Opinion

Populism can degrade democracy but is on the rise − here’s what causes this political movement and how it can be weakened

Immigration, race and religion are three issues that are often central to many populists’ politics. There are also economic factors such as a poor economy, international trade, industrial robots and ...

Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while launching more missions and increasing the total science return. If ESCAPADE ...
Opinion

We’re failing to solve the world’s ‘wicked problems.’ Here’s a better approach

(THE CONVERSATION) We live in a world burdened by large-scale problems that refuse to go away: the refugee crisis; terrorism; rising sea levels; frequent floods, droughts and wildfires; not to mention ...

Endurance athletes have a four times higher risk of irregular heartbeat – and this may be why

Exercise is one of the best things we can do for a healthy heart. Yet research shows that endurance athletes have up to a ...
The News-Times

Sabrina Carpenter’s and Chapelle Roan’s sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

How keeping down borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans is built into the Fed’s ‘dual mandate’

This is widely known as the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate: promoting maximum employment and stable prices. The Fed itself refers to these two objectives regularly in its Federal Open Market Committee ...

2025’s words of the year reflect a year of digital disillusionment

Perhaps the most contentious choice in 2025 was “6-7,” chosen by Dictionary.com. In this case, the controversy has to do with the actual meaning of this bit of Gen Alpha slang. The editors of the ...
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AI is taking hold in K-12 schools – here are some ways it can improve teaching

Teachers in K-12 schools are using AI to help students develop their empathetic skills. One example is prompting an AI to “redesign the first-day experience for a relocated student entering a new ...
SecurityWeek

The Great Disconnect: Unmasking the ‘Two Separate Conversations’ in Security

How security teams often talk past each other and how differing interpretations of key terms create “two separate ...

Our food has too many toxins and not enough nutrients – but we already have the tools to fix it

An additional problem is exposure to toxic elements such as arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium, which we come into contact ...

People who talk with their hands seem more clear and persuasive – new research

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) ...

Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally

Perhaps most important, research showed that at least some instances of seemingly suboptimal behavior are actually the opposite. For example, it was well known that people sometimes underestimate the ...