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Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic – buyer beware

  • Written by David Maimon, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
imageBlack markets thrive online and flourish during pandemics and other crises.Marko Klaric/EyeEm via Getty Images

Underground markets that sell illegal commodities like drugs, counterfeit currency and fake documentation tend to flourish in times of crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. The online underground economy has responded to the...

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Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

  • Written by Monica Gandhi, Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
imageWhen people wear masks, they can still get infected, but they're more likely to have milder symptoms.Wenmei Zhou/Digital Vision Vectors via Getty Images

Masks slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing how much infected people spray the virus into the environment around them when they cough or talk. Evidence from laboratory experiments, hospitals and...

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What will student protests look like when classes are online?

  • Written by Johnathan Flowers, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Worcester State University
imageThis fall will see a change in the ways college students participate in campus activism, experts suggest. Maddie Meyer / Staff/GettyImages

Editor’s note: Campus protests have become a mainstay in American higher education in recent years. But now that many colleges and universities will be conducting classes online due to COVID-19, the nature...

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A little-known technology change will make video streaming cheaper and pave the way for higher quality

  • Written by Jason Schmitt, Professor and Chair, Department of Communication, Media & Design, Clarkson University
A short summary of how the H.266 standards can improve the video streaming experience.

A new format for compressing video, called Versatile Video Coding (H.266/VVC), at first glance might not seem to be the most exciting or profound change to influence humanity. But in a world where 4.57 billion people identify as active internet users, 3.5 billion...

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Ancient cancel cultures: The defacement of statues in America replicates a tradition going back millennia

  • Written by Sarah Kurnick, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder
imageIntentionally mutilated head of Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut.Elizabeth Ellis, CC BY-SA

Amid pleas for racial justice, protesters across the United States have mutilated hundreds of monuments. They have decapitated statues of Christopher Columbus, spray-painted graffiti on memorials to Robert E. Lee and mutilated tributes to Jefferson Davis.

As...

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Suffragists used hunger strikes as a powerful tool of resistance – a tactic still employed by protesters 100 years on

  • Written by Victoria W. Wolcott, Professor of History, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageSuffragists march from New York to Washington D.C. in 1913.AP Photo

Asylum seekers held in detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California have launched a series of hunger strikes to demand personal protective equipment, medical care and provisional release as COVID-19 cases surge among incarcerated populations.

In Kentucky, four...

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Biden's long foreign-policy record signals how he'll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response

  • Written by Klaus W. Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor; Adjunct Professor of the Curriculum in Peace, War and Defense, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
imageBiden goes way back with a number of world leaders, among them Chinese President Xi Jinping. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images

Even without a flashy virtual Democratic National Convention to formally introduce his presidential campaign, Joe Biden would be well known worldwide. He was President Barack Obama’s second-in-command for eight...

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Las pruebas de detección rápida del COVID-19 pueden ayudar a frenar la pandemia

  • Written by Zoë McLaren, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageLs programas de salud pública deben detectar más casos de COVID-19 y detectarlos antes de que se propaguen. Vaidas Bucys/EyeEm via Getty Images

El acceso amplio a las pruebas es una de las herramientas más poderosas para mantener bajo control la pandemia de COVID-19 hasta que haya una vacuna eficaz en uso. Las pruebas de...

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How dangerous heat waves can kill

  • Written by William H. Calvin, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
imagePeople should be able to recognize dangerous high temperatures to avoid illness or death from heat.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Heat waves are the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States, not the more photogenic windstorms and floods. Hotter summers from climate change are causing concerns over new dangers to people.

As a medical...

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How to make sure your vote counts in November

  • Written by Amy Dacey, Executive Director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics, American University
imageVoting is important. Make sure you know how to do it!Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

The time is now! Voting in the presidential election will begin in many states in just a few weeks – as early as Sept. 4 in North Carolina. Every state’s regulations and procedures are different, so it is vital that you understand the...

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  1. A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
  2. Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s how schools can lower the risk
  3. Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure
  4. Nature and nurture both contribute to gender inequality in leadership – but that doesn't mean patriarchy is forever
  5. Hagia Sophia has been converted back into a mosque, but the veiling of its figural icons is not a Muslim tradition
  6. Black and Latino essential workers experience greater safety concerns than their white counterparts
  7. Amid partisan fight over Postal Service's future, its past reveals a common bond that helped stamp an identity on America
  8. 'Historic' Israel deal won't likely bring peace to the Middle East
  9. Pandemic alters political conventions – which have always changed with the times
  10. 3 ways to get kids to tune in and pay attention when schools go virtual
  11. The ethical case for allowing medical trials that deliberately infect humans with COVID-19
  12. In the work-from-home battle for space, women are the reluctant nomads
  13. Changing the Federal Reserve mandate could provide a down payment to ending racial inequality
  14. Poets and novelists have been writing about life under COVID-19 for more than a century
  15. 5 reasons to let students keep their cameras off during Zoom classes
  16. Racism linked to cognitive decline in African American women
  17. Hit ’em where it hurts – how economic threats are a potent tool for changing people's minds about the Confederate flag
  18. A rush is on to mine the deep seabed, with effects on ocean life that aren't well understood
  19. Diversity pledges alone won't change corporate workplaces – here's what will
  20. How one community improved COVID-19 nursing home care with collaboration and communication
  21. Rapid screening tests that prioritize speed over accuracy could be key to ending the coronavirus pandemic
  22. Political forecast models aren't necessarily more accurate than polls – or the weather
  23. Tweets show what hinders reports of sexual assault and harassment on campus – and why the new federal Title IX rules may be a step back
  24. The COVID-19 virus can spread through the air – here's what it'll take to detect the airborne particles
  25. Honey bees can't practice social distancing, so they stay healthy in close quarters by working together
  26. Israel suspends formal annexation of the West Bank, but its controversial settlements continue
  27. The US economy is reliant on consumer spending – can it survive a pandemic?
  28. Almost half of US teens who date experience stalking and harassment
  29. La venta callejera hace más vivas, seguras y justas las ciudades, por eso pertenece a la escena urbana post-COVID-19
  30. After the civil rights era, white Americans failed to support systemic change to end racism. Will they now?
  31. What should replace Confederate statues?
  32. The pandemic has affected millions with other illnesses – here's how it affected a health professor's struggle with bulimia
  33. Political trolls adapt, create material to deceive and confuse the public
  34. Why does some rain fall harder than other rain?
  35. Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in this pandemic year
  36. ¿Te sentías muy seguro navegando en modo 'incógnito'?
  37. COVID-19 is hitting tipped workers hard
  38. A COVID-19 vaccine needs the public's trust – and it's risky to cut corners on clinical trials, as Russia is
  39. Movie theaters are on life support – how will the film industry adapt?
  40. John Lewis and the masks Black preachers wear on the public stage
  41. The belief that demons have sex with humans runs deep in Christian and Jewish traditions
  42. How the old-fashioned telephone could become a new way for some to see their doctor
  43. Pivot to remote learning creates a chance to reinvent K-12 education
  44. Before Kamala Harris became Biden's running mate, Shirley Chisholm and other Black women aimed for the White House
  45. With Harris pick, Biden reaches out to young Black Americans
  46. Trillions in coronavirus spending is putting AOC's favorite economic theory to the test
  47. Clever chemistry turns ordinary bricks into electricity storage devices
  48. ¿El cerebro de los hombres y las mujeres realmente es diferente?
  49. 4 tips to help kids to cope with COVID-19 anxiety
  50. African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spaces