By Weilong Zhang, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge
Britain’s postwar sugar rationing was an accidental experiment. Decades on, it’s revealing how early diet shapes cancer risk, ageing and eating habits for life.
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
Prime ministers aren’t lasting long in the job these days – and data shows that the UK is slipping on some measures of governance.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
PSA testing hasn’t been banned – but the row over prostate cancer screening reveals a genuine scientific and ethical dilemma.
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By Aishwarya Lakshmi, Executive Director, Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University
The growing assertion of a majority Hindu identity is fueling debates about religious pluralism in India. A 2025 Washington-based research group report documented a steady, incremental increase in hate speech since 2023 targeting religious minorities in India, while Human Rights Watch reported a rise in religious and communal violence in 2024. Much of this rhetoric and violence has been justified as defending…
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By Adam Annaccone, Clinical Associate Professor of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington
Walk into a gym or wellness store and you might encounter compression boots, smart rings, creatine supplements and ice baths. Their use by elite athletes can function as an implicit endorsement, making them seem more proven or more broadly useful than the evidence supports.
As an athletic trainer with experience in collegiate and professional sports, I now evaluate the evidence behind health and performance practices for an NCAA Division I athletics program. That work has shown me how teams…
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By Robert Applebaum, Senior Research Scholar in Gerontology, Miami University
At 40%, Florida has the smallest proportion of its workforce receiving health insurance through their employer in the nation.
The state also has one of the highest rates of individuals under age 65 who are uninsured and the highest number and proportion of users of health insurance subsidies under the Affordable…
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By Erin Harrop, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Denver
Colorado requires middle, junior high and high school coaches in public and private schools to attend training on mental health. Currently, training is required to cover concerns specific to young athletes such as anxiety disorders, depression and suicide prevention.
These training requirements result from 2026 legislation called Alyssa’s Youth Concussion and Mental Health Protection Act. It was named after a young athlete…
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By Julianna Pillemer, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, New York University
If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it?
The artists who my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on content creators did – and many went on to question whether it was worth it.
Mark, an illustrator with millions of followers, revealed a deep sense of dread about what was once his dream: to make a living creating art and sharing it online. (We used pseudonyms to protect the privacy of the people we interviewed.)
“The thing that…
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By Geronimo Bejarano Cardenas, PhD Candidate, Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University
Grace Mackleby, Research Scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
Hospitals are tasked with making patients better, but when the hospital that provides care also owns the insurance company that pays for that care, the incentives get more complicated.
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By Kristina P. Brant, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State
Disasters weaken support systems that take years to rebuild, at the same time people caught in them are under extraordinary financial and psychological stress.
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