Iran and America: A forgotten friendship
721 Views July 31, 2018 Daniel Thomas Potts
Students at the American Memorial School, Tabriz, 1923 shahrefarang.com As President Donald Trump’s rhetoric…
Monthly Archives
July 2018
The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note)
518 Views July 31, 2018 Richard Gunderman
An attitude of gratitude may relieve stress, which in turn may lead to better…
Continue Reading
A new look at racial disparities in police use of deadly force
534 Views July 31, 2018 Joseph Cesario
Protesters on the University of Cincinnati campus. AP Photo/John Minchillo One of the most…
Continue Reading
Designing a ‘solar tarp,’ a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun
376 Views July 31, 2018 Darren Lipomi
What if it were a lot easier to install solar power? zstock/Shutterstock.com The energy-generating…
Continue Reading
More Republicans in the news? That’s not media bias
416 Views July 31, 2018 Dominik Stecula
It's difficult to measure media bias. Lawrey/shutterstock.com A July 20 report, analyzing news content…
Continue Reading
For many Muslim grocery shoppers, a shifting definition of ‘halal’
465 Views July 31, 2018 Febe Armanios
For many non-Muslims, the fast food carts that line the streets of New York…
Continue Reading
Yes, humans are depleting Earth’s resources, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell the full story
372 Views July 30, 2018 Robert B. Richardson
Purse seiner fishing in the Indian Ocean. Footprint estimates do not assess how sustainably…
Continue Reading
Could your gut microbes hinder your cancer treatment? A new first-in-human trial investigates
471 Views July 30, 2018 Diwakar Davar
Gut microbes in the small intestine are essential for good physical and mental health.…
Continue Reading
Weaponized information seeks a new target in cyberspace: Users’ minds
305 Views July 30, 2018 Richard Forno
Cyberattacks target Americans' thinking. Fancy Tapis/Shutterstock.com The Russian attacks on the 2016 U.S. presidential…
Continue Reading
After summit Russians like Trump more, Americans less
345 Views July 28, 2018 Erik C. Nisbet
President Donald Trump has garnered a great deal of criticism in the United States…