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Defending science: How the art of rhetoric can help

  • Written by Leah Ceccarelli, Professor of Communication, University of Washington
imageRhetoric can teach scientists how to effectively communicate what's going on in the lab to the rest of us.Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA

Science seems to be under attack in America, so much so that scientists and their supporters are marching in the streets.

President Donald Trump has publicly called climate change a Chinese hoax abetted by greedy...

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Theresa May's snap election gamble, explained

  • Written by Garret Martin, Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service

Theresa May, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, decided on April 18 to dissolve Parliament and hold snap elections on June 8. The motion easily secured the required two-thirds majority in the U.K.‘s House of Commons.

The decision marks a stunning reversal and has surprised many people in her own government and abroad. May had...

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There's a new generation of water pollutants in your medicine cabinet

  • Written by Lee Blaney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Every day we each use a variety of personal care products. We wash our hands with antibacterial soaps and clean our faces with specialty cleansers. We wash and maintain our hair with shampoo, conditioner and other hair care products. We use deodorant and perfume or cologne to smell nice. Depending on the day, we may apply sunscreen or...

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What Gorsuch's conservative Supreme Court means for workers

  • Written by Michele Gilman, Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore

As Neil Gorsuch takes his seat on the Supreme Court, the 4-4 ideological stalemate that plagued the institution after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has been broken, reestablishing its conservative tilt.

In an article I wrote last year on the implications of Donald Trump getting the chance to fill Scalia’s seat, I described how the...

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Why Native Americans do not separate religion from science

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Research Associate of Women's Studies, Environmental Studies and Native American Religion, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University
imageA Menominee Tribal biology class in Green Bay, Wisconsin.U.S. Department of Agriculture Follow, CC BY

Last year five Native American tribes in Washington state managed to repatriate the remains of the “Ancient One,” as they called him, or “Kennewick Man,” as scientists called him.

For the tribes, the Ancient One is to be...

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Why are we dragging our feet when more automation in health care will save lives?

  • Written by Thomas Hooven, Neonatologist, Columbia University Medical Center
imageFrom closed-loop ventilators to smarter vital sign monitors, automation has untapped potential to improve medical outcomes.From www.shutterstock.com

As a neonatologist, I worry about patients with pulmonary hypertension. This unforgiving disease, sometimes seen after premature birth, can end with sudden death from constricting blood vessels in the...

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US business schools failing on climate change

  • Written by Nancy E. Landrum, Professor of Sustainable Business Management, Loyola University Chicago
imageWhen the environment and businesses meet, who will make sure one doesn't suffer at the hands of the other?Lukas / Pexels, FAL

Coca-Cola and Nestlé have recently closed facilities, and Starbucks is bracing for a global shortage of coffee – all due to effects from climate change. Climate change impacts every resource used by businesses:...

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Trump and the history of the 'first 100 days'

  • Written by Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie campus, Pennsylvania State University
imageWill history give Trump a thumbs-up for his first 100 days?AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez

The federal government is currently being funded by a continuing resolution that expires on April 28, 2017 – which also happens to be the 99th day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

If Congress fails to approve a new spending deal before then, Trump’s...

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How companies like United and Wells Fargo can win back consumer trust

  • Written by John Hauser, Professor of Marketing, MIT Sloan School of Management
imageTrust is hard to win back once lost.Handshake via www.shutterstock.com

It’s every CEO’s worst nightmare: For whatever reason, the CEO’s company is engulfed in negative publicity that threatens to damage its brand name, harm sales and alienate customers for months or even years to come.

The negative publicity can hit suddenly,...

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Ella Fitzgerald's flirtation with reefer songs

  • Written by Adam Gustafson, Instructor in Music, Pennsylvania State University
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“The First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy Museum will be honoring her amazing contributions to the jazz canon.

It will be interesting to see if any tributes mention Fitzgerald’s “Wacky...

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  6. The myth of the college dropout
  7. Can March for Science participants advocate without losing the public's trust?
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  9. Georgia's special election: What does a runoff mean for 2018?
  10. Why the French presidential candidates are arguing about their colonial history
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  12. Why it's time for the Mormon Church to revisit its diverse past
  13. 'Public goods' made America great and can do so again
  14. Introducing 'Operator 4.0,' a tech-augmented human worker
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  20. How will the federal government protect nuclear safety in an anti-regulatory climate?
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  23. Is the US immigration court system broken?
  24. Turkish referendum grants more power to Erdogan: Democracy no more?
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  31. How social media turned United's PR flub into a firestorm
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  33. Six questions about the French elections
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  44. How workers – not companies – are bearing the growing burden of government
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