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Obstacles to voting: 6 essential reads on the challenges of election 2020

  • Written by Catesby Holmes, International Editor and Politics Editor, The Conversation US
imageVoting is well underway in many states. Here, an early voting station in Lincoln, R.I., Oct. 13, 2020. Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Plots to kidnap governors. White militias patrolling city streets. Partisan enmity that boils over into bar brawls. Disappearing ballot boxes. A hobbled mail system. Russian trolls. Oh, and a pandemic....

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What is originalism? Debunking the myths

  • Written by Ilan Wurman, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
imageThe Supreme Court will soon add another originalist to its ranks if Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed.Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images

Originalism has featured prominently in each of the last three Supreme Court confirmation battles – those of Neil Gorsuch in 2017, Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 and now Amy Coney Barrett. Each time, misconceptions...

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COVID-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness

  • Written by Matthew Woodruff, Instructor, Lowance Center for Human Immunology, Emory University
imageIn autoimmune diseases, circulating antibodies destroy an individual's own tissues.JUAN GAERTNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images

Across the world, immunologists who retooled their labs to join the fight against SARS-CoV-2 are furiously trying to explain why some people get so sick while others recover unscathed. The pace is dizzying, but some...

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An epidemiologist explains the new CDC guidance on 15 minutes of exposure and what it means for you

  • Written by Ryan Malosh, Assistant Research Scientist, University of Michigan
imageA girl wearing a mask walks down a street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens on April 14, 2020 in New York City. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance clarifying what exactly “close contact” means when it comes to transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19....

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Sick of COVID-19? Here's why you might have pandemic fatigue

  • Written by Jay Maddock, Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
imageIt's tempting to take a break from pandemic precautions.Erin Clark for The Boston Globe via Getty Images

As the pandemic drags on, following COVID-19 prevention guidelines can feel like more and more of a challenge.

This kind of fatigue is not unique to pandemic precautions like sticking with social distancing, masking up and keeping your hands...

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A second pathway into cells for SARS-CoV-2: New understanding of the neuropilin-1 protein could speed vaccine research

  • Written by Rajesh Khanna, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
imageThe Spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 must bind to proteins on the surface of human cells to trigger an infection.KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images

When it comes to how the coronavirus invades a cell, it takes three to tango. The dance began with the ACE2 receptor, a protein on human cells that allows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...

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In two political battlegrounds, thousands of mail-in ballots are on the verge of being rejected

  • Written by Michael Herron, William Clinton Story Remsen '43 Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
imageBoxes of illegal and legal vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department ahead of Florida's Aug. 18 primary election.AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

Tens of millions of Americans have already cast their ballots for the 2020 election by mail, building on a historic shift in voting methods that started with primary elections held during...

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Most plastic recycling produces low-value materials – but we've found a way to turn a common plastic into high-value molecules

  • Written by Susannah Scott, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of California Santa Barbara
imageBales of plastic waste destined for recycling.Koron/Getty Images

If you thought those flimsy disposable plastic grocery bags represented most of our plastic waste problem, think again. The volume of plastic the world throws away every year could rebuild the Ming Dynasty’s Great Wall of China – about 3,700 miles long.

In the six decades...

Read more: Most plastic recycling produces low-value materials – but we've found a way to turn a common...

How to use COVID-19 testing and quarantining to safely travel for the holidays

  • Written by Claudia Finkelstein, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
imageFor anyone thinking about traveling during the pandemic, COVID-19 testing can be an important, but not all-powerful, tool. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

With the holidays approaching, many people are considering whether to visit relatives or friends in the coming weeks. At the same time, cases of COVID-19 are surging toward the highest levels since the...

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COVID-19 has shone a light on the millennia-old balance between public and private worship

  • Written by Samuel L. Boyd, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
imageReligious services through Zoom: A pastor conducts online services from the basement of her home in Falls Church, Virginia.Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

As religious services went online to protect congregants from the coronavirus, a paradox emerged: Worshipers were connected via the internet to a potentially wide...

Read more: COVID-19 has shone a light on the millennia-old balance between public and private worship

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  5. Pope Francis' support for civil unions is a call to justice – and nothing new
  6. How to track your mail-in ballot
  7. Mail delays, the election and the future of the US Postal Service: 5 questions answered
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  11. P-TECH high school model connects students to college and careers
  12. When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise
  13. Writing the Isolation Rag – a composer reflects on his experience making music during a pandemic
  14. Designing batteries for easier recycling could avert a looming e-waste crisis
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  17. Why the FDA is warning pregnant women not to use over-the-counter pain relievers
  18. Turbulent environment set the stage for leaps in human evolution and technology 320,000 years ago
  19. How sexist abuse of women in Congress amounts to political violence – and undermines American democracy
  20. Immigrants are still sending lots of money home despite the coronavirus job losses – for now
  21. From Macedonia to America: Civics lessons from the former Yugoslavia
  22. 19th-century political parties kidnapped reluctant voters and printed their own ballots -- and that's why we've got laws regulating behavior at polling places
  23. How might the campaign’s endgame be disrupted? Here are five scenarios, drawn from the history of election polling
  24. Why Democrats and health policy experts believe the Barrett confirmation rush is about getting rid of the Affordable Care Act: 3 essential reads
  25. People want data privacy but don't always know what they're getting
  26. Beheading in France could bolster president's claim that Islam is in 'crisis' – but so is French secularism
  27. Lincoln Project's anti-Trump ads show power of biting satire
  28. Russian media may be joining China and Iran in turning on Trump
  29. How QAnon uses satanic rhetoric to set up a narrative of 'good vs. evil'
  30. The president's term ends at noon on Jan. 20
  31. Chile puts its constitution on the ballot after year of civil unrest
  32. How the Supreme Court can maintain its legitimacy amid intensifying partisanship
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  34. Proposed student visa policy could hinder US competitiveness
  35. Prejudice against people with darker skin may make donors less generous
  36. Biden's plan to revive Iran talks could calm the Middle East – but on Israel he and Trump largely agree
  37. The history of oath ceremonies and why they matter when taking office
  38. Religious identity and Supreme Court justices – a brief history
  39. Most US farmers remain loyal to Trump despite pain from trade wars and COVID-19
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  41. How conservative groups will advance their agendas before a Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett
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  43. China makes it incredibly hard for foreign businesses to operate – but they stay because the money is just too good
  44. Women politicians more likely to reply to people who reach out in need, study shows
  45. Mail-in voting is safe and reliable – 5 essential reads
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