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Mitch McConnell's legacy is a conservative Supreme Court shaped by his calculated audacity

  • Written by Al Cross, Director and Professor, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky
imageSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with reporters, July 30, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Unless Democrats win both the White House and the Senate in November, abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is about to finish his project of remaking the federal judiciary from top to bottom.

The impact of...

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Will German Americans again put Donald Trump over the top in the presidential election?

  • Written by Per Urlaub, Associate Dean of the Language Schools and Associate College Professor, Middlebury
imageTrump campaigning for votes in Pittsburgh in late September 2020.Evan Vucci/AP

German Americans paved Donald Trump’s road into the White House in 2016 through Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

This ethnic group barely receives attention in American media and politics.

The Midwest, home to many German Americans, is a...

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The 737 MAX is ready to fly again, but plane certification still needs to be fixed – here's how

  • Written by Ronnie R. Gipson Jr., Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Memphis
imageThe Boeing 737 MAX is expected to take to the skies again following a review of the MCAS system which was responsible for two crashes in 2019.Jason Redmond / Getty Images

After being grounded in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, the Boeing 737 MAX is expected to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to fly again later this fall....

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Want to solve society's most urgent problems? Cash prizes can spur breakthroughs

  • Written by Luciano Kay, Research Associate at the Institute for Social, Behavioral and Economic Research, University of California, Santa Barbara
imageMany prizes that aim to spur innovation are winner-take-all.VCG for 2019 RoboMaster Robotics Competition Final Tournament via Getty Images

Innovation is a critical part of tackling problems in areas as diverse as transportation, housing, public health and energy. But the scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs who might generate creative solutions...

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One small part of a human antibody has the potential to work as a drug for both prevention and therapy of COVID-19

  • Written by Dimiter Stanchev Dimitrov, Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for Antibody Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
imageThis antibody adopts a Y-shape. The arms of the Y make up the part of the antibody that binds to the target. ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Although a vaccine could be the ultimate solution to curb the COVID-19 pandemic and stop future ones, it will not be 100% effective. If it is anything like the flu vaccine, it will most likely be slightly...

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The world's southernmost tree hangs on in one of the windiest places on Earth – but climate change is shifting those winds

  • Written by Brian Buma, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology, University of Colorado Denver
imageOn Isla Hornos, Magellan's beech trees grow in wind-protected nooks and crannies. Andres Holz, CC BY-ND

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

The big idea

In 2019, my research team and I found the world’s southernmost tree on an island at the edge of South America. The diminutive tree is 42 years old, stretches...

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Trump's encouragement of GOP poll watchers echoes an old tactic of voter intimidation

  • Written by Mark Krasovic, Associate Professor of History and American Studies, Rutgers University Newark
imagePresident Trump during the Sept. 29, 2020 debate with Joe Biden.Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP

During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump was asked by moderator Chris Wallace if he would “urge” his followers to remain calm during a prolonged vote-counting period after the election, if the winner were unclear.

“I am urging my...

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¿Debemos preocuparnos ante la disminución de anticuerpos al recuperarnos del COVID-19?

  • Written by Alexander (Sasha) Poltorak, Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
imageUna impresión artística de los anticuerpos (en rojo y azul) que responden a una infección SARS-CoV-2. KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images

La mayoría de las personas saben que las pruebas de anticuerpos en la sangre de una persona pueden mostrar si alguien ha tenido una enfermedad específica, como...

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Why 'namaste' has become the perfect pandemic greeting

  • Written by Jeremy David Engels, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
imagePrince Charles, accompanied by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and French president Emmanuel Macron greet one another with a 'namaste' in London on June 18.Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

Hands over the heart in prayer pose. A little bow of the head. A gesture of respect. An acknowledgment of our shared humanity. And no touching.

As people the...

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The urge to punish is not only about revenge – unfairness can unleash it, too

  • Written by Paul Deutchman, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Boston College
imageEveryone wants a slice of the pie.Westend61 via Getty Images

Imagine you and your friend are at a party and someone orders pizza. You’re starving. You put a couple of slices on your plate and sit down at the table. Before you start eating, you excuse yourself to wash your hands.

On your way back from the bathroom, you look across the room just...

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