Today: November 13, 2024
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Education

Rhyme and reason – why a university professor uses poetry to teach math

A math professor explains how he prepares future teachers to use poetry in their math instruction.

Business|Economy

What are strike funds? A labor-management relations expert explains

When unions amass large sums of money to parcel out to workers, it can give them more leverage in negotiations with employers.

What are strike funds? A labor-management relations expert explains
Environment|Europe|Science|US|World

As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could the plants and animals they harbor

When water warms, it holds less oxygen, and this can harm aquatic life and degrade water quality. A new study finds that climate change is driving oxygen loss in hundreds of US and European rivers.

As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could the plants and animals they harbor
Crime|News

Menendez indictment looks bad, but there are defenses he can make

The indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez is full of lurid details – hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash stuffed into clothes among them. Will they tank Menendez’s career?

Menendez indictment looks bad, but there are defenses he can make
Arts

Music painted on the wall of a Venetian orphanage will be heard again nearly 250 years later

On the wall of an orphanage in Venice, a musicologist encountered a fresco featuring an aria written for an opera. She’s since embarked on a project to bring this forgotten music back.

Music painted on the wall of a Venetian orphanage will be heard again nearly 250 years later
Health|Science|Technology

Pooling multiple models during COVID-19 pandemic provided more reliable projections about an uncertain future

Policymakers rely on models during uncertain times to figure out how their choices could affect the future. Over the pandemic, an ensemble of many COVID-19 models outperformed any one alone.

Pooling multiple models during COVID-19 pandemic provided more reliable projections about an uncertain future
Science

Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation

A newly discovered planet that should be too big to have formed around a tiny star is throwing into question what researchers know about planet formation.

Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation
Education

Why does Claudine Gay still work at Harvard after being forced to resign as its president? She's got tenure

Barring evidence of moral turpitude or excessive absenteeism, former administrators are very hard to force out.

Why does Claudine Gay still work at Harvard after being forced to resign as its president? She's got tenure
Education|News|Opinion|US

70 years after Brown vs. Board of Education, public schools still deeply segregated

As the nation approaches the 70-year anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, an education professor lays out the state of school segregation in America.

70 years after Brown vs. Board of Education, public schools still deeply segregated
Education|Technology

What social robots can teach America's students

Social robots can be useful tools to help students learn about programming, but here’s why they won’t be replacing classroom teachers anytime soon.

What social robots can teach America's students
Education|Science

Connecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence

Researchers want real-world impact. Lawmakers want programs that work. The public wants to benefit from taxpayer-funded research. Building a bridge from academia to legislatures is key to all three.

Connecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence
MidEast|News|World

Where do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?

Israel and Hamas are running through countless weapons in the ongoing war − but where are those weapons coming from?

Where do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?
Science|Technology|US

Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers

An air traffic safety expert explains why humans will remain central to managing the nation’s airports and airspace even as AI promises to improve air traffic control.

Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers
Business|Economy|News

Norman Jewison’s ‘Rollerball’ depicted a world in which corporations controlled all information – is this dystopian vision becoming reality?

As the journalism industry continues to crater, wealthy plutocrats are consolidating their control over information systems.

Norman Jewison’s ‘Rollerball’ depicted a world in which corporations controlled all information – is this dystopian vision becoming reality?
Business|Lifestyle|Opinion

The myth of men’s full-time employment

Think the norm is to join the workforce straight after school, work for five decades and then retire? Think again.

The myth of men’s full-time employment
Business|Economy|Opinion

Why is free time still so elusive?

In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes famously predicted that within a century, the normal workweek would decrease to 15 hours. Why was he wrong?

Why is free time still so elusive?
Crime|News|Opinion

Philly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk

Evidence from NYC shows that stop-and-frisk policing leads to greater mistrust of police and more racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

Philly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk
News|Opinion|Political|US

Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years

There are many outdated laws that states keep on the books, even if they aren’t used. If the Supreme Court overturns legal precedents on rights like same-sex and interracial marriage, that can change.

Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years
Economy|Education|Health|Technology

For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or unaffordable − a telecommunications expert explains how to bring broadband to the places that need it the most

Affordable access to high-speed internet brings educational opportunities, economic development and better access to health professionals.

For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or unaffordable − a telecommunications expert explains how to bring broadband to the places that need it the most
Science|Technology

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

Tau neutrinos are notoriously difficult to spot in detectors like IceCube. But researchers have managed to isolate 7 candidates.

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects
Environment|Lifestyle|Science|Technology

What are roads made of? A pavement materials engineer explains the science behind the asphalt you drive on

Summer means road construction − but what kind of engineering goes into laying down pavement?

What are roads made of? A pavement materials engineer explains the science behind the asphalt you drive on
Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

Singer Amy Winehouse died from alcohol toxicity in 2011, the same year that the American Society of Addiction Medicine publicly recognized addiction as a brain disorder.

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted
Environment|Opinion|Science

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants
Health|Science|US

What is pasteurization? A dairy expert explains how it protects against foodborne illness, including avian flu

Before World War II, pathogens in milk accounted for 1 in 4 cases of foodborne diseases in the US. Pasteurization reduced this figure to less than 1%.

What is pasteurization? A dairy expert explains how it protects against foodborne illness, including avian flu
News|Science

Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research suggests

Giraffe necks are a hot topic among biologists. A new study contradicts an older theory that says male giraffes need long necks to fight over mates.

Female giraffes drove the evolution of long giraffe necks in order to feed on the most nutritious leaves, new research suggests

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