New publication Not Your Parents' Politics reveals that young people are actively engaging in political discourse on social media, but their modes of expression—infused with humor, pop culture, emotions, and personal experiences—differ from traditional expectations of political expression. Rather than dismissing these forms of expression as trivial, the book argues that they are meaningful and influential in shaping youth political socialization and democratic participation. By taking these expressions seriously, we can better understand and support young people as active political citizens in the digital age.

Rather than simply tracking an animal’s real-time location, grid cells coordinate to perform rapid, rhythmic sweeps into the space ahead of the animal.

A new international study led by scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has characterized the populations of fat cells in various fat tissues in the human body. Using innovative technology, the researchers were able to identify for the first time unique subpopulations of fat cells, with more complex predicted functions than previously known, and even identified differences between human fat tissues in intercellular communication.

Researchers have demonstrated a new suite of software tools that analyzes student behavior in an educational game in real time and uses that data to assess how well students are developing and making use of collaborative problem-solving (CPS) skills. These real-time assessments can be used to modify the game in response to student behavior in order to improve learning.