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A study published in Management Science challenges conventional wisdom about name, image, and likeness (NIL) policies in college football, demonstrating they actively enhance competitive balance and broaden opportunities for athletes.
It is often seen as the scourge of modern society, littering our highways, byways and beaches. But now a new study argues that modern plastics are also a valuable archive documenting activities and behaviors at a crucial time in our…
Chess is a strategic game characterized by temporal complexity—wherein the goodness of a move is unclear due to a separation between action and outcome. Likewise, many organizational decisions do not yield instant consequences, leading to temporally complex problems.
Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia dating back up to 12,000 years.
Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in water—centered on presumed inherent properties rather than external factors, thereby misleading famous philosophers and scientists, from Aristotle to Scottish botanist Robert Brown, in…
The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16.
As the saying goes, “You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.” But in social media commentary, vinegar seems to be the tone of choice.
The mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope’s “little red dots” could be solved if they are not ancient galaxies but are entirely new celestial objects called “black hole stars.”
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) On Sept. 9, 2025, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the Sun. NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory It looked like the Sun was heading toward a historic lull in…
The issue of citizens’ defense willingness has gained renewed urgency in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. For small and medium-sized states, which rely on whole-of-society defense efforts, such willingness is a prerequisite for a functioning…