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Is being virtuous good for you – or just people around you? A study suggests traits like compassion may support your own well-being

  • Written by Michael Prinzing, Research and Assessment Scholar, Wake Forest University
imageOpportunities to show compassion often feel difficult, but exercising virtue seems to help people cope.FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images

Virtues such as compassion, patience and self-control may be beneficial not only for others but also for oneself, according to new research my team and I published in the Journal of Personality in December 2025.

Philosop...

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Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day

  • Written by Peter McGraw, Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder

Every February, Valentine’s Day amplifies what single people already know – that public life is built for two. Restaurants roll out prix fixe menus for couples. Hotels promote “romantic getaway” packages designed for double occupancy. A table for one still invites the question, “Just you?”

Yet there’s irony...

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Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here’s how psychology says you can shift the dynamic

  • Written by Jessica A. Stern, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pomona College
imageA heated exchange may stem from something deeper than the issue at hand.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

Relationships can feel like both a blessing and the bane of your existence, a source of joy and a source of frustration or resentment. At some point, each of us is faced with a clingy child, a dramatic friend, a partner who recoils at the first...

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The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?

  • Written by Eric Lob, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
imageReza Pahlavi, Iranian opposition leader and son of the last shah of Iran.Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images

During the protests that ripped through Iran in January, one person who gained attention was Reza Pahlavi. Pahlavi, who lives in a suburb of Washington, D.C., is the son of the late shah of Iran, who ruthlessly ruled the country before being...

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AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening

  • Written by Ahmed Elgammal, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
imageWhen generative AI was left to its own devices, its outputs landed on a set of generic images – what researchers called 'visual elevator music.'Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.

But scientistsand critics have wondered what would happen once AI became widely adopted and...

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‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society

  • Written by Micah Altman, Research Scientist, MIT Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
imageTraining and experience are the foundation for a group of experts to provide solid guidance.Tashi-Delek/E+ via Getty Images

A growing distrust of expertise is reshaping the terrain of science in the United States.

Since the pandemic, the partisan divide over science has widened dramatically. While 77% of Americans have at least a fair amount of...

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Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy

  • Written by David Lindsey, Professor of Political Science, Baruch College, CUNY
imagePresident Trump's mass firing of career ambassadors was unprecedented.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Just before Christmas, President Donald Trump fired more than two dozen career ambassadors. The action was unprecedented, providing a clear signal that when it comes to diplomacy, Trump values loyalty above all else.

All ambassadors face a persistent tension...

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Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon

  • Written by Saman Zonouz, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity and Privacy and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageToday's power grid equipment incorporates internet-connected – and therefore hackable – computers.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift in the nature of modern conflict: the convergence of physical and cyber warfare. While U.S. special...

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Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions

  • Written by Mireille Rebeiz, Chair of Middle East Studies, Dickinson College
imageSmoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanese villages on Sept. 23, 2024. AP Photo / Hussein Malla

More than a year after a ceasefire nominally ended active fighting, much of southern Lebanon bears the ecological scars of war. Avocado orchards are gone and beehives destroyed. So, too, are the livelihoods they supported. Meanwhile, fields...

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Companies are already using agentic AI to make decisions, but governance is lagging behind

  • Written by Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University

Businesses are acting fast to adopt agentic AI – artificial intelligence systems that work without human guidance – but have been much slower to put governance in place to oversee them, a new survey shows. That mismatch is a major source of risk in AI adoption. In my view, it’s also a business opportunity.

I’m a professor of...

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  6. Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
  7. Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
  8. Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
  9. America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
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  12. America’s next big critical minerals source could be coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
  13. The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization
  14. Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests
  15. The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
  16. AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research
  17. What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
  18. Some hard-earned lessons from Detroit on how to protect the safety net for community partners in research
  19. Iran’s universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future
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  21. What air pollution does to the human body
  22. What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out
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  27. An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a decade
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  29. Chavismo has adapted before – but can Venezuela’s leftist ideology become US friendly and survive?
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