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Big data algorithms can discriminate, and it's not clear what to do about it

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imageIt's all just data – how can it be prejudiced?Trey Guinn, CC BY-NC-ND

“This program had absolutely nothing to do with race…but multi-variable equations.”

That’s what Brett Goldstein, a former policeman for the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and current Urban Science Fellow at the University of...

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Your brief to the Paris UN climate talks: how we got here and what to watch for

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imageBonn in June: just a few steps away from the big show in Paris later this year. unfccc/flickr, CC BY-SA

As the preparations for the global climate change conference in Paris in December heat up in parallel with the planet, negotiators in the United Nations climate talks recent released a proposed skeleton agreement. The...

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Police should put away the military gear and build connections with young people

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imageAmarion Allen, 11, stands in front of police in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 9, 2015. Rick Wilking/Reuters

The ongoing protests in Ferguson one year after the shooting of Michael Brown highlight the elevated risks that African Americans face when interacting with police in the US.

While the protests bring awareness to the...

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Why historically black colleges and universities matter in today's America

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imageBlack colleges and universities exemplify the American ideals of civil rights and equality. LloydGallman, CC BY-NC-ND

Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Sandra Bland. Renisha McBride. Martese Johnson. And now Tyrone Harris.

All these names remind us how precarious black lives can be. Martin, Brown and Garner were...

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Pacific trade deal’s outlook clouded by patent disputes, elections as talks enter final stage

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imageStorm clouds are gathering in the Pacific.Clouds via www.shutterstock.com

When the US Congress finally agreed in June to give the president fast-track negotiating authority, many trade supporters hoped that the final obstacle to completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) had been breached. This agreement, currently...

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The biggest infectious disease threat we face isn't Ebola – it's our short attention span

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imageKent Brantly at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, August 21 2014. Tami Chappell/Reuters

A year ago, I received a phone call: an American citizen had been infected with Ebola virus disease while serving as a medical missionary in Liberia. Would Emory University Hospital accept this patient for treatment?

Of...

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Temporary ban on fishing reflects how fragile Arctic ecosystem is

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imageTime to get cracking: a Canadian research vessel in the Arctic. John F. Williams/Office of Naval Research, CC BY-SA

As climate change melts the ice in the Arctic, areas that had previously been closed in the Arctic Ocean are becoming available to fishing. Five countries bordering the Arctic – Canada, Russia, the...

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Why Ferguson erupts

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imageViolence erupts again in Ferguson, Missouri.Lucas Jackson/REUTERS

Peaceful demonstrations designed to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer turned violent on Monday.

With the benefit of hindsight it is clear that conditions there – and in many similar...

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  2. News about the success of a new Ebola vaccine may be too good to be true
  3. Iran’s frozen funds: how much is really there and how will they be used?
  4. From Smokey Bear to climate change: the future of wildland fire management
  5. Why the silence of moderate conservatives is dangerous for race relations
  6. Scientists at work: cracking sea lions' high-thrust, low-wake swimming technique
  7. What if it happened again? What we need to do to prepare for a nuclear event
  8. There's no code of ethics to govern digital forensics – and we need one
  9. How Ferguson and #BlackLivesMatter taught us not to look away
  10. How can we support kids in learning more than one language?
  11. Rather than make energy more expensive, it's time to invest in the technologies of tomorrow
  12. Lackluster jobs growth and stagnant wages show why the Fed shouldn't raise interest rates just yet
  13. The shaming of Walter Palmer for killing Cecil the Lion
  14. Fox News debate weak on race, sour on Trump
  15. The little-known history of secrecy and censorship in wake of atomic bombings
  16. Can't seem to stop those ads following you around? Why not become 'metaliterate'?
  17. Calvin Klein's new sexting ads are not only unethical, they may not even be effective
  18. Taking plants off planet – how do they grow in zero gravity?
  19. The curtain falls on Jon Stewart, America's favorite jester
  20. How American journalists covered the first use of the atomic bomb
  21. Statistics professors give Fox News a B- on their big polling test
  22. Delta cities, wealthy or not, face rising risk from sinking land
  23. What do zombies, pandemics and the price of eggs have in common?
  24. Even before Hiroshima, people knew the atomic bomb
  25. The deep influence of the A-bomb on anime and manga
  26. If a female president is good for the Ivy League, why not for the rest of us?
  27. You can post debate questions on Facebook, but Fox News will decide what gets asked
  28. The withering of the culture war
  29. How should we define success for the EPA Clean Power Plan?
  30. Do we need a solar power technology breakthrough?
  31. New York state's program to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission could work around the world
  32. Prix fixe: is airline consolidation to blame for sky-high airfares?
  33. Let's face it: gender bias in academia is for real
  34. 'Zero-day' stockpiling puts us all at risk
  35. Recreating language's Big Bang through a game of vocal charades
  36. Why legal challenges to the EPA Clean Power Plan will end up at the Supreme Court
  37. Polling is more complex than Fox News boss Roger Ailes wants you to know
  38. Four things that you should know about the EPA Clean Power Plan
  39. Obama builds legacy on climate change with EPA Clean Power Plan
  40. Pushing students to take Advanced Placement courses does not help anyone
  41. Can corporate America solve growing problem of youth unemployment?
  42. Big Data analyses depend on starting with clean data points
  43. Why Medicare should reimburse doctors for end-of-life care conversations
  44. The green and the gold: can we soften the environmental impact of the Olympics?
  45. Can math solve the congressional districting problem?
  46. 'Banning the box' would help people released from prison rebuild their lives
  47. After Cincinnati, the big question: who are the campus police, anyway?
  48. Your mobile phone knows where you go and what you do – and maybe even when you're feeling down
  49. Will the administration’s congressional testimony on Iran tilt the balance?
  50. How conservatives and liberals watch 'I am Cait'