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How to battle boredom at work

by Casher Belinda, University of Notre Dame Though neuroscience suggests that boredom can be good for us, we all try to avoid it. Even the...

The Super Bowl gets the Vegas treatment, with 1 in 4 American adults expected to gamble on the big game

by Thomas Oates, University of Iowa CC BY-ND A record 67.8 million American adults are expected to bet US$23.1 billion on Super Bowl LVIII, according to...

Transgender regret? Research challenges narratives about gender-affirming surgeries

by Harry Barbee, Johns Hopkins University; Bashar Hassan, Johns Hopkins University, and Fan Liang, Johns Hopkins University CC BY-SA You’ll often hear lawmakers, activists and pundits...

Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries

Libraries are chock-full of resources – including free Wi-Fi. Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Kathi Inman Berens, Portland State University and Rachel Noorda, Portland State University CC...

What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains

Some Luddites simply want to press ‘pause’ on the uninhibited march of technological progress. Stan Eales/iStock via Getty Images by Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University The term...

A window into the number of trans teens living in America

Though intolerance is still commonplace, young Americans are finding it less stigmatizing to openly identify as trans. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky by Jody L. Herman, University of...

What are HeLa cells? A cancer biologist explains

Henrietta Lacks by Ivan Martinez, West Virginia University In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old...

Female business travelers pay less than their male colleagues because they tend to book earlier

by Javier D. Donna, University of Florida The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Female employees consistently pay lower airfares...

Students are suspended less when their teacher has the same race or ethnicity

by Matthew Shirrell, George Washington University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Black, Latino and Asian American students are...

What’s a 990 form? A charity accounting expert explains

This informational form can help the public learn about a nonprofit’s operations. Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Sarah Webber, University of Dayton Most tax-exempt nonprofits must file...

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