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Worsening hurricane season threatens billions of chickens

  • Written by Tom Tabler, Extension Professor, Mississippi State University
imageGeorge Aubert rescues one of his chickens from rising floodwaters caused by Hurricane Matthew in Fair Bluff, North Carolina, in 2016. Sean Rayford/Getty ImagesimageCC BY-SA

Hurricanes can have devastating consequences for both residents and businesses in their path. And one sector that’s particularly exposed is the broiler chicken industry.

Virtual...

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What is an algorithm? How computers know what to do with data

  • Written by Jory Denny, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Richmond
imageComputer algorithms can involve complicated math, but the concept of an algorithm is simple.Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The world of computing is full of buzzwords: AI, supercomputers, machine learning, the cloud, quantum computing and more. One word in particular is used throughout computing – algorithm.

In the most...

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Exposure to man-made chemicals influences genes controlling aging, immune system and metabolism

  • Written by Alexander Suvorov, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageMost genes in the human body can be disrupted by man-made chemicals.Göran Andersson/Getty Images

Today humans are exposed to thousands of man-made chemicals. Yet the effects on people’s health are still not fully understood.

In 2020 the number of registered chemicals reached 167 million. Every day people are exposed to them through food,...

Read more: Exposure to man-made chemicals influences genes controlling aging, immune system and metabolism

Who really defeated the Islamic State – Obama or Trump?

  • Written by Brian Glyn Williams, Professor of Islamic History, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
imagePeople look at the remains of an exploded vehicle that the Islamic State used as a suicide bomb, on display in Iran in September 2020.Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images

One common claim by President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has been that his administration beat IS, or what’s formally known as the Islamic State...

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Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in low-income communities

  • Written by Katelyn Esmonde, Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
imageBecause of remote learning, school children have no opportunity to attend physical education classes.FatCamera via Getty Images

This fall hasn’t felt much like “back to school” for many children. Instead, many are staying at home and attending virtual classes indefinitely.

According to the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a...

Read more: Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in low-income communities

Amy Coney Barrett may be the next woman on the Supreme Court – but does a nominee's gender matter?

  • Written by Susan M. Sterett, Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageTrump with 7th U.S. Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett and her family Sept. 26 at the White House.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump has so far appointed fewer women as federal judges than any president since Ronald Reagan. In the Senate confirmation hearings now underway for Amy Coney Barrett, Republican senators have repeatedly...

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What is HIPAA? 5 questions answered about the medical privacy law that protects Trump's test results and yours

  • Written by Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
imageDoctors can share your medical information, with your permission.sturti/E+ via Getty Images

When President Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19, his doctor pointed to “HIPAA rules and regulations” as the reason he couldn’t speak more freely about Trump’s condition. HIPAA is a medical privacy law, but people often...

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How the needs of monks and empire builders helped mold the modern-day office

  • Written by Nicole Kay Peterson, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
imageThe East India House, 1928. From 'A History of Lloyd's,' by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928P. hoto by The Print Collector/Getty Images

The coronavirus pandemic has forced most people to create an office space of their own – whether by devoting a room in our homes for work, sitting socially...

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Political bias in media doesn't threaten democracy — other, less visible biases do

  • Written by Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
imagePeople see bias in the stories that favor the other party, but they tend not to see bias in stories favoring their own party. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Charges of media bias – that “the media” are trying to brainwash Americans by feeding the public only one side of every issue – have become as common as...

Read more: Political bias in media doesn't threaten democracy — other, less visible biases do

As few as 1 in 10 homeless people vote in elections – here's why

  • Written by Dora Kingsley Vertenten, Professor of Public Policy, University of Southern California
imageAmerican citizens, even homeless ones, still have the right to vote.AP Photo/Ben Margot

In a year in which every vote – and every voter – is under scrutiny, many homeless people will have a very hard time casting their ballots.

That’s the conclusion from a review of how state voting laws, regulations and practices affect homeless...

Read more: As few as 1 in 10 homeless people vote in elections – here's why

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  3. Dementia deaths rise during the summer of COVID, leading to concern
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  5. Epic miscalls and landslides unforeseen: The exceptional catalog of polling failure
  6. Doing this one thing helps community college students transfer to a 4-year university
  7. Schadenfreude over Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis was more about cosmic justice than joy in another’s pain
  8. Schools often fail to identify gifted and talented students – especially if they are Black, Latino or Native American
  9. What happens when senators die or are incapacitated?
  10. 3 ways to get your point across while wearing a mask – tips from an award-winning speech coach
  11. Dominance or democracy? Authoritarian white masculinity as Trump and Pence's political debate strategy
  12. Restoring California's forests to reduce wildfire risks will take time, billions of dollars and a broad commitment
  13. Political leaders’ views on COVID-19 risk are highly infectious in a polarized nation – we see the same with climate change
  14. What's the best way to get out the vote in a pandemic?
  15. Election 2020 sees record $11 billion in campaign spending, mostly from a handful of super-rich donors
  16. Pandemic presents an opportunity for small liberal arts colleges to change
  17. Appealing to evangelicals, Trump uses religious words and references to God at a higher rate than previous presidents
  18. Will it be a 'V' or a 'K'? The many shapes of recessions and recoveries
  19. Yes, more and more young adults are living with their parents – but is that necessarily bad?
  20. Getting kids – and their caregivers – to practice STEM at home
  21. Plot to kidnap Michigan's governor grew from the militia movement's toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truths
  22. Why males may have a worse response to COVID-19
  23. Packing the Court: Amid national crises, Lincoln and his Republicans remade the Supreme Court to fit their agenda
  24. Indigenous Peoples Day comes amid a reckoning over colonialism and calls for return of Native land
  25. Evangelical leaders like Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell Sr. have long talked of conspiracies against God's chosen – those ideas are finding resonance today
  26. As COVID-19 cases rise again, how will the US respond? Here's what states have learned so far
  27. Teachers play a critical role in shaping girls' future as coders
  28. Economists are more like storytellers than scientists – don't let the Nobel for 'economic sciences' fool you
  29. Remembering Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist who pushed Mexico on clean energy -- and, recently, face masks
  30. Nobel Peace Prize spotlights the links between hunger and conflict
  31. Lessons from embedding with the Michigan militia – 5 questions answered about the group allegedly plotting to kidnap a governor
  32. Workers can expect sympathy from Amy Coney Barrett – as long as they don’t bring a class action to defend their rights
  33. Repatriating the archives: Lumbee scholars find their people and bring them home
  34. Pandemic threatens food security for many college students
  35. How Congress could decide the 2020 election
  36. Doing good may make people look better
  37. What you – and doctors – should watch for if you have COVID-19
  38. In a battle of AI versus AI, researchers are preparing for the coming wave of deepfake propaganda
  39. More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but why are nearly all of them prosthetic?
  40. PFAS 'forever chemicals' are widespread and threaten human health – here's a strategy for protecting the public
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  42. Americans aren't worried about white nationalism in the military – because they don't know it's there
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  45. There's nothing unusual about early voting – it's been done since the founding of the republic
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  48. Trump and McConnell's mostly white male judges buck 30-year trend of increasing diversity on the courts
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  50. Harris and Pence dodge tough questions in VP debate – experts react