On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 jumbo jet rolled off an assembly line in a custom-built factory in Everett, Washington, forever transforming aviation and making international air travel affordable for millions. Known for its distinctive hump to accommodate the cockpit – and later luxury lounges – the “queen of the skies” immediately became an icon, playing a starring role in numerous movies and eventually taking over as Air Force One, the plane that flies around the U.S. president. The University of Dayton’s Janet Bednarek, who has been researching and teaching the history of American aviation for more than a quarter century, tells the “amazing story” of the beginning and end of the 747.

A year ago today a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas, killing 58 and wounding more than 500 people in what became the deadliest mass shooting in recent American history. A team of University of Las Vegas, Nevada counseling and psychology scholars who provided comfort to the evacuees offer insights on how to best meet the mental health needs of those affected by the violence.

Recently Christine Blasey Ford underwent a polygraph exam to bolster the credibility of her accusations against Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Georgia State legal scholar Jessica Gabel Cino writes that lie-detecting technologies like the polygraph rely on the assumption that our bodies betray us when we try to trick others. But setting aside Pinocchio’s growing nose, there’s no foolproof way to physiologically measure lying.