An 18th-century rebellion for liberty, equality and freedom − not in France or the United States, but Ireland

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Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast. It was the signal meant to ignite revolution across all Ireland. At the time, Ireland was...

Teens of any age who drink alcohol with their parents’ permission drink more as young adults, new research shows

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Children and teenagers of any age who sip or taste alcohol with their parents permission are more likely to engage in risky drinking in young adulthood. That was the finding of a new study my colleagues and I published in...

How 3D printing is personalizing health care

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Three-dimensional printing is transforming medical care, letting the health care field shift from mass-produced solutions to customized treatments tailored to each patients needs. For instance, researchers are developing...

Nonprofit news media leaders are struggling to stop leaning on the foundations that say they should branch out more

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Youve probably heard the adage about not putting all your eggs in one basket. Its an especially meaningful one for newspapers. For decades, they relied heavily on advertising revenue. That arrangement stopped working about...

The one-size-fits-all diversity training model is broken – here’s a better alternative

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Diversity training is more effective when its personalized, according to my new research in the peer-reviewed journal Applied Psychology. As a professor of management, I partnered with Andrew Bryant, who studies social...

Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light’s ability to travel vast cosmic distances without losing energy

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My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth. My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo streamed to my tablet. It...

How mindfulness therapy could help those left behind by depression treatment

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For some people, depression is like an unwanted guest who moves in and refuses to leave. Even with therapy and medication, the heavy fog of low mood, exhaustion and hopelessness never fully lifts for long. For around 30%...