Should parents help their kids with homework?
Under the right circumstances, homework help from parents is helpful.
August 29, 2019
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Worker-protection laws aren't ready for an automated future
If your job doesn't currently involve automation or artificial intelligence in some way, it likely will soon. Computer-based…
August 28, 2019
516
Humanitarian forensic scientists trace the missing, identify the dead and comfort the living
Meet the unsung aid workers who put their lives on the line during war and natural disaster to make sure the dead are treated…
August 28, 2019
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You’d be better off lighting your money on fire than giving it to a politician to spend on TV ads
TV has long been the golden goose of political advertising – the one who spends the most wins. That's over, and it's…
August 28, 2019
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4 reasons why social media election data can misread public opinion
Political campaigns and journalists often turn to social media to see how voters feel about an election. But the numbers…
August 28, 2019
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5 things to consider before taking out a student loan
Roughly 1 in 10 student loan borrowers end up in default on their loans. A scholar of higher education offers tips on how…
August 28, 2019
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Blinking lights don't make a better knee brace – fighting cognitive biases in testing orthopedic dev
Are more technologically advanced prosthetics and orthotics actually better for improving health? Or do we just think they…
August 28, 2019
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Why would anyone want to sit on a plane for over 18 hours? An economist takes the world's longest fl
The day and a half it takes to get from New York to Singapore and back offers plenty of time to ponder the economics of…
August 28, 2019
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Hurricane evacuation of nursing home residents still an unsolved challenge
Hurricane season presents special dangers for elders, particularly for those in nursing homes and assisted living centers.…
August 28, 2019
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México quiere construir un tren en el corazón de la región Maya, ¿debería de hacerlo?
El propuesto Tren Maya podría brindar beneficios sustanciales a México. Pero debe ser diseñado en una manera que respete…
August 27, 2019
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Curious Kids: What is the smallest animal ever?
Scientists have identified the world's smallest animal - for now. It could be possible smaller creatures exist that…
August 27, 2019
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A new tax on big college and university endowments is sending higher education a message
The IRS estimates that up to 40 privately run schools may be affected by this measure in the 2017 tax reform package.
August 27, 2019
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What's private depends on who you are and where you live
Privacy starts with the body and extends to digital data. There are few rules governing what companies can do – yet people…
August 27, 2019
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How male 'porn superfans' really view women
There's a strand of radical feminist thought that claims porn causes misogyny. So four researchers decided to test this…
August 27, 2019
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Companies don't need permission from the Business Roundtable to be better corporate citizens
A group of America's most powerful CEOs said companies should no longer merely focus on maximizing shareholder wealth.…
August 27, 2019
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3 ways China benefits from the Hong Kong protests
Why doesn't China put down the protests in Hong Kong? Maybe it doesn't want to.
August 26, 2019
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Can sun umbrellas ever become fashionable again in America?
In Asian countries, many people wield umbrellas to protect them from the sun. American women used to as well – but then…
August 26, 2019
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Examining a video's changes over time helps flag deepfakes
A new technique for detecting deepfakes conceives of videos as flip-books and looks for changes in successive frames of…
August 26, 2019
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