By Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Nick Marx, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
‘The West Wing’s’ transition from broadcast TV behemoth to ‘bittersweet comfort watch’ in today’s streaming era reveals how much media and political landscapes have changed in the past 25 years.
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By Charles Edward Gehrke, Deputy Division Director of Wargame Design and Adjudication, US Naval War College
Responsible journalists verify and fact-check information. That can create a lag, leading the audience to believe they’re not just slow but wrong.
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By Kate Price, Associate Research Scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College
State law aimed at protecting sexually trafficked children can cause more harm than good by identifying them as criminals and not victims.
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By Joel Lisonbee, Senior Associate Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
William Baule, Research Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.
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By Margret Grebowicz, Distinguished Professor of the Humanities, Missouri University of Science and Technology
People don’t just love their dogs; Many owners seem to love pets more than people. It’s a symptom of wider social problems, a philosopher argues – one that’s hurting people and pets alike.
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By Nareman Amin, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Islam, Michigan State University
Fifteen years ago, Egyptians from all walks of life took to the street to demand “bread, freedom, social justice.” They were protesting the oppressive 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt had been under martial law for 31 years. This meant that political opposition…
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By Md S Hossain, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends up burned, buried or drifting through waterways, a problem that’s only getting worse.
As a civil engineer,…
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By David Joffe, Associate Professor of Physics, Kennesaw State University
Dark matter doesn’t seem to interact with the matter we can see and touch, so scientists look for it in unusual places, like faraway galaxies and underground detectors.
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By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, Goobers and Whitman’s Sampler boxes of chocolates are just a few confectionary classics that were born in Philly.
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By Christine Ipsen, Professor in Technology Implementation, Technical University of Denmark
Maria Karanika-Murray, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Leicester
Input. Output. Targets met. Value created. Performance delivered. Strip work down to its essentials and for many people, this is what remains: a machine-like focus on producing, performing and optimising.
The system keeps moving – often with little concern for the human energy, attention and resilience required to keep it running. Over time, this can lead to stress, ill-health, disengagement and burnout. Almost half of employees worldwide say they’re currently burned…
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