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¿Cómo prepararnos para el coronavirus? 3 preguntas y respuestas

  • Written by Aubree Gordon, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
Alex Azar, el secretario de salud pública en Estados Unidos, presenta en el Senado sobre el coronavirus, 25 de febrero, 2020. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Nota del editor: Las autoridades de Salud Pública en los Estados Unidos han advertido que el coronavirus, que se ha propagado en distintas partes de los Estados Unidos, se avecina y...

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How socialism became un-American through the Ad Council’s propaganda campaigns

  • Written by Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, Associate Teaching Professor of American Studies, Miami University
Bernie Sanders was asked at a CNN-sponsored town hall about socialism.CNN screenshot

Bernie Sanders has emerged as the Democratic front-runner in the race for the presidential nomination.

Yet even some left-leaning pundits and publications are concerned about what they see as Sanders’ potential lack of electability.

Sanders is a Democratic...

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Why does Swiss cheese have holes?

  • Written by Stephanie Clark, Virginia M. Gladney Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University
Holey moley!Tim UR/Shutterstock.com

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

Why does Swiss cheese have holes? – Owen F., age 13, Belmont, Massachusetts

There are thousands of kinds of cheese, each with its own color, shape,...

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In gender discrimination, social class matters a great deal

  • Written by Catherine Harnois, Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University
Women with less income and education may be hurt more by gender discrimination. Getty Images / Sean Murphy

The Harvey Weinstein guilty verdict is a victory for the #MeToo movement. “Today is a powerful day & a huge step forward in our collective healing,” wrote the actress Rose McGowan on Twitter.

Still, sexism is pervasive in...

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Scaling back SNAP for self-reliance clashes with the original goals of food stamps

  • Written by Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
SNAP can help low-income families eat a more balanced diet.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Trump administration officials are trying to cut enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP but still sometimes called “food stamps.” They say that too many people are getting this aid in...

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Calling someone a 'jackass' is a tradition in US politics

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
What did you call me?emka74/Shutterstock.com

When Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine called President Donald Trump a “jackass” in early February, Kaine engaged in a political practice that is as old as the nation.

Probably no animal is used more as an object of ridicule and derision in U.S. politics. Kaine’s epithet was hurled...

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Slave revolt film revisits history often omitted from textbooks

  • Written by Ana Paulina Lee, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Columbia University
Reenactment of 1811 German Coast Uprising. Soul Brother

Armed with machetes and pitchforks and uttering chants of “Freedom or Death,” hundreds of men and women made their way along a 26-mile route along the River Parishes of Louisiana.

The spectacle – which I witnessed in November 2019 in St. John the Baptist Parish, in the...

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Indigenous people may be the Amazon's last hope

  • Written by Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
Collecting firewood on the Waiapi indigenous reserve in Amapa state, Brazil, Oct. 13, 2017. A new bill could open Brazil's Native lands to development. APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images

Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the Amazon rainforest.

A bill he is sponsoring, now before Congress...

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Don't fear a 'robot apocalypse' – tomorrow's digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid

  • Written by Christos A. Makridis, Professor/Economist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tomorrow's good jobs will require digital skills like programming. alvarez/Getty Images

If you’re concerned that automation and artificial intelligence are going to disrupt the economy over the next decade, join the club. But while policymakers and academics agree there’ll be significant disruption, they differ about its impact.

On one...

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4 science-based strategies to tame angry political debate and encourage tolerance

  • Written by Beverly B. Palmer, Professor Emerita of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills
The vast majority of Americans are sick and tired of being so divided.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

“Climate change is a hoax,” my cousin said during a family birthday party. “I saw on Twitter it’s just a way to get people to buy expensive electric cars.” I sighed while thinking, “How can he be so...

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