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Science: Sloppy gift wrapping is better

Erick M. Mas - The Conversation
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How junk food shapes the teenage brain

Amy Reichelt - The Conversation
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How "tough on crime" became a liability

Jody D. Armour - The Conversation
"Jeopardy!" champions Ken Jennings, left, and Brad Rutter, right, look on as an IBM computer called "Watson" beats them to the buzzer to answer a question during a practice round of the "Jeopardy!" quiz show in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. It's the size of 10 refrigerators, and it swallows encyclopedias whole, but an IBM computer was lacking one thing it needed to battle the greatest champions from the "Jeopardy!" quiz TV show - it couldn't hit a buzzer. But that's been fixed, and on Thursday the hardware and software system named Watson played a competitive practice round against two champions. A "Jeopardy!" show featuring the computer will air in mid-February, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (AP)

Think debates are dull? Thank game shows

Michael J. Socolow - The Conversation
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Rural health care access getting worse

Simon F. Haeder - The Conversation
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Why are whales big, but not bigger?

Matthew Savoca, Jeremy Goldbogen, Nicholas Pyenson - The Conversation
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What makes wine dry?

Aude Watrelot - The Conversation
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Similar classics to "Little Women"

Sheila Cordner - The Conversation
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How toys became gendered

Megan K. Maas - The Conversation
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Is Uber safe for riders?

Liberty Vittert - The Conversation
Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Jeff Malet Photography)

Dueling views of professionalism

Michael J. Brown - The Conversation
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Organic label doesn’t mean happy animals

Michael Haedicke - The Conversation
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U.S.-China trade deal: Unresolved issues

Penelope B. Prime - The Conversation
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DNA tests are fun, but beware the hype

Michael Mackley - The Conversation
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Super rats or sickly rodents?

Jonathan Richardson - The Conversation
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What will Boris "get done" after Brexit?

Tom Quinn - The Conversation
President Donald Trump at the White House, Oct. 24, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Impeachment is better than exile

Peter C. Mancall - The Conversation
Former Federal Reserve chair Paul Volcker shields his eyes as he scans the audience, Thursday, April 7, 2016, in New York while appearing with current Federal Reserve chairperson Janet Yellen, and former Fed chair Ben Bernanke, as well as Alan Greenspan, by video conference. The panel is geared toward millennials and focused on decision-making with international implications. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, Pool) (AP)

Paul Volcker's lasting legacy

Michael Klein - The Conversation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., arrives to speak to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

From Ancient Rome to modern D.C.

Timothy Joseph - The Conversation
FILE - This Tuesday, July 31, 2007, file photo shows the entrance to an Advance America payday lending office in Harrisburg, Pa. The lenders who advance people money on their paychecks charge exorbitant interest rates that often snare the most vulnerable customers in a cycle of debt, the industry’s critics have long said. Yet even consumer advocates who loathe the industry admit it fulfills a need: Providing small amounts of cash quickly to people who can’t qualify for credit cards or a bank loan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) (AP)

Payday lenders embrace installment loans

Paige Marta Skiba, Caroline Malone - The Conversation
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What’s the value of your dog’s life?

Simon F. Haeder, Deven Carlson, Joe Ripberger - The Conversation
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Why is it so hard to stop eating?

Tera Fazzino, Kaitlyn Rohde - The Conversation
Syrian refugee children run at an informal refugee camp, at Al-Marj town in Bekaa valley, east Lebanon Lebanon, Saturday, April 8, 2017. For the millions of Syrian refugees scattered across camps and illegal settlements across the region, the chemical attack on a town in northern Syria and subsequent U.S. strike was a rare moment when the world briefly turned its attention to Syria, before turning away again.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (AP)

Climate drove Syrian refugees to Lebanon

Hussein A. Amery - The Conversation
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Purdue Pharma may become a public trust

David Herzberg - The Conversation
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