Why too many US college students are turning away from STEM fields
About one-third of US college students change their field of study at least once and many who do so begin in science, technology, engineering and math before choosing a completely different major.
Robots could take your job by 2030, unless you’re in these fields
A recent study suggests smart machines have the potential to replace our minds, but it also finds that there are three types of jobs that will be difficult to replace with a machine.
These convicts are literally turning prison time into a learning experience
Prison program allows inmates to spend their time behind bars as college students.
Number of new international students attending US colleges drops for the first time in 12 years
Higher education has become much more expensive over the past 30 years and it’s now harder to get a visa, but is America also viewed as a less unwelcoming country in the ‘Age of Trump?’
The joy of sox
Once volunteer Tom Costello realized how much socks mean to homeless shelter residents, he set a goal to make sure every homeless person in the US has a pair to keep their feet warm.
From guns to Obamacare and gay marriage, Americans often change their minds about an issue when it affects them personally
Country music singer Caleb Keeter was against gun control until 58 were killed and more than 500 injured at a Las Vegas music festival where Keeter performed.
Clowns weren’t supposed to be funny until Americans decided they were
Clowns are trickster figures that were originally meant to entertain grownups as critiques of society or projections of adult fears and concerns.
Most American music is rooted in African American slave spirituals
When people think of American music, they probably think of rap, rock-and-roll or jazz, but it all starts with the blues.
As Labor Day approaches, there’s nothing like a crab feast
The Chesapeake Bay, bordering Maryland and Virginia, is especially famous for its hundreds of millions of blue crabs.
What’s killing the US nuclear power program and how it can be saved
The US is one of the world’s top producers of nuclear power, which fuels nearly 20 percent of total US electrical output.