By A.D. Carson, Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
Since rap’s emergence, artists have boasted about themselves in ways that were funny and sometimes violent, vulgar and sexist. The popularity of the music and its exploitation can be dangerous.
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By Molly Jackson, Religion and Ethics Editor
From May 15-17, 2024, American leaders including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy will be attending a global conference on environmental issues. The host? The Vatican.
The summit, “From Climate Crisis…
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By Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
May is both Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Two entirely separate commemorations for two entirely separate communities, right?
Think again. Not only do Asian American Jews exist, but we come from a variety of places and come to Judaism in a range of ways.
Centuries of history
Some Asian American Jews come from long-standing Jewish communities in Asia. The two…
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By James A. Shepperd, Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why.
We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and risk behavior of over 1,400 teens from Florida between 2010 and 2012. Although the majority of our sample self-identified as Christian, many of the teens identified as belonging to other religious groups or as nonreligious.
Our work has focused on risky behaviors…
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By Benjamin Hurrell, Assistant Professor of Research in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California
Omid Akbari, Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California
Asthma attacks can result from immune cells overreacting to a harmless allergen. Tamping down iron levels in certain immune cells can help control their activity.
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By Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
Many people understand the concept of bias at some intuitive level. In society, and in artificial intelligence systems, racial and gender biases are well documented.
If society could somehow remove bias, would all problems go away? The late Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, who was a key figure in the field of behavioral economics, argued in his last…
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By Edlin Veras, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology and Black studies, Swarthmore College
With legal routes to the US curtailed, many Haitians are looking to cross the border into the Dominican Republic − but a shaky reception awaits.
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By Laurel Elder, Professor of Political Science, Hartwick College
Mary-Kate Lizotte, Professor of political science, Augusta University
Steven Greene, Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University
Most Americans surveyed did not know how pregnancies are dated or how long a trimester is – but this is especially true among some groups, like people who say they support six-week abortion bans.
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By Douglas Yates, Professor of Political Science , American Graduate School in Paris (AGS)
Gabon’s military ruler risks becoming the country’s third autocratic leader if he fails to generate economic growth and return the country to democratic paths.
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By Daniel Gros, Professor of Practice and Director of the Institute for European Policymaking, Bocconi University
Pietro Galeone, Research Fellow, Institute for European Policymaking, Bocconi University
Fears abound that cutting rates could tank European currencies, but there’s a a greater risk for them to take seriously.
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