How FDA warnings on antidepressants backfired

Old statues of Confederate generals are slowly disappearing – will monuments honoring people of color replace them?

Frederick Gooding, Jr., Texas Christian University

With a few notable exceptions, public monuments across the United States are overwhelmingly white and male. A movement is slowly growing to tell a more inclusive history of the American experience.

Canada in crisis: Why Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act to end trucker protests

Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history. His father had invoked its predecessor, the War Measures Act, more than half a century earlier.

How recess helps students learn

William Massey, Oregon State University

The physical activity and social connection that take place at recess help children be more engaged once back in the classroom.

Girls still fall behind boys in top scores for AP math exams

Kadir Bahar, University of Georgia

A scholar warns that women will continue to be underrepresented in STEM careers unless educators focus on helping girls do better in advanced math courses in high school.

Toshio Mori endured internment camps and overcame discrimination to become the first Japanese American to publish a book of fiction

Alessandro Meregaglia, Boise State University

On Dec. 2, 1941, a publication date was set for Mori’s first book. Five days later, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, upending the writer’s life and throwing the book’s publication into doubt.

Trust comes when you admit what you don’t know – lessons from child development research

Tamar Kushnir, Duke University; David Sobel, Brown University; Mark Sabbagh, Queen's University, Ontario

People often try to seem confident and certain in their message so it will be trusted and acted upon. But when information is in flux, research suggests. you should be open about what you don’t know.

How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat

Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI

The Biden administration is moving to revive mercury limits for coal-fired power plants. A scientist explains mercury’s health risks and the role power plants play.

Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help

COVID: how anti-vaccine influencers exploit mothers

Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren’t well sign-posted