Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University is a comprehensive, doctoral-degree-granting university offering to a diverse and capable student body a wide range of opportunities and challenges for learning and growth; to the world of knowledge, vigorous and expanding contributions in research, discovery, and application; and to the State and its people in every region, a variety of expert services.

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Boutons à gauche, boutons à droite : l'histoire méconnue d'une vieille convention vestimentaire. Kristina Chuprina/Pexels

Pourquoi les boutons sont‑ils à droite sur les vêtements d’homme et à gauche sur ceux des femmes ?

Pourquoi les chemises pour femmes se boutonnent-elles généralement à gauche et celles des hommes à droite ? Cette différence n’a rien d’anatomique : elle remonte aux usages de l’aristocratie européenne…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is pushing for a rethink on how inflation is measured to offer more clarity on the Fed’s policy. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Americans feel the sting of high prices every day, so why does the Fed need so many ways to measure inflation?

Fresh off a divided Fed vote to hold rates, policymakers confront a deeper question: Which of conflicting inflation gauges should guide them?
When senior staff buy their own company’s shares during layoffs, they’re signaling that a turnaround will succeed. AP Photo/Richard Drew

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

Corporate layoffs cause confusion about a business’s future, but there’s a way for investors and employees alike to see if downsizing could lead to profitability.
As the cost of gas stays high due to Middle East tensions, it’s spilling over into U.S. consumer spending more broadly and creating a conundrum for the Federal Reserve. AP Photo/David Zalubowski

It’s not just high gas prices – inflation is now spreading through the US economy

A key challenge for the Federal Reserve is that higher gas prices are inflationary, but they also reduce households’ spending power and dampen growth.
A mother leads her 7- and 9-year-old sons in a morning lesson during homeschool in Buffalo, Minn., in September 2023. Nicole Neri for The Washington Post via Getty Images

The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post‑pandemic

Homeschooling trends are on the rise, bucking the narrative that most of its growth was caused by the pandemic.
Les galaxies spirales, comme ici Messier 77, ont aidé les astronomes à découvrir l’existence de la matière noire. NASA, ESA & A. van der Hoeven

Quelle est la différence entre matière noire et antimatière ?

La matière ordinaire – qui constitue tout ce que nous voyons et touchons – n’est pas le seul type de matière présent dans l’Univers.
Spiral galaxies, like Messier 77 shown here, helped astronomers learn about the existence of dark matter. NASA, ESA & A. van der Hoeven

How are dark matter and antimatter different?

Normal matter – which makes up everything we see and touch – isn’t the only type of matter present in the universe.
Family businesses are everywhere. What makes them so common? Mint Images RF via Getty Images

Why do family companies even exist? They know how to ‘win without fighting’

My team analyzed decades of research on family businesses to find out their secret sauce. Three key differences help them keep an edge over competitors.

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