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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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Could a toilet seat help prevent hospital readmissions?

  • Written by Nicholas Conn, Research Scientist, Microsystems Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
An engraving of a heart.www.shutterstock.com

America is aging rapidly. In the next 40 years, the number of people age 65 and older is expected to nearly double. Of these older Americans, more than 80% will have some form of heart disease.

As medical advances prolong life and help people survive heart attacks, more people end up living with congestive...

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Don't ignore serious nonmilitary threats to US national security

  • Written by Richard Forno, Senior Lecturer, Cybersecurity & Internet Researcher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Storm clouds are gathering.Olaf Speier/Shutterstock.com

Almost two decades after thousands died in the attacks of 9/11, there remain many active efforts underway to protect America from international terrorism.

Since 9/11, American domestic and international security policy has been focused on individual terrorists, terrorist groups and rogue countr...

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5 charts show how your household drives up global greenhouse gas emissions

  • Written by Morteza Taiebat, Ph.D. Candidate in Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Transportation and food are two major contributors to household emissions.Halfpoint/Shutterstock.com

As the public conversation about climate change gets increasingly serious, many Americans may be wondering: How do my individual choices affect climate change?

Household consumption – food, housing, transportation, apparel and other personal...

Read more: 5 charts show how your household drives up global greenhouse gas emissions

Why a plan to lower prescription drug prices should not be piecemeal

  • Written by Minal R. Patel, Associate Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan
A man looks at a prescription drug bottle. Many Americans will chronic conditions report rationing their drugs because of cost.Burlingham/Shutterstock.com

Demand for prescription medications in the U.S. is at an all time high, given that 50% of adults have at least one chronic condition, and 25% have two or more. Sixty percent of the population,...

Read more: Why a plan to lower prescription drug prices should not be piecemeal

The strange connection between Bobby Kennedy's death and Scooby-Doo

  • Written by Kevin Sandler, Associate Professor of English, Arizona State University
'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' was a funky, lighthearted alternative to the action cartoons that, for years, had dominated Saturday morning lineups.GeekDad

Scooby-Doo, one of the most enduring animated characters ever to emerge from U.S. television, celebrates his 50th birthday this month.

Created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1969 for CBS Saturday...

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