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Arts
Using your phone on a plane is safe – but for now you still can't make calls

Over the Thanksgiving travel period an estimated 30 million Americans plan to fly to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings with far-flung family and friends. The huge increase in...

What Trump's picks for the Presidential Medal of Freedom say about him

President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 16 to recipients including...

Awareness of food waste can help us appreciate holiday meals

Americans celebrate the winter holidays in many ways, which typically include an...

The psychological differences between those who love and those who loathe Black Friday shopping

If the thought of taking part in the annual ritual of Black Friday gives...

An economist talks turkey: 5 facts about Thanksgiving pricing

Few foods are tied as closely to one holiday as turkey is to Thanksgiving....

Economy
An economist talks turkey: 5 facts about Thanksgiving pricing

Few foods are tied as closely to one holiday as turkey is to Thanksgiving. At almost every Thanksgiving feast an enormous turkey is one of the central attractions. In fact, the...

Transgender Americans still face workplace discrimination despite some progress and support of companies like Apple

Activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 to honor the memory of...

Why politicians are the real winners in Amazon's HQ2 bidding war

Now that Amazon has announced the winners of its competition to host its second...

Can artisanal weed compete with 'Big Marijuana'?

You’ve heard of Big Pharma and Big Tobacco. How about Big Marijuana?...

How the ‘wave of women’ entering congress could turn the #MeToo movement into concrete action

The 2018 midterm elections represented the first electoral referendum...

Education
More American students are studying abroad, new data show

Kelsey Hrubes knew she had a challenge on her hands when she visited Germany as a study abroad student back in 2015. “I was forced to adapt to cultural norms I had never considered...

5 things to know about Fabiano Caruana and his quest to become world chess champion

When Bobby Fischer became the first American-born world chess champion in 1972, it spurred a dramatic...

Think you're bad at math? You may suffer from 'math trauma'

I teach people how to teach math, and I’ve been working in this field for 30 years....

7 ways to teach civil discourse to students

If young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need...

'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons

In recognition of the fact that “Fortnite” has quickly become one...

Environment
Awareness of food waste can help us appreciate holiday meals

Americans celebrate the winter holidays in many ways, which typically include an abundance of food, drinks, desserts – and waste. Food waste is receiving increasing attention...

How fierce fall and winter winds help fuel California fires

It doesn’t take long in California to develop a feel for “fire weather.” When it’s hot and dry...

Fine particle air pollution is a public health emergency hiding in plain sight

Ambient air pollution is the largest environmental health problem in the United...

Why covering the environment is one of the most dangerous beats in journalism

From the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi by Saudi agents to...

Volcanic eruptions once caused mass extinctions in the oceans – could climate change do the same?

All animals, whether they live on land or in the water, require oxygen...

Health
How anti-black bias in white men hurts black men's health

Researchers have documented “large, pervasive and persistent” racial inequalities in the U.S. Inter-group relations are among the factors that contribute to such disparities,...

Move more, sit less – great advice, but how can we make time for exercise?

It’s that time again. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just released a new edition...

Neuroscientists identify a surprising low-tech fix to the problem of sleep-deprived teens

Healthy sleep leads to healthy brains. Neuroscientists have gotten that message...

What mass shootings do to those not shot: Social consequences of mass gun violence

Mass shootings seem to have become a sad new normal in the American life....

On the 100th anniversary of WWI's end, lessons on life in health care's trenches

It is common these days to hear physicians, nurses and other health professionals...

Technology
Using your phone on a plane is safe – but for now you still can't make calls

Over the Thanksgiving travel period an estimated 30 million Americans plan to fly to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings with far-flung family and friends. The huge increase in...

The psychological differences between those who love and those who loathe Black Friday shopping

If the thought of taking part in the annual ritual of Black Friday gives you cold chills rather than...

Why is this line so long?

Warning: After reading this article, you will never again stand in a line without...

Yes, GPS apps make you worse at navigating – but that's OK

Many of us have had the experience of arriving in an unfamiliar city and...

You can't characterize human nature if studies overlook 85 percent of people on Earth

Over the last century, behavioral researchers have revealed the biases...