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It can be hard enough to set a goal or New Year’s resolution, let alone succeed at it. That's why we asked experts about the science behind them — why we make resolutions, why they fail, and how to make them stick.

Learn more about the science behind making and breaking New Year's resolutions here.

Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.

Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.

When the 2022 midterm election is over, will you be breathing a sigh of relief or will you be worrying even more and sleeping even less? What will be the implications of the results at all levels of government – local, state and national? What were the most surprising results? What are the implications for the next presidential election? Thad Kousser, Professor in the UCSD Political Science Department, will give us his overview of the most important election results. Professor Kousser studies American state and national politics, voting reforms, direct democracy, and how politicians use social media. He joined the department in 2003 and has served as chair 2016-2022. He is a frequent commentator on American politics for venues such as NPR, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Please register for this free event here.

Schools remain closed after the deadly fires on Maui. Parents say it's important to keep their community from being displaced indefinitely.

A lab that conducts studies for a San Diego-based pharmaceutical company is facing scrutiny over its use of beagles.

Join AMERICAN EXPERIENCE for a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring the history of reproductive rights and future of bodily autonomy in America. Panelists will explore the impact of the recent Dobbs decision on public health and constitutional law, the complex history of the struggle for reproductive rights, the risks women and childbearing people take to secure bodily autonomy, the disproportionate impact of historical and current laws on poor women and women of color, and what might happen next. RSVP NOW Featured guests: Renée M. Landers: Professor of Law at Suffolk University, and the faculty director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration, and the Master of Science in Law Life Sciences Program. Cathleen Kaveny: Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College. The conversation will be moderated by Adriane Lentz-Smith, an Associate Professor of History at Duke University. The event will be streamed live on American Experience’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Walkable neighborhoods promote active behaviors like walking for leisure or transportation to school, work, shopping or home, the authors wrote.

Join the Living Coast Discovery Center for a fangtastic after-hours evening full of food, fun, and ghouls! Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Celebrate the spooky season with an evening of trick-or-treating, mysterious animal encounters, a Folklorico performance, Dia de Muertos stories, eerie night hikes, a haunted graveyard, arts & crafts, and more! Food will be available for purchase featuring Simply Fresh. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Throughout the evening: 4:30 - 7 p.m. Mad Science Lab Trick or Treating Broken Bones Discovery Table Haunted Graveyard Experience Spooky Animal Encounters Dia de Muertos Stories Arts & Crafts Backyard Games Eerie Night Hike: 5:15 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Folklorico Performance: 5:30 p.m. Costume Parade: 6:45 p.m. PRICING: MEMBERS: $25 NON-MEMBERS: $30 *Children 2 (two) and under are free Visit: https://www.thelivingcoast.org/programs-events-upcoming-events/owl-o-ween/ Living Coast Discovery Center on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

Researchers in San Diego and elsewhere are studying the link between intermittent fasting and disease prevention.