This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The core theme of Donald Trump's campaign – that the establishment was broken – drove waves of his supporters to the polls. Surprisingly, this theme didn't make it into...

Throughout the long months of this tumultuous presidential election season, parents and caregivers have struggled with how to talk to their kids about its more volatile moments. The voting may be over, but many difficult conversations are just getting started. And uncomfortable though it may be, experts say kids will...

Deep in the heart of Alabama, psychologist Josh Klapow is getting worried. I know people hanging up the phone on their best friends in the world. It's safe to say that the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election has been contentious. In Chicago, New York and other big cities Wednesday...

Antique illustration of presidential electoral meeting in Chicago Opera theater. Created by Gaildrau and Cosson-Smeeton, published on L'Illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, 1868 (Image credit: Antonio Abrignani | Shutterstock)Political news would have you thinking the 2016 presidential election was the nastiest, most contentious and most important our nation ever faced. However,...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s unexpected victory, many questions have been raised about Facebook’s role in the promotion of inaccurate and highly partisan information during the presidential race and whether this fake news influenced the election’s outcome. A few have downplayed Facebook’s impact, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who said...

So, it's Thanksgiving, and you're back at home, passing the mashed potatoes to your Aunt Jenny, whom you haven't seen in person in nearly a year. But you are friends with her on Facebook, so you know quite a lot about her thoughts on the election. Like ... every thought....

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. One of the president's most important responsibilities is fostering science, technology and innovation in the U.S. economy. The relationship between science and policy runs in two directions: Scientific knowledge...

Secret agents Secret agent. (Image credit: sergign, Shutterstock.com)Spies. They operate in the shadows. The public isn't supposed to know who they are. Perhaps as a result, the most famous spies out there tend to be pretend: James Bond, Jason Bourne and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. Occasionally, though, the curtain gets...

Inauguration Day The inauguration of George W. Bush on Jan. 20, 2005. (Image credit: White House)Later today (Jan. 20), Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in the country's 58th inauguration ceremony, and over the years, the otherwise serious ceremony of swearing in...

President Donald Trump took the oath of office in Washington, D.C., today (Jan. 20) and mentioned space exploration — if for one fleeting moment — as one of the paths forward to make America great again. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will...

What do an actor who co-starred with a chimpanzee; a peanut-farmer-slash-nuclear-physicist; and a hat salesman have in common? All three were presidents of the United States of America. When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, he was unusual in (at least) one respect:...

The U.S. has a science problem. Around half of the country's citizens reject the facts of evolution; fewer than a third agree there is a scientific consensus on human-caused climate change, and the number who accept the importance of vaccines is ticking downward. Those numbers, all gleaned from recent Pew...

President Donald Trump signed executive orders today (Jan. 24) to expedite completion of the stalled Keystone XL (KXL) and Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction projects. Trump said that forthcoming work on DAPL would be subject to terms and conditions negotiated by us and that we are going to renegotiate some...

This story was updated Feb. 2 at 11:01 a.m. EST. What began as a political conversation on Reddit is turning into a national movement: Scientists are planning to march on Washington to express their support for rigorous scientific research. The idea for this activism began after President Donald Trump's administration...

In recent months a growing number of mental health experts and members of the media have offered opinions on Pres. Donald Trump's psychiatric fitness. On Tuesday 35 U.S. psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers signed a letter to the editor of The New York Times warning about Trump's mental health. Its...