By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University
For many families at Christmas, the one time of year when everyone finally ends up in the same room, suggesting a game is often the best strategic move for a fun evening. At its best, this sparks an hour of genuine connection. At its worst, it revives old rivalries faster than you can say “draw four” or break into your favourite victory dance.
Games endure at Christmas because they offer structure. They give people a shared activity that’s not work or chores. Psychologists have long noted that shared play strengthens social bonds through joint…
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By Harriet Fletcher, Lecturer in Media and Communication, Anglia Ruskin University
Based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid is a dark, sexy and satisfying thriller with plenty of twists to enjoy along the way.
Millie (Sydney Sweeney) applies for a job as a housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family. We first meet her as she pulls up to the grand Winchester house in her run-down car – a gated mansion with echoes of the sinister and mysterious Manderley in Hitchcock’s Rebecca. What secrets might be contained behind…
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By Alaina Vandervoort Burns, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
The delusions of people with thought disorders have had consistent themes of persecution for decades. But new technology provides fresh material for the content of delusions.
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By Kenneth M. Evans, Fellow in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Before 2025, science policy rarely made headline news. Through decades of changing political winds, financial crises and global conflicts, funding for U.S. research and innovation has remained remarkably stable, reflecting the American public’s strong support for investing in basic science.
In his first year back in office, President Donald Trump’s relentless…
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By Anne P. DePrince, Professor of Psychology, University of Denver
The release of information about the powerful cadre of men associated with convicted sex offender and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein – known as the Epstein files – has been a long time coming.
Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which President Donald…
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By Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Energy projects are expensive and take a long time to build. Where to build them is often also a difficult, even controversial, question.
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By Graham Bodie, Professor of Media and Communication, University of Mississippi
Should all points of view be heard from? Defending certain values and ideas makes it a bit more complicated than simply listening to all sides.
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By Carly Thomsen, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, Rice University
There are some 2,500 of these centers across the United States. Many are located within a mile of an abortion provider.
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By Arlene Stein, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University
Although thousands of Americans embraced fascist ideas during the interwar years, a new study examines why the US has had little appetite to remember that past.
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By Jen Zamzow, Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles; Concordia University Irvine
Debating whether to step back from a career to take on caregiving responsibilities can be a tough decision – not just financially or emotionally but ethically as well.
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