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How online hate infiltrates social media and politics

  • Written by Adam G. Klein, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Pace University
imageFrom person to person, the spread of online hate can be rapid.Connections via shutterstock.com

In late February, the headline of a news commentary website that receives more than 2.8 million monthly visitors announced, “Jews Destroy Another One of Their Own Graveyards to Blame Trump.” The story, inspired by the recent desecration of a...

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How a Christian movement is growing rapidly in the midst of religious decline

  • Written by Brad Christerson, Professor of Sociology, Biola University
imageJesus culture.Adam Rozanas, CC BY-NC-ND

In August of 2011, more than 30,000 people cheered wildly as the then U.S. presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry – now secretary of energy in the Trump administration – came to the center stage at “The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis” at Reliant Stadium...

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Why US communities should be designing parks for older adults

  • Written by Jay Maddock, Dean and Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University

As America grays, healthy aging becomes essential. Physical activity or exercise is an important piece of this. Getting regular exercise of just 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week has been linked to a reduction in heart disease, cancer, falls and cognitive impairment due to dementia, including Alzheimer-type dementia.

The physical...

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Revenge isn't always sweet, but it can be beautiful

  • Written by Stephen Yoshimura, Professor of Communication Studies, The University of Montana
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You’ve probably heard the saying “revenge is sweet,” and the tales of revenge that receive the most media attention typically do have an element of victory in the narrative (Lorena Bobbitt, the woman who chopped off her ex-husband’s penis after he sexually assaulted her, easily comes to mind.)

Le...

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Why higher interest rates should make you happy

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University

The Federal Reserve just lifted short-term interest rates a quarter point and signaled that more hikes are to come over the course of the year.

The Federal Open Market Committee raised its benchmark lending rate to a range of 0.75 percent to 1 percent, as expected, and projected two more increases would be likely in 2017.

Numerous commentators have...

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Russian interventions in other people's elections: A brief history

  • Written by Eric Lohr, Professor of Russian History, American University
imageDemonstrators against Russian military actions in Ukraine rally in New York, March 2, 2014.AP Photo/John Minchillo

In the last nine years, Russia has invaded its neighbor Georgia, annexed the Ukrainian province of Crimea, supported rebels in Eastern Ukraine and interfered in the U.S. presidential election. The U.S. and the European Union have...

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School bus routes are expensive and hard to plan. We calculated a better way

  • Written by Ali Haghani, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland
imageGot to get to school on time.Cropped from deanhochman/flickr, CC BY

Here’s a math problem even the brightest school districts struggle to solve: getting hordes of elementary, middle and high school students onto buses and to school on time every day.

Transporting all of these pupils presents a large and complex problem. Some school districts...

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Hot food, fast: The home microwave oven turns 50

  • Written by Timothy J. Jorgensen, Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
imageIt will be quick and it will be hot.1967 promotional image for the Amana Radarange

The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the home microwave oven. The ovens were first sold for home use by Amana corporation in 1967, but they had actually been used for commercial food preparation since the 1950s. It wasn’t until 1967, however, that...

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Debunking the 'gaydar' myth

  • Written by William Cox, Assistant Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageTwo people dress up as Gaydar bots during San Francisco's 2014 gay pride parade.Scott Schiller/flickr, CC BY-NC

Kids are often told that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

Even so, people often believe they can rely on their gut to intuit things about other people. Stereotypes often influence these impressions, whether it’s that a...

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The power of ordinary people facing totalitarianism

  • Written by Kathleen B. Jones, Professor Emerita of Women's Studies, emphasis on politics, San Diego State University
imageA 1969 photo of political theorist and scholar Hannah Arendt. AP Photo

In the weeks since the election of President Donald J. Trump, sales of George Orwell’s “1984” have skyrocketed. But so have those of a lesser-known title, “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” by a German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt.

“...

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  5. Why powerful people fail to stop bad behavior by their underlings
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  9. What's the purpose of President Trump's Navy?
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  13. Mixing glitter and protest to support LGBTQ rights
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  21. Now under attack, EPA's work on climate change has been going on for decades
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  23. Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization?
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  30. The WikiLeaks CIA release: When will we learn?
  31. Why Trump’s 'skinny' budget is already dead
  32. We don't need to double world food production by 2050 – here's why
  33. A look at the House health care plan through the lens of faith, hope and charity
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  35. How 'cannibalism' by breast cancer cells promotes dormancy: A possible clue into cancer recurrence
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  38. Draining the swamp: A guide for outsiders and career politicians
  39. How to use digital devices this Lent for holy reflection
  40. How the US military is using 'violent, chaotic, beautiful' video games to train soldiers
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  42. What fax machines can teach us about electric cars
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  44. Trump's immigration executive orders: The demise of due process and discretion
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