By Mattia Caldarulo, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology
Andrea Hetling, Professor of Public Policy, Rutgers University
Gregory Porumbescu, Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University - Newark
Drawing on 14 years of data, we examined whether access to broadband internet could improve Americans’ use of time and found that a 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in waiting time.
Losing time waiting for goods and services is a reality millions of Americans face. Whether standing at a store checkout or sitting on hold over the phone, delays contribute to a chronic sense of not having enough time – a condition known as time…
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By Michael Okun, Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Norman Fixel Institute, University of Florida
A person with Tourette syndrome who holds back their tics may look fine, but keeping these involuntary urges contained can be draining.
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By Callie Maddox, Associate Professor of Sport Leadership and Management, Miami University
What will it take for the league to survive, expand and carve out its own identity in an increasingly saturated pro sports landscape?
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By Matthew Palczynski, Adjunct Faculty, Art History, Temple University
A version of ‘Fountain’ is part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s permanent collection and will appear in the Duchamp retrospective, which opens Oct. 10, 2026.
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By Nicholas Grondin, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Tampa
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.
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By Jonathan Caulkins, Professor of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a civil lawsuit against TikTok on Aug. 11, 2026, filed in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and accusing the social media platform of violating state consumer protection laws in ways that harm youth.
There are two…
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By John Hayes, Associate Professor of History, Augusta University
‘The Bible Belt’ has been used for a century to describe religion and politics in the South. But it captured just some of life in the region then – and doesn’t capture what’s going on today.
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By William Allchorn, Senior Research Fellow, International Policing and Public Protection Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of black-clad men in balaclavas, organised by a man who calls himself a devoted Christian.
The protesters took to the streets of Dover, occupying key roundabouts and causing traffic chaos. Similar intimidation tactics were used in…
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By Paul Rose, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter
Pelicans have resided in St James’s Park, London for 360 years. But the current flock have been a summer sensation due to the first hatching of chicks in the park’s history.
Pelican breeding in zoos is demanding for these birds, because the right…
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By Danny Buckley, Director of Studies, Loughborough University
Natalia Vershinina, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Audencia
Around 10% of the UK economy operates off the books. That means billions of pounds worth of cash-in-hand payments that never get taxed.
But all of that cash isn’t necessarily being handled by career criminals. Much of it is being earned by the hard work of painters and decorators, hairdressers or landscape gardeners.
Many of these workers will have started off using cash payments as a springboard – a cheap, low-risk way to test whether a business idea works before committing to the formalities…
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