By Elisabeth Lafleur, Doctorante en psychologie, profil recherche-intervention, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Alison Paradis, Professor, Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Natacha Godbout, Full Professor, Professeure titulaire, Sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Why do some parents have more sexual difficulties than others after having a baby? Childhood trauma plays a significant role, amplifying the other factors at play.
Having a child brings its own set of challenges for couples. On top of the physical, emotional and relationship adjustments that come with parenthood, parents also face changes in their sex lives. In particular, many report less frequent sex and lower sexual satisfaction. Although these difficulties are common among parents, they…
(Full Story)
|
By Michelle Miller, Applied economic anthropologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
A food systems researcher shows how trucking deregulation and lax antitrust enforcement let big grocery chains grow as rural distribution thinned.
(Full Story)
|
By Lindsey Murtagh, Distinguished Senior Fellow in Health Law, Brown University
Imagine you get hit by a car. An ambulance brings you to the nearest hospital. Your private health insurance covers emergency care, but the hospital isn’t in your plan’s network.
Before 2022, if you received emergency care from an out-of-network provider or hospital, you could get hit with an extra, often huge bill on top of what you owe as a copay, coinsurance or deductible.
A law called the No Surprises Act, which took effect in 2022, was designed to protect…
(Full Story)
|
By Thomas J Bassett, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
After the United Nations adopted a resolution in September 2026 endorsing a map that more fairly represents the size of Earth’s landmasses, author and journalist Moky Makura of Africa No Filter – a main sponsor of the Correct the Map initiative – asked:…
(Full Story)
|
By Teri Finneman, Professor of Journalism, University of Kansas
Pamela E. Walck, Associate Professor of Journalism, Duquesne University
Catherine Bilskie, the advertising and office manager for the newspaper in Solon, Iowa, had seen many local news outlets close. So she was sure her job at the Solon Economist was about to go one Friday morning in February 2024.
But to her surprise, a new owner, Jason Brummond, appeared. He not only promised to keep her and her co-worker employed at the weekly paper but assured them raises if they agreed to an unusual new venture. And he wasn’t a wealthy benefactor or a representative from a private equity firm – he came from…
(Full Story)
|
By Shannon Roberts, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, UMass Amherst
Driverless trucks with artificial intelligence on board could dramatically change the landscape of freight shipping. A few companies have begun testing early models on some limited routes in Texas and California. Simulations of automated fleets show the potential benefits of the technology: The vehicles could improve safety, enhance fuel economy and lessen transit…
(Full Story)
|
By Charlotte Pennington, Lecturer in Psychology, Aston University
Daniel Shaw, Lecturer in Psychology, Aston University
Evelyn Murray, PhD Candidate in Cyberpsychology, Aston University
Amid growing concerns about teenagers’ mental health and wellbeing, governments around the world are considering or enacting new restrictions on young people’s access to social media.
Australia has already legislated a ban on social media for under-16s, and the UK government has announced plans to introduce similar restrictions from spring 2027.
Yet a fundamental question remains largely unanswered: what exactly are governments trying to regulate through these bans?
Policymakers…
(Full Story)
|
By Kristen Skruber, Assistant Professor of Biology, Gonzaga University
Organisms are products of the environments they live and evolve in. While the physical world is governed by universal laws like thermodynamics and gravity, there are few laws of biology. An open question for biologists like me is how environmental conditions shape what organisms look like and dictate how they live, breathe and move.
Organisms can adapt to survive in a wide variety of conditions, from salty water to extreme heat or cold and changing climates. Most eukaryotic…
(Full Story)
|
By Justin Gest, Professor of Policy and Government, George Mason University; Institute for Humane Studies
A quiet US-Mexico border, and the reduced urgency of undocumented immigration, has deprived Republicans of an issue that previously energized voters and offered conservatives an advantage.
(Full Story)
|
By Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Natalie Pennington, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Nick Marx, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
Younger Americans’ pop culture favorites have multipartisan appeal, but male creators dominate the list of top influencers, podcasters and comedians.
(Full Story)
|