Why the Nobel Peace Prize brings little peace
A scholar analyzes the history of the Nobel Peace Prize to ask: What difference has it made?
October 6, 2017
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Urban noise pollution is worst in poor and minority neighborhoods and segregated cities
New research shows that noise pollution in US cities is concentrated in poor and minority communities. Beyond regulating…
October 5, 2017
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Are self-driving cars the future of mobility for disabled people?
Combining machine learning, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles could revolutionize how people with disabilities…
October 5, 2017
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Bundy trial embodies everything dividing America today
As with our politics today, geography and race matter in the US criminal justice system. Should they?
October 5, 2017
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Should Uncle Sam 'send in the Marines' after hurricanes?
The military can make a big difference right away but humanitarian deployments should generally be rare and brief.
October 5, 2017
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Knowing the signs of Lewy body dementia may help speed diagnosis
Lewy body dementia is the second most common type of dementia. Why don't more people recognize the signs?
October 5, 2017
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'Blade Runner''s chillingly prescient vision of the future
The relationship between corporations, machines and humans defines modern life in ways that Ridley Scott – even in his…
October 5, 2017
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Catalonia's referendum unmasks authoritarianism in Spain
Why did the Spanish state forcefully quash Catalonia’s referendum for independence? It is rooted in the country’s nearly…
October 4, 2017
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How 'Germany's Hugh Hefner' created an entirely different sort of sex empire
Just as Playboy was emerging as a cultural phenomenon in the United States, a German entrepreneur named Beate Uhse was building…
October 4, 2017
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How the Chinese cyberthreat has evolved
The cyberthreat from China is one more of espionage than destruction. And it's changing – perhaps even lessening.
October 4, 2017
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The opioid epidemic in 6 charts
Your guide to a public health crisis that's likely to get worse.
October 4, 2017
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Chilled proteins and 3-D images: The cryo-electron microscopy technology that just won a Nobel Prize
The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to three scientists who revolutionized biochemistry by inventing a technology that…
October 4, 2017
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I've spent years looking at what was actually in Playboy, and it wasn't just objectification of wome
Hefner's iconic Playmates, a scholar argues, need to be understood within their historical context, when men and especially…
October 3, 2017
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The enduring power of print for learning in a digital world
Digital textbooks might be less cumbersome. But a new series of studies finds that reading from screens can hamper our ability…
October 3, 2017
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Do tax cuts stimulate the economy more than spending?
President Trump recently released his tax plan, but he's also said he wants to stimulate the economy with infrastructure…
October 3, 2017
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Why people around the world fear climate change more than Americans do
Europeans are, on average, more likely than Americans to say they fear climate change. What explains the gap?
October 3, 2017
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How inherited fitness may affect breast cancer risk
Physical activity is considered an important way to lower risk for breast cancer. But what if your ability to be fit is…
October 3, 2017
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How fair is it for just three people to receive the Nobel Prize in physics?
Today's scientific research is characterized by interdisciplinary, international collaboration. Awards like the Nobel…
October 3, 2017
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