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Welcome to Sunday! Our top five articles of the past week are displayed below.
Weekends are time for chores. One that’s been stressful lately is filling the gas tank. I recently paid $4.65 per gallon and experienced a few heart palpitations as I watched the total price on the pump tick up.
President Biden stepped in on Thursday, announcing plans to release millions of gallons of oil from the nation’s strategic reserve. If you’re curious about how this stockpile came to be – and how much it can actually do to moderate the pain at the pump – Scott Montgomery at the University of Washington has some answers.
Last Thursday was also Trans Day of Visibility. If you’d like to learn more about the issues facing transgender youths and their families, we have published a series of articles on that topic.
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Evaluating student work and offering feedback doesn’t mean there has to be a grade.
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Elisabeth Gruner, University of Richmond
Grades don’t actually measure learning, and they can increase students’ stress and decrease their motivation. A college professor explains an alternative to grading students’ work.
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Older adults who nap at least once for more than an hour a day have a 40% higher chance of developing dementia.
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Yue Leng, University of California, San Francisco
While longer naps are a normal part of aging, excessively long dozes could be a warning signal for cognitive decline.
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Danita Peoples, Wayne State University
The joke that sparked a violent reaction from actor Will Smith at the Oscars centered on his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss. A dermatologist explains the causes and treatment for alopecia.
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Brian Lovett, West Virginia University
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
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Swathi Kiran, Boston University
The ‘Die Hard’ actor is suffering from a communications disorder that affects 2 million Americans.
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