Why a Fed rate hike can hurt sustainability investing

The real priest behind ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ was a fan of Hollywood horror films

Joseph P. Laycock, Texas State University

How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?

The coronation of King Charles III: 5 Essential reads on the big royal bash – and what it all means

Matt Williams, The Conversation

The pageantry of the coronation will be broadcast around the world. Here’s what to expect over the three days of celebrations.

Jerry Springer may have perfected the art of chasing ratings, but his predecessors laid the groundwork

Donna L. Halper, Lesley University

In the competitive media landscape of the early 1990s, seizing audience attention was a priority. What better way to do it than with a cheaply produced show that appealed to viewers’ basest instincts?

Can Biden and McCarthy avert a calamitous debt default? 3 evidence-backed leadership strategies that might help

Wendy K. Smith, University of Delaware

Research shows that leaders who can embrace competing demands and focus on the long term are more likely to succeed.

Banning, repressing and shutting down speech has become a bipartisan thing

Erica Goldberg, University of Dayton

Free speech is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum.

Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing

Alauna Safarpour, Harvard Kennedy School

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, first established a set of political decorum rules in legislatures to help establish stability during the country’s early years.

The firings of Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson doesn’t mean the end of hyperpartisan cable news networks

Nolan Higdon, California State University, East Bay

Since the 1980s, cable news networks have focused on hyperpartisan news coverage to attract core audiences in an increasingly fragmented media market.

Vagrant, machine or pioneer? How we think about a roving eagle offers insights into human attitudes toward nature

Adriana Craciun, Boston University

A Steller’s sea eagle, native to the Asian Arctic, has traveled across North America since 2021. A scholar questions whether the bird is lost – and how well humans really understand animals’ actions.

Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and other unexpected fluids

Ted Heindel, Iowa State University

A mechanical engineer explains why you need to go with the flow. The TSA pronouncement that peanut butter is a liquid is scientifically sound.

AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries and learn about the universe faster than ever before

Chris Impey, University of Arizona

Artificial intelligence tools are making waves in almost every aspect of life, and astronomy is no different. An astronomer explains the history and future of AI in understanding the universe.

Enigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early Homo sapiens presence in Europe – and adds mystery about who those humans were

The thinking error that makes people susceptible to climate change denial

Recent banking crises are rooted in a system that rewards excessive risk-taking – as First Republic’s failure shows