Adrienne Bitar, an expert in the history and culture of American food, comments on a new set of proposed rules from the Food and Drug Administration for labeling food packages as "healthy."

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Arts & Humanities

Arts and Sciences

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Twitter has reached a deal to sell itself to Elon Musk, with the billionaire stating that he hopes even his worst critics remain on the social media platform.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Elon Musk purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter, making him to company’s largest shareholder, after criticizing the platform’s approach to free speech.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

science

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Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics, draws parallels between the Roman approach to aggression and the Russian. 

Law and Policy

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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The popular app TikTok is beginning to test ways to age-restrict some types of content amid a push to beef up safety features for teens.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Karl Pillemer, a family sociologist and professor of human development, recommends families use these films as a springboard for discussions about their family histories and relationships.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri will testify before a Senate panel on Dec. 8 to defend the social media app from growing bipartisan outrage over its reported harms to young users. Brooke Erin Duffy says Instagram’s solutions recast responsibility from the company to its users. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Sociologist Vida Maralani says fertility can also recover as life returns to more normal.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Adam Hoffman, assistant professor of psychology and an expert on the development of ethnic-racial and gender identities in youth, says Sesame Street is allowing children to ‘see themselves’ in these muppets.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Frances Haugen is testifying before the Senate Commerce subcommittee today. Brooke Erin Duffy, professor of communication, studies the intersection of media, culture and technology. Duffy says that today’s hearings signal a growing awareness that algorithms – and the platforms that govern them – are anything but neutral.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Law and Policy

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