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The problem with the push for more college degrees

  • Written by Johann N. Neem, Professor of American History, Western Washington University
President Obama sought to make the United States the most college-educated nation in the world by 2020.RIDTHISING/Shutterstock.com

In a 2009 speech, President Barack Obama proclaimed that by 2020, the United States will “once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.”

As we near 2020, it is worth asking how...

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China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies

  • Written by Kelly Sims Gallagher, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Director, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Smoke from a coal-fired Beijing power plant that closed in 2017 as part of China's transition to cleaner energy.AP Photo/Andy Wong

As the effects of climate change become more widespread and alarming, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called on nations to step up their plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Every country has a...

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How TV cameras influence candidates' debate success

  • Written by Patrick A. Stewart, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas
It matters how the candidates appear on screen.NBC via Mediaite

As the Democratic Party continues to winnow its field of candidates to challenge President Donald Trump, it’s important to remember that the way candidates are covered on TV can influence public opinion. That’s become increasingly apparent in today’s media landscape,...

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Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about

  • Written by Ilona Jaspers, Professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology, and environmental sciences and engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A man exhales after vaping Aug. 28, 2019 in Portland, Maine.Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo

The rise in cases of otherwise healthy young adults who have been hospitalized or even died from vaping-associated lung injury is alarming.

Many people don’t know what is contained in these vaping devices, what the reported health effects actually mean, and,...

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Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts

  • Written by Catherine Brinkley, Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Development, University of California, Davis
Detroit People's Food Co-op, opening later this year in a food desert, is an example of a community-driven project.DPFC

Tens of millions of Americans go to bed hungry at some point every year. While poverty is the primary culprit, some blame food insecurity on the lack of grocery stores in low-income neighborhoods.

That’s why cities, states and...

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Want to reform America's police? Look to firefighters

  • Written by Roscoe Scarborough, Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Coastal Georgia
An institution's culture can affect the behavior of individual participants.Anthony Montoya/Shutterstock.com

Freddie Gray. Eric Garner. Michael Brown.

The deaths of black youth and men at the hands of police have sparked a nationwide conversation on discriminatory policing practices.

Media and the public often look to psychological explanations for d...

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Historically black colleges give graduates a wage boost

  • Written by Gregory N. Price, Professor, Economics, University of New Orleans
Research conflicts over how graduates of historically black colleges fare in the job market.sirtravelalot/Shutterstock.com

In 2010, two economists claimed that graduates of historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, suffer a “wage penalty” – that is, they earn relatively less than they would had they gone to a...

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In dandelions and fireflies, artists try to make sense of climate change

  • Written by Kate Flint, Provost Professor of Art History and English, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Visitors walk through Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's installation 'Fireflies on the Water.'maurizio mucciola/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Climate change is real, it’s accelerating and it’s terrifying. We are adding carbon to the atmosphere at a rate 100 times faster than any previous natural increases, such as those that occurred at the end of...

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How do brains tune in to one neural signal out of billions?

  • Written by Salvatore Domenic Morgera, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of South Florida
Your brain is conducting multiple orchestras of information at the same time.Enlighted Audio, CC BY

The human brain sends hundreds of billions of neural signals each second. It’s an extraordinarily complex feat.

A healthy brain must establish an enormous number of correct connections and ensure that they remain accurate for the entire period...

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The problem of living inside echo chambers

  • Written by C. Thi Nguyen, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Utah Valley University
Echo chambers are resistant to voices from outside.Beth Kuchera/Shutterstock

Pick any of the big topics of the day – Brexit, climate change or Trump’s immigration policies – and wander online.

What one is likely to find is radical polarization – different groups of people living in different worlds, populated with utterly...

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