Gentrification? Bring it
In the country's wealthiest cities, gentrification is a dirty word. But it's all relative – just ask Hartford…
October 10, 2017
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Coastal protection on the edge: The challenge of preserving California's legacy
For 50 years California has used laws and policies to manage development alongs its 1,100-mile coastline and preserve public…
October 10, 2017
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Marie Curie and her X-ray vehicles' contribution to World War I battlefield medicine
During World War I, Marie Curie left her lab behind, inventing a mobile X-ray unit that could travel to the battlefront…
October 10, 2017
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How Obamacare has helped poor cancer patients
Poor people who have cancer are one of the most financially vulnerable groups in the US. Obamacare aimed to improve their…
October 10, 2017
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In Latin America, is there a link between abortion rights and democracy?
Seventy-five percent of all abortions in Latin America are illicit. In Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, where abortion…
October 10, 2017
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What hundreds of American public libraries owe to Carnegie's disdain for inherited wealth
One reason why the steel magnate spent so much of his fortune building libraries across the nation and abroad is that he…
October 10, 2017
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Trump's policies will harm coal-dependent communities instead of helping them
Rural development experts say the best way to help coal communities by is investing in people, infrastructure and a clean…
October 10, 2017
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How the stoicism of Roman philosophers can help us deal with depression
On World Mental Health Day, a philosopher explains how to learn from the stoicism of Roman philosophers.
October 9, 2017
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Nobody reads privacy policies – here's how to fix that
Consumers can't read, understand or use information in companies' privacy policies. So they end up less informed…
October 9, 2017
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Why having the sex talk early and often with your kids is good for them
Think you've had the sex talk so now you're done? Think again.
October 9, 2017
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How the US government created and coddled the gun industry
While advocates of gun control may feel powerless in the wake of mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas, the history of…
October 9, 2017
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Economist who helped behavioral 'nudges' go mainstream wins Nobel
Richard Thaler won the 2017 Nobel Prize in economics for his groundbreaking work incorporating how humans actually behave…
October 9, 2017
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Why Rick Perry's proposed subsidies for coal fail Economics 101
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has proposed to reward coal plants for stockpiling fuel onsite – allegedly making the power…
October 8, 2017
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Why would the Trump administration ban travel from Chad?
Evidence doesn't support the Trump administration's claims that Chad failed to share information or that its citizens…
October 8, 2017
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Indigenous people invented the so-called 'American Dream'
Anti-immigrant policies ignore that American ideals like liberty, equality and the pursuit of happiness can be traced back…
October 8, 2017
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For Native Americans, a river is more than a 'person,' it is also a sacred place
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, a Native American scholar explains why water means more than just sustenance for life and…
October 8, 2017
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What makes American society so violent? 4 essential reads
A few of the ways violence may create even more violence.
October 6, 2017
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The 'inevitable sadness' of Kazuo Ishiguro's fiction
After learning of Ishiguro's Nobel win, a literature professor recalls her 2006 interview with the writer in a London…
October 6, 2017
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How Columbus, of all people, became a national symbol
An anthropologist tells the story of how Columbus actually came close to falling into historical obscurity, until American…
October 6, 2017
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