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People consume many different types and amounts of sugars from the foods and beverages in their diet. "A high intake of sugar is linked to an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers." Does a high-sugar diet early in life lead to negative health consequences in later life? And, are some sugars healthier than others?...

Added sugar and non-nutritive sweeteners in food: children, health, and effects later in life - Strategian: Science Magazine People consume many different types and amounts of sugars from the foods and beverages in their diet. “A high intake of sugar is linked to an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers.” Does a high-sugar diet early in life lead to negative health con...

Science Book Stock photos by Vecteezy Thousands of academic books covering areas of the sciences are available (legally) to be used at no cost. Many can be downloaded and saved and then printed, if desired. Others can be read online but not saved/downloaded. More books are becoming freely available every month. While use is free, there is a cost to creating or modifying and publishing these books....

Free Science books and textbooks - Strategian Science Thousands of academic books covering areas of the sciences are available (legally) to be used at no cost. Many can be downloaded and saved and then printed, if desired. Others can be read online but not saved/downloaded.

Authoritarianism and corruption go together. "Corruption is the misuse of public power for private gain and has become a worldwide problem for economies and social development." Together, authoritarianism and corruption weaken societies--accentuate existing divisions, create new ones, increase inequality, spread distrust, and make a society less stable and less able to respond effectively and coherently to challenges--like disease, poverty, and violence....

Authoritarianism and corruption - Strategian Science Authoritarianism and corruption go together. Together, authoritarianism and corruption weaken societies--accentuate existing divisions, create new ones, increase inequality, spread distrust, and make a society less stable and less able to respond effectively to challenges--like disease, poverty, and...

Illustration by Brian Stauffer If you believe social media or follow certain politically-aligned media outlets, we live in a particularly scary and dark world. Yet, many people throughout history have felt the same at the times they lived. War, disease, natural disasters, famine, political upheaval, economic crashes, and on and on. It may seem to us that we are living in especially perilous times with the world literally at a knife's edge ......

Knowledge and understanding can overcome fear and anxiety - Strategian Science If you believe social media or follow certain politically-aligned media outlets, we live in a particularly scary and dark world. Yet, many people throughout history have felt the same at the times they lived. Perhaps each generation feels that their time is the worst, and they yearn for supposedly g...

Does discrimination happen based on how people talk and sound? Based on accents, word choice, enunciation, emotion, etc.? In the United States, people can be judged harshly because they do not sound "American" or do not speak what a person may consider is "standard English", or because they (often women) show emotion through voice and actions in a way considered inappropriate (but not when a man--usually a white man--does the same thing)....

Discrimination based on how we talk and how we sound - Strategian Science Does discrimination happen based on how people talk and sound? Based on accents, word choice, enunciation, emotion, etc.? In the United States, people can be judged harshly because they do not sound “American” or do not speak what a person may consider is “standard English”, or because they ...

For many years, farmers across the United States have been encouraged by the Federal Government to spread sewage from homes and factories on farmland as fertilizer. This sludge, obtained from wastewater treatment plants, was rich in nutrients, and it helped keep the sewage out of landfills. But research now shows that this black sludge (called "biosolids") can contain heavy concentrations of chemicals that can increase the risk of certain types of cancer and cause birth defects and developmental delays in children....

"Forever chemicals", farmland, and cancer - Strategian Science For many years, farmers across the United States have been encouraged by the Federal Government to spread sewage from homes and factories on farmland as fertilizer. But research now shows that this black sludge can contain heavy concentrations of chemicals that can increase the risk of certain types...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a ubiquitous topic. Looking at social media and technology news gives the impression that the world abounds in AI experts and superusers. But that is misleading. For most of us, including those of us at the libraries of higher ed institutions facing financial and enrollment challenges, AI can seem an especially daunting topic. We should pay attention....

Artificial intelligence and libraries - Strategian Science Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a ubiquitous topic. Looking at social media and technology news gives the impression that the world abounds in AI experts and superusers. But that is misleading. Is there a doable open educational resource (OER) that can help us face this fast-moving topic?

There is an ever-growing array of artificial intelligence-based tools available for research use by students and faculty. These tools often use AI to create and find connections and themes between academic papers pulled from very large databases. The tools then use the power of visualizations to illustrate the connections and the power of summary to concisely describe the information, much the same way as abstracts summarize the contents of academic journal articles....

AI tools for academic research - Strategian Science There are an ever-growing array of artificial intelligence-based tools available for research by students and faculty. These tools use AI to create and find connections and themes between academic papers pulled from very large databases.

Researchers are gaining key insights into the ways that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can lead to long COVID symptoms. Catherine McQueen/Moment via Getty Images Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis (from The Conversation) Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in…...

Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling - Strategian Science Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force.

Since Amy Winehouse’s death in 2011, professionals have learned a great deal more about alcohol use disorder. Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images Nikki Crowley, Penn State (from The Conversation) With the Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” in U.S. theaters as of May 2024, the late singer’s relationship with alcohol and drugs is under scrutiny again. In July 2011, …...

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted - Strategian Science Alcohol consumption and binge drinking remain a major public health crisis, not just in the U.K. but also in the U.S.

Selected articles and books chosen by U.S. college/university professors for use in class and research during the 2023-2024 academic year: *Huang, Y., Stein, G., Kolle, O., Kübler, K., Schulze, E., D**g, H., Eichenberg, D., Gleixner, G., Hildebrandt, A., Lange, M., Roscher, C., Schielzeth, H., Schmid, B., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W., Shadaydeh, M., Denzler, J., Ebeling, A., & Eisenhauer, N. (2024)....

Professor's choices: Environmental Sciences (2023-2024) - Strategian Science Selected articles and books chosen by U.S. college/university professors for use in class and research during the 2023-2024 academic year.

"... Dishonesty in politics is a long-standing tradition. Many politicians have clearly benefitted from telling voters what they want to hear or what they want to believe, and history is filled with examples of politicians lying to cover up crime and corruption." "Dishonesty in politics is important because it poses a threat to electoral accountability. Citizens who can detect political lies are more safeguarded against attempted manipulation by elected officials....

Can Voters Tell When Politicians are Lying? - Strategian Science “… Dishonesty in politics is a long-standing tradition. Many politicians have clearly benefitted from telling voters what they want to hear or what they want to believe, and history is filled with examples of politicians lying to cover up crime and corruption.” “Dishonesty in politics is imp...