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Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis

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Political

Hunter Biden is the latest presidential child to stain a White House reputation − but others have shined it up

Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.

Hunter Biden is the latest presidential child to stain a White House reputation − but others have shined it up
Science|Technology

Chandrayaan-3's measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration

India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.

Chandrayaan-3's measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Opinion

What live theater can learn from Branson, Missouri

Comedians like Stephen Colbert might mock the entertainment mecca, but live theater is in too much of a crisis to dismiss the town’s formula of spectacle meets story.

What live theater can learn from Branson, Missouri
Education|Lifestyle

Here’s what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans

Students learned not just a practical outdoor skill, but how to explain what they were learning to curious observers.

Here’s what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans
Opinion

Students in this course learn the art of the apology

Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.

Students in this course learn the art of the apology
Business|Economy|Lifestyle|Opinion

The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI

Diversity, equity and inclusion are good for the bottom line.

The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI
Sports

Why luck plays such a big role in hockey

With low-scoring games and a preponderance of deflected shots, randomness is much more likely to color NHL teams’ records than those of squads in the other four major US pro sports leagues.

Why luck plays such a big role in hockey
Arts|Lifestyle|Opinion|World

American womanhood is not what it used to be − understanding the backlash to Dobbs v. Jackson

A historian of gender and women’s rights explains how women’s protests focused on their rights evolved from the 1960s through the present.

American womanhood is not what it used to be − understanding the backlash to Dobbs v. Jackson
Election|News|Opinion|US

As debate approaches, presidents are blamed for events over which they have little control

Most efforts to project how well a candidate will do in an election are based largely on factors over which presidents have little to no control.

As debate approaches, presidents are blamed for events over which they have little control
Arts

How the surrealists used randomness as a catalyst for creative expression

A century ago, the French writer and poet André Breton penned his ‘Manifesto of Surrealism,’ launching an art movement known for creating bizarre hybrids of words and images.

How the surrealists used randomness as a catalyst for creative expression
Sports

Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?

Patriotic coverage helps forge the Olympics’ sense of community, weaving viewers’ lives together with athletes’ struggles and triumphs.

Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the Olympics so good at making us root for sports and athletes we tune out most of the time?
Science

Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science

Cats provide a purr-fect introduction to science topics, including ecology, evolution, genetics and behavior.

Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science
Science

Chang'e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold

The far side of the Moon has a very different composition from the near side − so researchers are eager to see what stories these samples will tell.

Chang'e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold
Science

Ancient grains of dust from space can be found on Earth − and provide clues about the life cycle of stars

Most presolar grains were destroyed in the formation of the universe. But some survived on meteorites.

Ancient grains of dust from space can be found on Earth − and provide clues about the life cycle of stars
Lifestyle|News|Opinion

From Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, a decade of police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents

With every new incident of racial violence, Black people tend to undergo a collective sense of racial grief.

From Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, a decade of police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents
Opinion|Political|US

Even fictional presidents don’t look like Kamala Harris − although Black men and white women have been represented in the Oval Office

Over the past half-century, American media has usually proclaimed that Black men and white women can be great presidents. But they have to be one or the other: a Black man or a white woman.

Even fictional presidents don’t look like Kamala Harris − although Black men and white women have been represented in the Oval Office
Election|News|Opinion|US

Policy, shmolicy: Election Day weather and football victories could decide the election

For all the energy, creativity and money presidential candidates pour into their campaigns, it turns out that the ‘subtle power of irrelevant events’ can also shift an election’s outcome.

Policy, shmolicy: Election Day weather and football victories could decide the election
Sports

New NFL helmet accessory reduces concussions − but players and fans may not be ready to embrace safety over swag

For the first time, players will be permitted to wear Guardian Caps over their helmets during regular season games.

New NFL helmet accessory reduces concussions − but players and fans may not be ready to embrace safety over swag
Economy|News|US

Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship

About 1 in 9 Americans are facing poverty today. But more than half of the people residing in the US will experience poverty at some point in their adult lives.

Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
Opinion|US

The contradictions of ‘Minnesota nice’

While Americans like to think of themselves as kind, generous people, many refugees would beg to differ.

The contradictions of ‘Minnesota nice’
Arts

Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects

Lo que más miedo puede dar de un espeluznante gato negro es el modo en que la superstición y la tradición conforman las percepciones y prejuicios de la gente sobre los animales basándose únicamente en su color.

Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects
Arts|Political|US

I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right

Protesters toppled and damaged a statue of Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, in 2020. It is now displayed at a museum just as they left it: prone and paint-splattered, with a toilet-paper noose.

I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right
Arts|Entertainment

From ancient Greece to Broadway, music has played a critical role in theater

The use of music in theater goes back to ancient Greece, and its popularity has grown to the modern-day productions of ‘Hamilton.’

From ancient Greece to Broadway, music has played a critical role in theater

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