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A Q A with a historian of presidential polls

  • Written by W. Joseph Campbell, Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication
imageVoters wait to cast their ballots Tuesday at Johnston Elementary School in the Wilkinsburg neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

“Epic miscalls and landslides unforeseen: The exceptional catalog of polling failure” is the headline on one of scholar W. Joseph Campbell’s recent stories for The...

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'Wait and see' is an unsatisfying – but accurate – way to present election results

  • Written by John M. Murphy, Professor of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
imageIt's hard to be patient. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Telling kids on Christmas Eve that they have to be patient to find out what gifts they might receive doesn’t make them happy. The same idea didn’t make many adults happy on election night 2020, either. For 100 years, media of many kinds tried to be the first with the most results.

That...

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A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore

  • Written by Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie campus, Penn State
imageSen. John F. Kennedy speaks to supporters at Chicago Stadium four days before the 1960 election.AP Photo

As states continue to count their ballots in the 2020 election, it seems possible that Democrats and Republicans will end up in court over whether President Trump will win a second term in the White House.

President Trump has said he’s...

Read more: A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore

Election night has been a big media event since electric lights first announced the winner in 1892

  • Written by Mike Conway, Associate Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
imageJournalists, like these Associated Press staffers, have always worked hard to report election results quickly – and accurately.AP Photo

As election night approaches, Americans will turn to their televisions, computers and smartphones to watch results come in for local, state and national races. Over the years, news coverage of winners and...

Read more: Election night has been a big media event since electric lights first announced the winner in 1892

Death rates have fallen by 18% for hospitalized COVID–19 patients as treatments improve

  • Written by Monica Gandhi, Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
imageThe discovery of effective drugs and experience treating COVID-19 gives patients a much better chance at recovery today than early on in the pandemic.AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, poolimageCC BY-ND

Two large recent studies show that people hospitalized for COVID-19 in March were more than three times as likely to die as people hospitalized for...

Read more: Death rates have fallen by 18% for hospitalized COVID–19 patients as treatments improve

In supporting same-sex civil unions, Pope Francis is showing how the Catholic definition of what constitutes a family is changing

  • Written by Julie Hanlon Rubio, Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
imageYoung people at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, cheer Pope Francis in 2015, following his comments endorsing same-sex civil unions.AP Photo/Aaron Favila

Pope Francis referred to gay people as “children of God” in a recently released documentary, “Francesco.” He further noted that “a civil union...

Read more: In supporting same-sex civil unions, Pope Francis is showing how the Catholic definition of what...

Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged about it

  • Written by Thomas Martin, Professor of Classics, College of the Holy Cross
imageIn ancient Athens, only the richest people paid taxes on wealth, and they were happy to do it. Twospoonfuls via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

In ancient Athens, only the very wealthiest people paid direct taxes, and these went to fund the city-state’s most important national expenses – the navy and honors for the gods. While today it...

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Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in health care politics for years, health scholars warn

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State
imageA COVID-19 test in Utah. The country's pandemic response has been politicized, making comprehensive changes to public health more difficult. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Much has been written about the U.S. coronavirus response. Media accounts frequently turn to experts for their insights – commonly, epidemiologists or physicians. Countless surveys ha...

Read more: Poor US pandemic response will reverberate in health care politics for years, health scholars warn

In supporting civil unions for same sex couples, Pope Francis is moving Catholics toward a more expansive understanding of family

  • Written by Julie Hanlon Rubio, Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
imageYoung people at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, cheer Pope Francis in 2015, following his comments endorsing same-sex civil unions.AP Photo/Aaron Favila

Pope Francis referred to gay people as “children of God” in a recently released documentary, “Francesco.” He further noted that “a civil union...

Read more: In supporting civil unions for same sex couples, Pope Francis is moving Catholics toward a more...

