By Emma Schwak, PhD Reseacher in the Department of History, European University Institute
Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle columns and trending is a centuries-old pursuit.
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By Felicity Boardman, Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
Corinna Clark, Assistant Professor (Research Focussed), Warwick Medical School, Health Sciences, University of Warwick
Jane Chudleigh, Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London
“I think you always believe it’s never going to happen to me.” That is how one parent described learning that their newborn baby had been identified as being at possible risk of a rare genetic condition through routine newborn screening.
Known as the newborn blood spot test, or heel prick test, this involves taking a small blood sample from a baby’s heel to check whether they may have one of several rare but serious conditions. These are conditions where early treatment can make a major difference.
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By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
At the beginning of July 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy for young children with sickle cell disease.
While this is good news for children in the U.S. born with this illness, the FDA’s approval may also benefit
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By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
A generation of kids who grew up watching “Double Dare” dreamed of picking a giant nose or riding down the sundae slide.
The children’s game show, which mixed trivia, physical challenges and an obstacle course, is credited with helping to spark Nickelodeon’s rise to become the top children’s cable network.
Many fans may not realize that the massively popular show was originally…
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By Mark Schroeder, Professor of Philosophy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
There are few greater feelings than the sense of heartfelt gratitude to another human being who has done you a solid. Sincere thanks and reciprocation are part of the glue that binds us in human relationships.
But sometimes you’re just not feeling it. You know that you have benefited from what someone has done for you, but you don’t really feel grateful to them for doing it. Most teenagers go through this period with their parents. Maybe you take your partner or colleague for granted.
For me,…
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By Aldo Romero, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University
Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel in a straight line from one point to another. That seems obvious, because in the world we see around us, light appears to follow a single, clear path.
Quantum mechanics paints a far stranger picture.
If you zoom in to the atomic scale, light does not behave as though it follows only one straight route. Instead, a particle of light explores every path available to it at once. One path may indeed be the straight line across the room. But others could involve the light bouncing…
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By Brett R. Chloupek, Professor of Geography, Northwest Missouri State University
More than a century after the Treaty of Trianon, its monuments have produced a visible political landscape that Péter Magyar will continue to embrace.
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By Sarah Ayer, Senior Academic in Sports Management, Bournemouth University
If children don’t want to attend a competition or continue with a sport at all, they should be able to say so.
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By Gareth M. Thomas, Reader in Sociology, Cardiff University
On football pitches across the UK, thousands of people in their 50s, 60s and 70s are proving that the beautiful game does not have to end with age. Walking football is a variation of running football (or soccer) mostly targeted at older people.
But what’s it like to play football later in life? According to the walking footballers I interviewed for my latest research, the sport has become a way for them to push…
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By Douglas Field, Lecturer in 20th century American Literature, University of Manchester
Ray Carney is back in the concluding chapter of the Harlem Trilogy, and finally trying to kick his criminal side hustle.
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