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More businesses are trying mobile apps to lure and keep consumers

  • Written by Venkatesh Shankar, Professor of Marketing; Director of Research, Center for Retailing Studies, Texas A&M University
imageUsing a store's mobile app can affect in-store purchases.Javier Arres/Shutterstock.com

Intense retail competition has led old standbys, such as Sears, to close dozens of stores. Walmart is venturing online more. And Amazon is expanding offline, opening stores and buying Whole Foods. The fight for retail dollars is fierce, and the battleground will...

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Why finding new HIV targets takes so long: Some basics about basic research

  • Written by Christy Gaines, Doctoral candidate, biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA vial of blood that has been tested for HIV. Jarun Ontarkal/Shutterstock.com

Although great strides have been made at combating human immunodeficiency virus, leading to better quality of life and a longer life expectancy for those living with the virus, significant problems remain.

As of 2016, 36.7 million people worldwide were living with the...

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GOP tax plan doubles down on policies that are crushing the middle class

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
imageA big part of that check is being drawn from middle-class accounts.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

The U.S. middle class has always had a special mystique.

It is the heart of the American dream. A decent income and home, doing better than one’s parents, and retiring in comfort are all hallmarks of a middle-class lifestyle.

Contrary to what some may...

Read more: GOP tax plan doubles down on policies that are crushing the middle class

Climate change will displace millions in coming decades. Nations should prepare now to help them

  • Written by Gulrez Shah Azhar, Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
imagePakistani commuters travel on a flooded street following a heavy rainfall in Karachi, Aug. 31, 2017.AP Photo/Shakil Adil

Wildfires tearing across Southern California have forced thousands of residents to evacuate from their homes. Even more people fled ahead of the hurricanes that slammed into Texas and Florida earlier this year, jamming highways...

Read more: Climate change will displace millions in coming decades. Nations should prepare now to help them

Exxon Mobil's about-face on climate disclosure

  • Written by Paul Griffin, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of California, Davis
imageProtesters have sought for years to force Exxon Mobil to disclose the risks it faces due to climate change and to do more to minimize them. AP Photo/LM Otero

Exxon Mobil Corp. has vowed to do a better job in disclosing the risks it faces from climate change starting “in the near future” after bucking pressure to do that for years.

Until...

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Market bubbles and sonic attacks: Mass hysterias will never go away

  • Written by Barry Markovsky, Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
imageWere U.S. diplomats at the embassy in Cuba stricken by a mass delusion?AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa

Ancient and quaint seem the days of witch crazes, demon scares and tulip manias. Instances of mass hysteria may strike you as rare events in modern advanced societies. But such outbreaks are products of their times. They’re still around today, just...

Read more: Market bubbles and sonic attacks: Mass hysterias will never go away

The dangerous belief that white people are under attack

  • Written by Clara Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wesleyan University
imageLucian Wintrich, left, leaves court on Dec. 11 after charges of breach of peace were dropped. In November, Wintrich had delivered a speech at the University of Connecticut titled 'It's OK To Be White.'AP Photo/Jessica Hill

In August, the Justice Department decided to investigate instances of bias against whites in university admissions. Since then,...

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What is a soul, anyway? Pullman's 'La Belle Sauvage' tackles the big questions

  • Written by Marek Oziewicz, Professor, Literacy Education, University of Minnesota

“La Belle Sauvage” is the first volume of “The Book of Dust” series, in which the best-selling fantasy author Philip Pullman returns to the world of “His Dark Materials.”

As a scholar of fantasy and children’s literature, I have been hoping for this novel for 17 years. The original trilogy, which consist...

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Why justice is more important than the rule of law

  • Written by Klaus Mladek, Associate Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College
imageSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

The 2017 Stress in America survey has confirmed it: Americans are officially freaking out.

The survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, reports that what keeps many Americans up at night is genuine political anxiety. Rather than issues related to their work or families, respondents said...