How schools can reduce parents' anxiety during the pandemic

  • Written by Lucy (Kathleen) McGoron, Assistant Professor of Child and Family Development, Wayne State University
imageParents who felt their child's school supported them during the transition to remote learning reported less anxiety and depression, according to a recent survey.FG Trade/Getty Images

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

The big idea

Our recent survey found that schools can affect the mental health and well-being of not...

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  2. Feeling disoriented by the election, pandemic and everything else? It's called 'zozobra,' and Mexican philosophers have some advice
  3. The pitfalls of hospitals seeking donations from their rich patients
  4. Why questions (good and bad) matter
  5. Why graduates of elite universities dominate the Time 100 – and what it means for the rest of us
  6. On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways
  7. How tech firms have tried to stop disinformation and voter intimidation – and come up short
  8. A few heavy storms cause a big chunk of nitrogen pollution from Midwest farms
  9. What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy of happiness
  10. What it's like to lose a presidential election
  11. You have rights when you go to vote - and many people are there to help if there's trouble at the polls
  12. You have rights when you go to vote – and many people are there to help if there's trouble at the polls
  13. The scariest things in the universe are black holes – and here are 3 reasons
  14. 100 years ago, the first commercial radio broadcast announced the results of the 1920 election – politics would never be the same
  15. Cahokian culture spread across eastern North America 1,000 years ago in an early example of diaspora
  16. How to be a good digital citizen during the election – and its aftermath
  17. From Trump to Trudeau, the escalator is a favorite symbol of political campaigns
  18. 5 reasons not to underestimate far-right extremists
  19. Why there's so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election
  20. Most surprising thing about a new report showing climate change imperils the US financial system is that the report even exists
  21. Studies link COVID-19 deaths to air pollution, raising questions about EPA's 'acceptable risk'
  22. Why scientists and public health officials need to address vaccine mistrust instead of dismissing it
  23. The Black Church has been getting 'souls to the polls' for more than 60 years
  24. Is tax avoidance ethical? Asking for a friend
  25. Ransomware can interfere with elections and fuel disinformation – basic cybersecurity precautions are key to minimizing the damage
  26. The US economy's record swings: 4 essential reads
  27. Want to teach kids about nature? Insects can help
  28. Rumors of Chris Pratt's being a 'MAGA Bro' show how Twitter's trending function can go haywire
  29. Why Americans are so enamored with election polls
  30. To save threatened plants and animals, restore habitat on farms, ranches and other working lands
  31. How 'strategic' bias keeps Americans from voting for women and candidates of color
  32. Will Russia influence the American vote?
  33. American suburbs radically changed over the decades – and so have their politics
  34. Gig worker employment fights like those in California pit flexibility against a livable wage – but 'platform cooperatives' could ensure workers get both
  35. Google antitrust case suggests Apple should be in the Department of Justice’s crosshairs too
  36. Halloween isn't about candy and costumes for modern-day pagans – witches mark Halloween with reflections on death as well as magic
  37. Why sleep experts say it's time to ditch daylight saving time
  38. On Twitter, bots spread conspiracy theories and QAnon talking points
  39. People's bodies now run cooler than 'normal' – even in the Bolivian Amazon
  40. For a growing number of evangelical Christians, Trump is no longer the lesser of two evils
  41. Cigarette smoke can reprogram cells in your airways, causing COPD to hang on after smoking ends
  42. Achieving COVID-19 herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not even work
  43. Scientists at work: Sloshing through marshes to see how birds survive hurricanes
  44. Americans living and serving overseas could tilt the 2020 election – if only they voted
  45. No, President Trump, suburbia is no longer all white — and Black suburbanites are more politically active than their neighbors
  46. Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
  47. An Italian teen is set to become the first millennial saint, but canonizing children is nothing new in the Catholic Church
  48. Refugees don't undermine the US economy – they energize it
  49. Fox News viewers write about 'BLM' the same way CNN viewers write about 'KKK'
  50. Trump's ultra-low tax bills are what happens when government tries to make policy through the tax code