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Can marijuana treat MS symptoms? It's hard for researchers to find out

  • Written by Thorsten Rudroff, Assistant Professor and Director of Integrative Neurophysiology Lab, Colorado State University
imageA woman with MS leaves a licensed medical cannabis dispensary in Illinois. AP Photo/Seth Perlman

An estimated 400,000 Americans are currently living with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease where the body’s immune cells attack a fatty substance called myelin in the nerves. Common symptoms are gait and balance disorders, cognitive...

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Detecting methane leaks with infrared cameras: They're fast, but are they effective?

  • Written by Arvind P. Ravikumar, Post-doctoral Fellow: Energy systems analysis and energy policy, Stanford University
imageDamage from a 2010 explosion and fire in San Bruno, California, caused by a leaking natural gas pipeline. The disaster killed eight people.Thomas Hawk/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Methane is the major component of natural gas, which heats our homes and recently surpassed coal as the top fuel for generating electricity in the United States. But methane is also...

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Military honor in the age of Trump

  • Written by Andrew Bell, Assistant Professor of International Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington

What impact can Donald Trump have on the U.S. military? A great deal, as I learned while observing combat operations up close in Afghanistan.

In March 2009, I stood in a U.S. military command center at Bagram Airfield and watched what appeared to be the last moments of an Afghan farmer’s life.

U.S. soldiers had targeted a Taliban position for...

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What does Trump’s election mean for digital freedom of speech?

  • Written by Luis Hestres, Assistant Professor of Digital Communication, The University of Texas at San Antonio
imageVia shutterstock.com

As the shock of Donald Trump’s election victory is giving way to analysis about how his presidency will affect Americans’ lives, our digital freedom of speech deserves special consideration. The ability to express ourselves freely is a fundamental right guaranteed to us all.

There are three major elements that...

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Can Ryan Zinke balance conservation and development as interior secretary?

  • Written by John Freemuth, Professor of Public Policy and Senior Fellow Cecil Andrus Center for Public Policy, Boise State University
imageU.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke campaigns for reelection in Billings, Montana, October 20, 2016AP Photo/Matthew Brown

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana to head the Department of the Interior follows a tradition of offering this position to westerners. The agency has jurisdiction over a significant portion of...

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What shaped King's prophetic vision?

  • Written by Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Associate Professor of Homiletics, Howard University
imageAn April 30, 1966 file photo of King Jr. addressing a rally in Birmingham, Alabama, AP Photo/JT, File

The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. The outgoing 44th president, Barack Obama, spoke of King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in 2008:

“[King] brought...

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Obama's legacy in science, technology and innovation

  • Written by Jonathan Coopersmith, Professor of History, Texas A&M University

As the old aphorism says, it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. Assessing the legacy of Barack Obama will be easier in a few decades when we can see the long-term consequences of his presidential decisions and initiatives.

An immediate analysis of his science and technology policies, however, reveals significant...

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Helping universities combat depression with mobile technology

  • Written by Mi Zhang, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University
imageA smartphone could help people fight depression.Woman with phone via shutterstock.com

Depression is the leading mental health issue on college campuses in the U.S. In 2015, a survey of more than 90,000 students at 108 American colleges and universities found that during the previous year, more than one-third of them had felt so depressed at some...

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Electroconvulsive therapy: A history of controversy, but also of help

  • Written by Jonathan Sadowsky, Theodore J. Castele Professor of Medical History, Case Western Reserve University

Carrie Fisher’s ashes are in an urn designed to look like a Prozac pill. It’s fitting that in death she continues to be both brash and wryly funny about a treatment for depression.

The public grief over Carrie Fisher’s death was not only for an actress who played one of the most iconic roles in film history. It was also for one...

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  5. How timekeeping software helps companies nickel and dime their workers
  6. Free college explained in a global context
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  10. Fighting online trolls with bots
  11. Getting a scientific message across means taking human nature into account
  12. What's missing in the teaching of Islam
  13. Why we need to keep an eye on whether a blood infection in cattle is linked to breast cancer in humans
  14. New US seafood rule shows global trade and conservation can work together
  15. A same-sex marriage ceremony in... Renaissance Rome?
  16. Will the 'Trump rally' continue through 2017?
  17. Four key times presidential nominees failed to gain Senate confirmation
  18. Evidence from states shows why Trump’s brand of Carrier-style dealmaking won't work
  19. How bucking climate change accord would hinder fight against HIV/AIDS
  20. Rule by the lowest common denominator? It's baked into democracy's design
  21. Exxon's Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics
  22. Winning over Congress' key members would spell legislative victory for President Trump
  23. Uncertainty in blood supply chains creating challenges for industry
  24. Who is Betsy DeVos?
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  26. Inside the coal industry's rhetorical playbook
  27. How speeding up payments to small businesses creates jobs
  28. Chicago 1969: When Black Panthers aligned with Confederate-flag-wielding, working-class whites
  29. Static electricity's tiny sparks
  30. Is Google's eagerness to answer questions promoting more falsehood online?
  31. Does nonpartisan journalism have a future?
  32. Want to challenge Trump on immigration? Try a strategy from the antebellum South
  33. How ride-hailing apps like Uber continue cab industry's history of racial discrimination
  34. Why is it so hard to close the racial health gap in the US?
  35. Five reasons why the North Dakota pipeline fight will continue in 2017
  36. The challenge facing libraries in an era of fake news
  37. Attackers can make it impossible to dial 911
  38. Is hunting moral? A philosopher unpacks the question
  39. New study: Did America's growing diversity make voters more xenophobic?
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  41. The factories of the past are turning into the data centers of the future
  42. How does a US president settle on his science policy?
  43. How the Berlin Christmas market terror attack affects Chancellor Merkel and Europe
  44. Momentum grows for ocean preserves. How well do they work?
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  46. Sexuality in the time of Trump
  47. Trump's immigration policies will pick up where Obama's left off
  48. Will Obama's offshore drilling ban be Trumped?
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  50. Finding trust and understanding in autonomous technologies