While on the road, you’re probably thinking more about your destination than the pavement you’re driving over. But building roads requires a host of engineering feats, from developing the right pavement materials to using heavy equipment to lay them down. The better they’re built, the longer roads last and the fewer construction delays...
watch out for foxtail seed pods that can harm your dog or cat this summer
Across much of the United States, spring is in full force. With warmer weather, people are taking their furry family members out on longer walks and spending more time outside. Alongside blooming flowers and trees, your pet might run into a small, unassuming grass seed pod known as a foxtail[1]. Despite the cute name, foxtails can pose a...
Brain study identifies a cost of caregiving for new fathers
Parenting makes the heart grow fonder, and the brain grow … smaller? Several studies have revealed that the brain loses volume across the transition to parenthood. But researchers like me[1] are still figuring out what these changes mean for parents.
In a new study that looked at brain change in first-time fathers, my colleagues and I...
Read more https://theconversation.com/brain-study-identifies-a-cost-of-caregiving-for-new-fathers-227319
Section 702 foreign surveillance law lives on, but privacy fight continues
What would you do if you had to vote in Congress on a crucial national security program, when you also knew that the FBI had systematically ignored privacy safeguards in the program for years? That was the choice that Congress faced in April, when it ultimately decided to reauthorize Section 702[1] of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...