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Is the whole universe just a simulation?

  • Written by Zeb Rocklin, Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageCould the Earth and everything on it – and even the whole universe – be a simulation running on a giant computer?OsakaWayne Studios/Moment via Getty Images

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From ski jumping to speedskating, winter sports represent physics in action

  • Written by Amy Pope, Principal Lecturer of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University
imageAn understanding of angular momentum helps figure skaters glide across the ice and execute complex spins. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

During the 2026 Winter Olympics, athletes will leap off ramps, slide across ice and spin through the air. These performances will look different to my students who have studied physics through sports. These feats will be...

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Life isn’t all diamonds – money and fame don’t shield the many ‘Real Housewives’ facing criminal charges

  • Written by C. Clare Strange, Assistant Research Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University
imageJen Shah, a cast member of the "Real Housewives" series, leaves a Manhattan federal court in January 2023 after receiving a 6½-year sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.Gotham/GC Images

“The Real Housewives” reality TV series, which showcases the lives of a rotating cast of wealthy women in 11 cities in the U.S. and...

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800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure

  • Written by Vanessa Corcoran, Adjunct Professor of History, Georgetown University

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed for the first time ever in February 2026, at the Basilica of San Francesco. Millions of visitors are expected to converge in the small Tuscan town of Assisi to honor the 13th-century saint.

Francis, who died on Oct. 4, 1226,...

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US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose

  • Written by Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor of Public Health, Arizona State University
imageThe U.S.-WHO collaboration has been critical in the country's response to mpox, shown here, as well as Ebola, Marburg, flu and COVID-19.Uma Shankar sharma/Moment via Getty Images

The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration – a year after President Donald...

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3 things to know about Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nod for Fed chair

  • Written by D. Brian Blank, Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
imageKevin Warsh has been tapped by Donald Trump to lead the Federal Reserve.AP Photo/Alastair Grant

After months of speculation, President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh on Jan. 30, 2026, to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

If confirmed by Congress, Warsh will inherit leadership of the U.S. central bank at a delicate time. For months,...

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I’m a former FBI agent who studies policing, and here’s how federal agents in Minneapolis are undermining basic law enforcement principles

  • Written by Luke William Hunt, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama; Institute for Humane Studies
imageU.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration says federal agents have “absolute immunity” from prosecution in Minneapolis. Department of Justice and Homeland Security officials have indicated...

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Short on resources, special educators are using AI – with little knowledge of the effects

  • Written by Seth King, Associate Profess of Special Education, University of Iowa

In special education in the U.S., funding is scarce and personnel shortages are pervasive, leaving many school districts struggling to hire qualified and willing practitioners.

Amid these long-standing challenges, there is rising interest in using artificial intelligence tools to help close some of the gaps that districts currently face and lower...

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Grammys’ AI rules aim to keep music human, but large gray area leaves questions about authenticity and authorship

  • Written by Mark Benincosa, Teaching Associate Professor, West Virginia University
imageAI is making it hard for the music industry to embrace innovation while keeping it real.elenabs/iStock via Getty Images

At its best, artificial intelligence can assist people in analyzing data, automating tasks and developing solutions to big problems: fighting cancer, hunger, poverty and climate change. At its worst, AI can assist people in...

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From Colonial rebels to Minneapolis protesters, technology has long powered American social movements

  • Written by Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life, Albany Law School
imageTechnology doesn't create social movements, but it can supercharge them.Arthur Maiorella/Anadolu via Getty Images

Tens of millions of Americans have now seen video of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. The activities organized in response have not been initiated by outside agitators or...

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  1. What Franco’s fascist regime in Spain can teach us about today’s America
  2. Trump’s Greenland threats reveals no-win dilemma at the heart of European security strategy
  3. US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade
  4. How the Supreme Court might protect the Fed’s independence by using employment law in Trump v. Cook
  5. Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities
  6. Over 100 deaths linked to January storms – here’s how to stay safe when cold, snowy weather moves in
  7. Winter storms don’t have to be deadly – here’s how to stay safe before, during and after one hits
  8. Over 100 deaths linked to January storm: Here’s how to stay safe as more cold, stormy weather moves in
  9. Americans want heat pumps – but high electricity prices may get in the way
  10. Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation
  11. America is falling behind in the global EV race – that’s going to cost the US auto industry
  12. EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health
  13. Even when people’s rights are ignored, understanding the law can keep protesters engaged
  14. Aerial lidar mapping can reveal archaeological sites while overlooking Indigenous peoples and their knowledge
  15. A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses’ daily challenges of patients and their families rolling their eyes, yelling and striking
  16. Afghan migrants stranded in Pakistan after the US suspends refugee resettlement
  17. Colorado has emergency domestic violence shelters in only half its counties, leaving survivors without safe housing options
  18. ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb
  19. Not all mindfulness is the same – here’s why it matters for health and happiness
  20. Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated? A drug policy expert explains what’s at stake
  21. It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their run
  22. Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease
  23. Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding
  24. Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet
  25. The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe
  26. PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there
  27. There are long-lasting, negative effects for children like Liam Ramos who are detained, or watch their parents be deported
  28. How government killings and kidnappings in Argentina drove mothers to resist and revolt − and eventually win
  29. Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination
  30. The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood
  31. Gifts of gym memberships and Botox treatments can lead to hurt feelings – and bad reviews for the businesses
  32. White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising
  33. Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern, but not enough to turn a dry and warm winter around
  34. How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests
  35. Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water – 3 tips to deice responsibly
  36. Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus
  37. All foods can fit in a balanced diet – a dietitian explains how flexibility can be healthier than dieting
  38. NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program
  39. Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
  40. Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti-immigrant deployment
  41. Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers – and an important food source
  42. A more complete Latin American history, including centuries of US influence, helps students understand the complexities surrounding Nicolás Maduro’s arrest
  43. Ending tax refunds by check will speed payments, but risks sidelining people who don’t have bank accounts
  44. US hospitality and tourism professors don’t mirror the demographics of the industry they serve
  45. Where do seashells come from?
  46. Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite
  47. How Trump’s Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg
  48. Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’
  49. Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremism
  50. What we get wrong about forgiveness – a counseling professor unpacks the difference between letting go and making up