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Math teachers hold a bias against girls when the teachers think gender equality has been achieved

  • Written by Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Associate Professor of Education, University of Southern California
imageEffects of biases can snowball over time.PeopleImages via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

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Math teachers who believe women no longer face discrimination tend to be biased against girls’ ability in math. This is what we found through an experiment we conducted with over 400 elementary...

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Rejected Oklahoma plea for death penalty commutation highlights clemency’s changing role in US death penalty system

  • Written by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
imageProtesters demonstrate against the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip.Larry French/Getty Images for MoveOn.org

When the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided not to recommend clemency for death row inmate Richard Glossip, the case highlighted the role clemency plays in the death penalty system.

Glossip had asked the board to commute...

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Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first

  • Written by Laura E. Alexander, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageA protest for Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly not complying with dress code laws, in Tehran on Sept. 19, 2022. Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Every year, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) releases a report on religious oppression around the world,...

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Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn

  • Written by Ying Xu, Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences & Technology, University of Michigan
imageAI characters can ask kids a question and then customize a response to each child's unique answer. Romrodinka/iStock/Getty Images Plus

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

When the main character of a kids TV show can both listen and respond to viewers by using advances in artificial intelligence, youngsters...

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Generative AI is forcing people to rethink what it means to be authentic

  • Written by Victor R. Lee, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Technology Design in Education, Stanford University
imageGenerative AI thrives on exploiting people's reflexive assumptions of authenticity by producing material that looks like 'the real thing.'artpartner-images/The Image Bank via Getty Images

It turns out that pop stars Drake and The Weeknd didn’t suddenly drop a new track that went viral on TikTok and YouTube in April 2023. The photograph that...

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Respectful persuasion is a relay race, not a solo sprint – 3 keys to putting it in practice

  • Written by Colin Marshall, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Washington
imageSure, you can try to force people to agree with you -- but respectful persuasion is something else.Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The 2024 presidential election is still a year and a half away, but it can feel much closer: President Joe Biden has made his reelection bid official, presumed candidates are giving out-of-state speeches,...

Read more: Respectful persuasion is a relay race, not a solo sprint – 3 keys to putting it in practice

Whether or not a man convicted of abusing African 'orphans' is exonerated, the missionary system that brought him to Kenya was always deeply flawed

  • Written by Andreana Prichard, Associate Professor of Honors and African History, University of Oklahoma
imageSome African countries are seeking to replace orphanages with family-based care.himarkley/E+ via Getty Images

Matthew Durham, a young missionary from Oklahoma, was convicted in 2015 of raping three girls and molesting a boy at the Upendo Children’s Home. He had volunteered at the Kenyan orphanage from 2012 to 2014.

A federal jury found Durham...

Read more: Whether or not a man convicted of abusing African 'orphans' is exonerated, the missionary system...

Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance

  • Written by Joshua Warrick, Associate Professor of Pathology, Penn State
imageMost tumors are made up of many different kinds of cancer cells, as shown in this pancreatic cancer sample from a mouse.Ravikanth Maddipati/Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania via National Cancer Institute

Cancer is an evolutionary disease. The same forces that turned dinosaurs into birds turn normal cells into cancer: genetic...

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The Federal Reserve and the art of navigating a soft landing ... when economic data sends mixed signals

  • Written by Christopher Decker, Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
image'Surely we can avoid an economic crash? We can, but don't call me Shirley!'Paramount Pictures/Fathom Events

With inflation easing and the U.S. economy cooling, is the Federal Reserve done raising interest rates? After all, gently bringing down the trajectory of prices without crashing the economy was the central bank’s objective when it began...

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  3. Sudan's plunge into chaos has geopolitical implications near and far – including for US strategic goals
  4. Emmett Till's accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died – here's how the 1955 murder case helped define civil rights history
  5. How the US military used magazines to target 'vulnerable' groups with recruiting ads
  6. SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid
  7. In 'Air,' Michael Jordan's silence speaks volumes about the marketing of Black athletes
  8. Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700, dividing what remains into ever-smaller patches
  9. US-South Korea nuclear weapons deal – what you need to know
  10. Biden's coronation no-show is no snub – more telling is whom he sends to King Charles' big day
  11. Saving broadcasting's past for the future -- archivists are working to capture not just tapes of TV and radio but the experience of tuning in together
  12. Latino youth struggle with sense of belonging in school
  13. Historic flooding in Fort Lauderdale was a sign of things to come – a look at who is most at risk and how to prepare
  14. Why Kurt Vonnegut's advice to college graduates still matters today
  15. 'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US
  16. AI is exciting – and an ethical minefield: 4 essential reads on the risks and concerns about this technology
  17. Cognitive flexibility is essential to navigating a changing world – new research in mice shows how your brain learns new rules
  18. Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice
  19. Leprosy-causing bacteria found in armadillo specimens highlight value of museum collections for tracking pathogens
  20. Arctic sea ice loss and fierce storms leave Kivalina Search and Rescue fighting to protect their island from climate disasters
  21. A tweak to the University of Nebraska's logo shows how the once benign 'OK' sign has entered a 'purgatory of meaning'
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  23. Challenging the FDA's authority isn't new – the agency's history shows what's at stake when drug regulation is in limbo
  24. The invasion of Iraq defined US' foreign relations – but in popular Iraqi literature, the war is just a piece of the country's complex history
  25. In protecting land for wildlife, size matters – here's what it takes to conserve very large areas
  26. Willie Nelson at 90: Country music's elder statesman still on the road again
  27. What Socrates' 'know nothing' wisdom can teach a polarized America
  28. White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans -- and not on lone wolves
  29. In centennial year, Turkish voters will choose between Erdoğan’s conservative path and the founder’s modernist vision
  30. South Korea, US presidents to meet in Washington – amid wary glances in the direction of Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow
  31. Social media scatters your brain, and then you buy stuff you don't need
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  35. 'Stand your ground' laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed
  36. Watch out for dangerous combinations of over-the-counter cold medicine and prescription drugs – two pharmacoepidemiology experts explain the risks
  37. Boy Scouts of America can now create $2.4 billion fund to pay claims for Scouts who survived abuse – a bankruptcy expert explains what's next
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  44. US giving to Israeli nonprofits – how much Jews and Christians donate and where the money goes
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