Our young people are sending us a message. Are we listening?
Teen takeovers are not simply acts of defiance. They may also be telling us that too many young people are searching for connection, purpose, and the warmth of a village they have yet to experience, writes Dennis W. Boyd, Jr.
Foster care, in CT and elsewhere, is getting a bad rap
There is no doubt that foster care sometimes falls short. But rhetoric from both ends of the political spectrum – calling non-relative placements ‘stranger care’, dismissing residential settings as unnecessary, and claiming children are removed because of poverty — is both inaccurate and counterproductive, writes Sarah Font.
Bones communicate with the rest of the body to support overall health – here’s the science behind your skeleton
Maintaining strong bones is not just about preventing fractures later in life. It is about supporting a living system that contributes to movement, mineral balance, blood cell production and communication with other tissues throughout the body every day, writes Priya Bhardwaj.
We finally know why oldest children do so much better than their younger siblings
For the first time, we have actionable insight into how to make all of our children’s lives better. That’s a pretty incredible move forward, writes Liberty Vittert.
Uses and Abuses of Big Data in Ophthalmology Research
Big data is neither a tool nor a shortcut; therefore, thoughtful design and critical interpretations are key in advancing our field, writes Cecilia Lee.
Can Legal AI Platforms Predict U.S. Supreme Court Decisions? A Pre-Decision Test in Chatrie v. United States
The experiment offers a limited snapshot of the current state of legal AI technology in a particularly challenging setting: a case that is difficult and important enough to reach the Supreme Court of the United States, writes Oliver Roberts.
Trump Administration says Callais’s Logic Applies to Title VII’s Disparate Impact Provisions
Callais does not compel the immediate invalidation or revision of other disparate impact regimes. The re-write for Title VII and FHA—if that is what the future holds—will take on a different hue, writes Travis Crum.
How Amazon workers made glamour a form of protest
People need beauty and pleasure – and, yes, even glitz – to make life worth living. Events like Ball Without Billionaires seem to usher in a new chapter in activism – one in which solidarity might also be forged in stilettos, writes Eileen G’Sell.
How businesses with ties to Jeffrey Epstein saw norms – and even share prices – suffer
Investors, board-nominating committees and regulators now have the data to ask harder questions about who sits in corporate boardrooms – and whose company they kept, writes Michaela Pagel.
Don’t buy the hype: Homeownership is usually not such a great deal
The American dream of buying your own home is a lie. You aren’t throwing your money away on rent — you’re throwing it away on your mortgage, writes Liberty Vittert.
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