When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks
Screenshot of the Department of Health and Human Services homepage on Oct. 14, 2025.HHS websiteFor decades, federal shutdowns have mostly been budget fights. The 2025 one has become bigger than that: ...
Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever
A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened.Bettmann/Getty ImagesIf you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and trail that pass through ...
Christine Keiner, Chair, Department of Science, Technology, and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology
Winning with misinformation: New research identifies link between endorsing easily disproven claims and prioritizing symbolic strength
For some symbolic thinkers, an independent mind is paramount.Axel Bueckert/iStock via Getty Images PlusWhy do some people endorse claims that can easily be disproved? It’s one thing to believe f...
Randy Stein, Associate Professor of Marketing, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Why higher tariffs on Canadian lumber may not be enough to stimulate long-term investments in US for…
Canadian lumber waits for shipment in a sawmill's yard.Andrej Ivanov/Getty ImagesLumber, especially …
Detroit parents face fines if their children break curfew − research shows the policy could do more …
Fining parents when their kids break curfew does little to deter juvenile crime. Joseph Weiser/Icon …
Our team of physicists inadvertently generated the shortest X-ray pulses ever observed
The Stanford linear accelerator creates super short X-ray pulses.Steve Jurvetson/Flickr, CC BYX-ray …
Concerns about AI-written police reports spur states to regulate the emerging practice
Body cameras generate audio transcripts that police can feed to AIs that write up reports.Robyn Beck…
Focused sound energy holds promise for treating cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases
Focused ultrasound directs powerful beams of energy to specific disease targets in the body.Andriy O…
Jean-Jacques Dessalines: Reassessing the Haitian revolutionary leader’s legacy
A statue of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an in…
Yes, ADHD diagnoses are rising, but that doesn’t mean it’s overdiagnosed
Differences in how ADHD is defined explain why the condition is sometimes perceived as overdiagnosed…