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Human biases hold key to solving both Europe's refugee crisis and climate change

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imagePeople don't want refugees for the same reason they reject climate change.Reuters

One of the predominant news stories over the past few months has been the migrant crisis in Europe.

Driven by civil wars, refugees from the Middle East and beyond are flowing into the European Union. Over the next 18 months, the UN is expecting more than 1.4 million...

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Body hair helps animals stay clean – and could inspire self-cleaning technologies

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imageHair as helpers in the quest for cleanliness.stratman², CC BY-NC-ND

Watch a fly land on the kitchen table, and the first thing it does is clean itself, very, very carefully. Although we can’t see it, the animal’s surface is covered with dust, pollen and even insidious mites that could burrow into its body if not removed.

Staying...

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Does psychotherapy research with trauma survivors underestimate the patient-therapist relationship?

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imageThe therapeutic relationship can be as important as the type of therapy. In this photo, occupational therapist Carly Rogers (second from left) talks to military veterans at the surf therapy program she founded, in Manhattan Beach, California.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

When I first arrived at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center to practice psychology in...

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Scholars: Fox Biz did its job, debate highlighted political differences

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imageKasich, Bush, Rubio, Trump, Carson, Cruz, Fiorina and Paul before the debate held by Fox Business Network, November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young

Eight candidates came together in Milwaukee for the fourth GOP prime time debate on Tuesday. The event followed weeks of squabbling over questions and format, and how moderators should behave. We asked two...

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Does Missouri president ouster offer lessons to universities grappling with a racist past?

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imageUniversities struggling with racist past?Let Ideas Compete, CC BY-NC-ND

In the wake of the resignation of University of Missouri System President Tom Wolfe, much is being written about the power of collective action among student groups to affect positive change on their campuses.

The Black Lives Matter movement has demonstrated the same. Young...

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In targeting Exxon on climate, New York puts all corporations on notice

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imageEven if Exxon eludes charges in New York, the attorney general's investigation sends a message on corporate accountability.mortaupat/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

In a move that is potentially transformative, the New York attorney general is investigating Exxon for financial fraud.

The company made public statements questioning the science of climate change...

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Fox relies on polls too much in planning GOP debate

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imagePoor polls results have pushed Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee off the main debate stage.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (l), Mike Blake (r)

Polling is more important than ever in US presidential politics.

In the 2016 campaign, the polls now function as a primary election of their own, forcing candidates out of the race and influencing which candidates the...

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How ratings-driven presidential debates are weakening American democracy

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imageAs Donald Trump knows all too well, sensationalism sells.Rick Wilking/Reuters

Anyone curious about the state of American democracy should simply tune into the GOP debate series, whose next episode airs Tuesday night on Fox Business Network.

If the first two debates are any indication, advertisers will be clamoring to buy up commercial spots,...

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Academic print books are dying. What's the future?

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imageNumbered days of the print form of scholar's book?quattrostagioni, CC BY

The print-format scholarly book, a bulwark of academia’s publish-or-perish culture, is an endangered species. The market that has sustained it over the years is collapsing.

Sales of scholarly books in print format have hit record lows. Per-copy prices are at record highs....

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