Sticking to your beliefs in a rapidly changing world isn’t necessarily the best choice.
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Art Markman, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
People tend to stick with their stated beliefs. But here’s how external forces like vaccine mandates can push people to do something they don’t want to do – and provide some face-saving cover.
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Politics + Society
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Robert A. Pape, University of Chicago
A representative survey of American adults finds broader support for violent insurrection than many would like to think.
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Environment + Energy
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Alek Petty, NASA; Linette Boisvert, NASA
A closer look at how ice cover changed through the months offers some important insights into the role of climate change and why every year isn’t a record.
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Economy + Business
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Brent W Ambrose, Penn State; David C. Ling, University of Florida; Gary McGill, University of Florida; Pat Hendershott, University of Aberdeen
The 2017 tax cuts put a $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local taxes. The richest households would see the biggest gains from eliminating or raising the cap.
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Ethics + Religion
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Lisa Hajjar, University of California Santa Barbara
A scholar who has visited Guantanamo 11 times to observe legal proceedings in the 9/11 terrorism case explains why the conflict continues to delay the case going to trial.
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Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University
Nahdlatul Ulama is the world’s biggest Islamic organization, initiating a reform movement, which it is calling ‘Humanitarian Islam.’
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Education
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John Holden, Oklahoma State University
A sports management scholar weighs in on whether college athletes can appear in their school’s swag while promoting various products.
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Casey Stocksill, University of Denver
When students are allowed to bring personal items for show and tell, it can build their senses of self-worth, belonging and control. But poor kids often don’t get that opportunity.
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Christopher R. Moore, University of South Carolina
New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated a city near the Dead Sea 3,600 years ago.
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Patrick Jackson, University of Virginia
Medications to treat COVID-19 are in no way a substitute for the vaccine. But under the right circumstances, some show great promise for helping patients.
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David Schultz, Hamline University
There is value in observing legal precedent, but sometimes circumstances, logic or judges’ views determine it’s time to overturn it.
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From the story, Fall means more deer on the road: 4 ways time of day, month and year raise your risk of crashes
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