Read more: Why justice is more important than the rule of law

Why Trump's plan to forbid spouses of H-1B visa holders to work is a bad idea

  • Written by Amy Bhatt, Associate Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageU.S. immigration law has a complicated history with keeping families together. Reuters/Brian Snyder

On Dec. 14, the Trump administration announced a regulatory change that would strip spouses of high-skilled foreign workers of the right to work in the United States.

The apparent aim is to promote Trump’s “Buy American, Hire...

Read more: Why Trump's plan to forbid spouses of H-1B visa holders to work is a bad idea

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  1. Tips from negotiation experts for truly happy holidays
  2. Skip fights about digital devices over the holidays – instead, let them bring your family together
  3. Why the Republican tax plan can help put American youths back to work
  4. The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality
  5. Black voters won Alabama for the Dems. Here's what they need in return
  6. Some new nonprofits take off, others flop – and nobody knows why
  7. An archaeological dig in Israel provides clues to how feasting became an important ritual
  8. When cringeworthy gifts are worse than inconsiderate
  9. What Doug Jones's win means for Mitch McConnell, Steve Bannon and the Democrats
  10. Can math predict what you’ll do next?
  11. Mercury from industrialized nations is polluting the Arctic – here's how it gets there
  12. With FCC's net neutrality ruling, the US could lose its lead in online consumer protection
  13. Alabama and #MeToo's disruptive force
  14. A parent's guide to ending sexual harassment and assault
  15. Why there's no place like home for the holidays
  16. Trump's right about one thing: The US Senate should end its 60-vote majority
  17. Stinkhorns, truffles, smuts: The amazing diversity – and possible decline – of mushrooms and other fungi
  18. Harvard students and DOJ will find answers elusive in quest to learn about admissions decisions
  19. You're not going to get accepted into a top university on merit alone
  20. Designer proteins that package genetic material could help deliver gene therapy
  21. How Republican missteps turned Alabama blue
  22. You (and most of the millions of holiday travelers you encounter) are washing your hands wrong
  23. California needs to rethink urban fire risk, starting with where it builds houses
  24. Will China's crackdown on 'foreign garbage' force wealthy countries to recycle more of their own waste?
  25. What 'Last Tango in Paris' teaches my students about sexual ethics
  26. Study reveals racial inequality in Mexico, disproving its 'race-blind' rhetoric
  27. Gold rush opportunists, hippie goat ladies, Latino newcomers: California entrepreneurs dream of cheese
  28. 3 myths about the poor that Republicans are using to support slashing US safety net
  29. Can college 'promise' programs deliver?
  30. Design is key in college 'promise' programs
  31. How parenthood has changed the way I read ancient stories of Joseph and Mary's relationship with Jesus
  32. How parenthood has changed the way I read ancient childhood stories about Jesus, Mary and Joseph
  33. Dreading conflict during the holidays? Let it go, let it go, let it go
  34. An anthropologist explains why we love holiday rituals and traditions
  35. The moral questions in the debate on what constitutes terrorism
  36. To prevent the next global crisis, don't forget today's small disasters
  37. Child marriage is still legal in the US
  38. The secret behind the success of the new 'Star Wars' films
  39. Why evangelicals are OK with voting for Roy Moore
  40. How Bill McKibben's radical idea of fossil-fuel divestment transformed the climate debate
  41. Following the developing Iranian cyberthreat
  42. Venezuelan regime sweeps mayors races, tightening Maduro's grip on power
  43. How the war on tipping harms customers
  44. AIM brought instant messaging to the masses, teaching skills for modern communication
  45. 5 ways the proposed PROSPER Act could impact students
  46. How to put data to work in your neighborhood
  47. Can cranberries conquer the world? A US industry depends on it
  48. Naughty or nice: Is there a financial reward for acting ethically?
  49. American Jews and charitable giving: An enduring tradition
  50. How the 'Greatest Showman' paved the way for Donald Trump