100 years ago, the Social Gospel movement fought to make America more just – pushing for workers’ rights, and better housing and safety laws. But its leaders also believed America should be white, Protestant and theologically pure. A look at the evolution Christian nationalism (thread) ⬇️

Some of the greatest benefits of fathering for children come from dads who are nurturing, loving and engaged in all aspects of parenthood. https://buff.ly/eBxMBiJ #FathersDay

The fight over transgender rights is not a sideshow in American politics, according to political scientists who have dived into public opinion. Instead, it is one of the first of many battles over diversity and difference that will determine the nation’s political future. https://buff.ly/kmNZDZ1

Imagine your parents leave you and your siblings a share of land that’s been in your family for generations. At any moment, another heir could sell their share, triggering a court-ordered sale that could force you off the land. Scholars explain “heirs’ property’” and its challenges: https://buff.ly/mdaFHzw

Social Security, unemployment insurance and child tax credits are in a sense assets that aren’t usually counted up when discussing wealth and #inequality. A sociologist explains how these benefits are worth far more in countries like Norway than in the US: https://buff.ly/i94nJu5

Banning phones in schools is not an easy fix for students’ mental health problems, poor academic performance or cyberbullying, according to scholars of media use and public health. That said, kids might benefit from phone-free schools in other ways: https://buff.ly/AeK1HT1

White supremacist and neo-Nazi groups have started using the term “accelerationism” to describe their actions to create social chaos and societal collapse leading to a race war and the destruction of democracy, paving the way for a white ethnostate. A sociology scholar explains: https://buff.ly/e9hLd4a

How was the wheel invented? Engineers ran computer simulations to reinvent the wheel, revealing how nearly 6,000 years ago, the wheel may have evolved from wooden rollers, driven by the principle of mechanical advantage. An aerospace engineering professor explains:

The Conversation

How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago

People have long assumed that wheels evolved from simple wooden rollers. But how? And why? A new model focused on mechanical advantage and structur...

Fatherhood changes men's brains, much like pregnancy changes women’s brains – according to before-and-after MRI scans. “The degree of brain plasticity in fathers may be linked with how much they interact with their baby.” https://buff.ly/Z8Ars5W #FathersDay

Coordinated thermostats can adjust large numbers of home air-conditioners, balancing supply and demand on the power grid – and without making people endure high heat inside their homes. An electrical engineering professor explains his successful experiments: https://buff.ly/ckrP9Z3