When you're in high school & a new baby comes
Having a new baby brother or sister when you're in high school or middle school can present challenges for teenagers and parents.
Academics
No change in NAEP 8th-grade social studies
NAEP has released data from the 2014 social studies examination for 8th graders in the US: no significant change from the results in 2010.
Not everything that counts can be counted
Employees at a big mega-sales company that was born on the Internet are abused, not unlike teachers in our schools.
Coca-Cola funds a foolish fitness farce
The Coca-Cola Company is investing in "science" that is expected to say sugar-sweetened beverages are OK, as long as you exercise.
DNA can be used to investigate unrelated crimes
The 4th Amendment, protection against unreasonable searches, took center stage in a Md. case about police using DNA to solve unrelated crimes.
On the need to protect polar bears in Alaska
The federal government wants to designate a large swath of land to protect polar bears in Alaska; the state wants to drill for oil on the land.
Republicans debate each other on Fox News
Republican candidates for presidents, 17 of them in two separate "debates," discussed issues important to them but avoided other issues.
Camp Invention inspires STEM in Indiana
A national summer camp focused on science and technology brought some learning fun to Indiana.
States should remove religious vaccine exemption
Should parents be able to exempt their children from vaccinations because of religious or philosophical beliefs?
Which works better: Punishment or reward?
A simple experiment devised at Washington U. suggests punishment, even small, is more likely than reward to influence behavior.