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Can citizen science empower disenfranchised communities?

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imageFlint, Michigan residents couldn't get answers about their water – so they did their own research.Laura Nawrocik, CC BY-NC-ND

Early in 2015, a group calling itself the Nappy Science Gang hit the parenting scene in the U.K. It was made up of moms and dads who used cloth nappies – or diapers – with their kids, and wanted to know the...

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Not all psychopaths are criminals – some psychopathic traits are actually linked to success

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imageSome psychopathic traits can lead to success, at least in the short term.Man in suit via www.shutterstock.com.

Tom Skeyhill was an acclaimed Australian war hero, known as “the blind solider-poet.” During the monumental World War I battle of Gallipoli, he was a flag signaler, among the most dangerous of all positions. After being blinded...

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Face time: here's how infants learn from facial expressions

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imageBabies show a preference for faces over other objects.Sal, CC BY-NC-ND

Faces and facial expressions have a special power over us as human beings. While friendly faces make us feel warm and fuzzy, those of our opponents evoke fear or even anger.

So, when do we as kids learn to recognize faces and facial expressions? And what lessons can be learned by...

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Poor and homeless face discrimination under America's flawed housing voucher system

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imageBoston has some of the highest rents – and lowest vacancy rates – in the country.'Boston' via www.shutterstock.com

From the time she left foster care at age 18 until her late 20’s, Carly was homeless, staying at shelters or couch-surfing with acquaintances in the Boston area.

In August 2014 she finally got an apartment with the...

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Preservationists race to capture cultural monuments with 3D images

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imageEntrance to the gate of Nimrod, destroyed by the IS group and digitally reconstructed as part of Project Mosul.Model by ruimx from photos at projectmosul.org

In March 2001, the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, two of the tallest Buddha sculptures in the world. This horrific attack on an important and beautiful example of the...

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Trump's rhetoric may topple adage that there's no such thing as bad publicity

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Is there such a thing as bad publicity?

Donald Trump’s campaign appears to be a test case in whether this old adage is true or not. His business interests are intricately linked to the Trump brand, which has been taking a hit as a result of his more extreme statements and proposals on the campaign trail.

At least in terms of political support,...

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The heavy price we pay for 'free' Wi-Fi

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For many years, New York City has been developing a “free” public Wi-Fi project. Called LinkNYC, it is an ambitious effort to bring wireless Internet access to all of the city’s residents.

This is the latest in a longstanding trend in which companies offer ostensibly free Internet-related products and services, such as social...

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Direct democracy may be key to a happier American democracy

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Is American democracy still “by the people, for the people?”

According to recent research, it may not be. Martin Gilens at Princeton University confirms that the wishes of the American working and middle class play essentially no role in our nation’s policy making. A BBC story rightly summarized this with the headline: US Is an...

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Introducing The Conversation US' Founding University Partners

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Today we are delighted to announce that 19 U.S. research universities are joining our supporting foundations as Founding Partners of The Conversation US.

These universities are a combination of public and private universities, large and small. They believe in our mission to bring the important research taking place on university campuses out into...

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Piping as poison: the Flint water crisis and America's toxic infrastructure

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imageUp until the 1940s, as much as half of U.S. water piping from main lines was made of lead. Thomashawk/flickr, CC BY-NC

As the crisis over the water in Flint, Michigan, rolls on, we’re learning more and more about the irresponsibility and callousness of officials and politicians in charge.

The mix of austerity politics, environmental racism and...

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