known agency
  6. Tyrannical leader? Why comparisons between Trump and King George III miss the mark on 18th-century British monarchy
  7. 5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data
  8. Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
  9. Insomnia can lead to heart issues − a psychologist recommends changes that can improve sleep
  10. How power imbalance, misread signs and strategic blunders clouded Hamas’ judgment over Gaza ceasefire
  11. Arrested and stripped of degree: Twin moves to bar Istanbul mayor from ballot suggests Turkey’s Erdogan is really worried this time
  12. Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case
  13. US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID
  14. Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
  15. The Gaza ceasefire is dead − Israeli domestic politics killed it
  16. Measles cases are on the rise − here’s how to make sure you’re protected
  17. Humans aren’t the only animals with complex culture − but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
  18. Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives
  19. Can animals make art?
  20. Shaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy
  21. Donald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
  22. The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
  23. As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
  24. Social media design is key to protecting kids online
  25. As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
  26. High school sports are losing athletes to private clubs, but schools can keep them by focusing on character development
  27. Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
  28. An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time
  29. A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net
  30. People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true
  31. Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
  32. Social movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize
  33. Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
  34. Spanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town
  35. Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
  36. Trump is using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
  37. Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds
  38. Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd
  39. Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to its partisan roots − but without the principles
  40. What is the rules-based order? How this global system has shifted from ‘liberal’ origins − and where it could be heading next
  41. Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents
  42. Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads
  43. Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
  44. From pulpits to protest, the surprising history of the phrase ‘pride and prejudice’
  45. The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
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  49. Why was it hard for the GOP – which controls Congress – to pass its spending bill?
  50. Saudi Arabia’s role as Ukraine war mediator advances Gulf nation’s diplomatic rehabilitation − and boosts its chances of a seat at the table should Iran-US talks resume