One Google response asked for my medical history. Another answered a personal health question without asking who I was. Both replies came across as authoritative advice.
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A tick disease researcher explains the risks and how she avoids bringing home ticks from both work and walking her dog in the woods. Lint rollers, tick checks and some types of chemicals play a role.
The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative system the founders established.
The public’s intensifying needs necessitate an expansion of the library’s role in our communities.
Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.
A strain of sorrow and pessimism underlies all of Vonnegut’s fiction, as well as his graduation speeches. But he also insisted that young people cherish those fleeting moments of joy.
Doing the little things has a role to play in maintaining our sense of happiness as well as in treating mental illness.
Plant care advice abounds on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube – but not all of it is good. A plant expert debunks four common recommendations.
Being a parent can be tricky, and many turn to parenting guides for help in figuring out what to do. Two human development scholars have tips for picking a book that will be useful for you.
In physics, entropy is the process of a system losing energy and dissolving into chaos. This applies to social systems in everyday life, too. Limiting energy loss can make social systems run better.
As research shows, divorce doesn’t have to mean an unhappy childhood.
Formal, accessible academic advice systems can help university graduation rates.
While talking about drugs with young people isn’t always comfortable, research has shown that it’s critical for prevention.
Where people get advice about online safety may affect how safe they are.
New research highlights the dangers of being too supportive when family relations are strained.
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Department Head and Professor, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech
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Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine; Weiner Hailey Family Professor, Tufts University
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Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, UCL
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Faculty member & Research Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
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Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Aging and Society, McMaster University
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Professor of Social Psychiatry, Bangor University
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Assistant Extension Educator and Director, UConn Plant Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Connecticut
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Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security NCSA, University of South Wales
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Principal Lecturer in Family and Human Development, Arizona State University
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PhD student, School of Social Work, McMaster University
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Professor of English, College of Charleston
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Principal Lecturer in Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
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Senior Lecturer in Education and Childhood Studies, Liverpool John Moores University
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Co-Director of the Tick-Borne Disease Center, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Program Manager, Community Research Platform, McMaster University