Why iPhones defy inflation

+ the kickoff of our fall fundraising drive US Edition - Today's top story: Fed likely to stay the course on interest rate hike as inflation ticks up but gas prices ease [View in browser]( US Edition | 14 September 2022 [The Conversation]( Campuses are now in full swing across the United States, and even though The Conversation doesn’t take a summer vacation, we too can feel the pace of our work speeding up. Our team of journalists is busy finding experts to explain the news, but that’s just the beginning. We work with them closely so that they can present their knowledge effectively and clearly to the public. It’s an important responsibility and a great privilege to work with experts at a time when misinformation is so common and so dangerous. We’re proud of the public service we do of sharing this knowledge for free, across a wide range of academic disciplines. Look at what we have today in this newsletter: articles explaining the marketing of Juul, analyzing the latest inflation numbers and remembering a groundbreaking fake art exhibition. If you think this work we do is valuable, [we hope you will participate in our fall drive to support our newsroom over the next week](. Your partnership with us helps us provide this information for free to the public and to media outlets around the world. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Also today: - [Barring officials from office: Useful tool or democratic backslide?]( - [A small win in the battle against e-cig’s targeting of teenagers]( - [Remembering Llhuros: The Iron Age civilization that never was]( Beth Daley Editor and General Manager Lower gas prices will put downward pressure on inflation. Scott Olson/Getty Images [Fed likely to stay the course on interest rate hike as inflation ticks up but gas prices ease]( Edouard Wemy, Clark University Inflation remained near a 40-year high due to a jump in the cost of food and shelter. But that might not mean the Federal Reserve will get more aggressive when it comes to monetary policy. Politics + Society - [A New Mexico official who joined the Capitol attacks is barred from politics – but the little-known law behind the removal has some potential pitfalls for democracy]( Aziz Huq, University of Chicago; David Landau, Florida State University; Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago Other countries disqualify political officials and prevent them from holding office more often than the US does. There are benefits and potential risks to using this kind of legal tactic. Health + Medicine - [E-cigarette maker Juul settled a lawsuit over its practice of targeting teens through social media, parties and models – here’s why the company is paying $438.5 million to dozens of states]( Jon-Patrick Allem, University of Southern California The nearly half-billion-dollar settlement orders Juul to tamp down its targeting of the teen market. - [The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems]( David Herzberg, University at Buffalo Making them pay is important but it’s not going to stop drugmakers from endangering public health. Economy + Business - [Why Apple can hold the line on iPhone prices, as smartphones defy soaring inflation and keep getting relatively cheaper]( Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University Despite the highest inflation rates in 40 years, Apple chose not to raise prices on its gadgets. More bizarre, the consumer price index suggests smartphones are 20% cheaper than a year ago. - [Child poverty fell to a record-low 5.2% in 2021 – here’s how it could have been even lower]( Steven Pressman, The New School; Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University A tax credit expansion played a big role in child poverty reduction. But the government’s failure to reach all eligible Americans meant many families never got that temporary benefit. Arts + Culture - [50 years ago, an artist convincingly exhibited a fake Iron Age civilization – with invented maps, music and artifacts]( Beauvais Lyons, University of Tennessee Norman Daly’s 1972 exhibition, ‘The Civilization of Llhuros,’ presented fiction as fact – and reminded viewers of just how easily they could be duped. Science + Technology - [Lies are more common on laptops than on phones – how devices may shape our behavior when bargaining with strangers]( Terri R. Kurtzberg, Rutgers University - Newark ; Charles Naquin, DePaul University; Mason Ameri, Rutgers University - Newark A new study found that the device people used to communicate in a negotiation made a big difference in how likely they were to deceive for personal gain. Trending on site - [Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset]( - [La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases]( - [Is your gas stove bad for your health?]( Today's graphic [A map of the United States showing how many La Crosse virus neuroinvasive disease cases have been reported in each state from 2011-2020.]( From the story, [La Crosse virus is the second-most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases]( - - About The Conversation: We're a nonprofit news organization dedicated to [helping academic experts share ideas with the public](. We can give away our articles thanks to the help of foundations, universities and readers like you. 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