By Emma Fenske, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Addiction Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz; Oregon Health & Science University
“Do you smoke cigarettes?” I asked my patient succinctly in a recent clinic appointment.
He matter-of-factly responded, “Not anymore, I use Zyn pouches now.”
As with any patient, I gauged his readiness – or reluctance, in some instances – to disrupt his use of nicotine.
I asked about his interest in trying nicotine replacement therapy, a medical treatment that provides low, controlled amounts of nicotine. Initially,…
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By Seth Ashley, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Communication, Colorado State University
The Paramount merger may make good business sense, but research shows putting more media power in fewer hands can come at a cost to the common good of citizens.
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By Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University
Octavius Valentine Catto died as he lived, advocating for a more equitable society. Accordingly, the city of Philadelphia has decided to honor his legacy – again.
Philadelphia previously honored Catto with a commemorative statue outside…
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By Neha Gour, Ph.D. Candidate in Science Communication, George Mason University
John Kotcher, Director, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
Teresa Myers, Research Associate Professor of Communications, George Mason University
Regardless of their views on politics or climate change, most Americans oppose the development of data centers in their communities.
These large buildings filled with computers that store and process digital information, increasingly to support various applications of artificial intelligence, are being built rapidly across the United States. They can bring…
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By Robert A. Ballingall, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine
Many Americans have decried today’s politics as ‘shameless.’ The antidote, a political philosopher argues, may be more reverence – awe at just how difficult democracy is.
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By Jintao Zhang, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Binghamton University, State University of New York
There’s a paradox that drives the shopping decisions of many Americans: Almost three-quarters say they’re feeling stressed out about skyrocketing grocery bills. But they keep discarding large quantities of food that’s safe to eat, from crooked carrots to surplus yogurt to “best before” items pulled from shelves early.
Overall,…
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By Anne Irfan, Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
Gaza is still in ruins and its people are still being killed every day, while Israel continues to expand its occupation.
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By Roman Pavlyuchenko, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath
Spider-Man has survived 60 years of deaths, disasters and reinventions. His greatest superpower? The ability to keep his story going.
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By Abby Moore, Postgraduate Researcher in Art History, University of Exeter
Living Threads at Whitechapel Gallery is the first major UK exhibition of eco-feminist activist contemporary artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña.
Born on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, in 1948, Vicuña moved to London to study at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1972. While she was in London, Chile’s democratically elected president, Salvador Allende, was violently deposed during the 1973 Chilean military coup. This left Vicuña unable to return home because of the threat of violence or death.
When…
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By Ilan Shrira, Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, Penn State
Joshua D. Foster, Professor of Psychology, University of South Alabama
At 24, Boyd was living in Chicago when he decided to get help. He had been drinking alcohol since a young age, but more recently he’d been drinking far more often – and dangerously.
He found a rehabilitation center online and reached out to the facility in Orange County, an affluent coastal area of Southern California, for treatment.
Boyd, a pseudonym used at his mother’s request, checked in at the facility, where he completed his initial detox and participated in therapy sessions. He was later readmitted to the same rehab program twice after his initial intake, his mother…
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