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19 years after 9/11, Americans continue to fear foreign extremists and underplay the dangers of domestic terrorism

  • Written by Jeff Gruenewald, Associate Professor and Director of the Terrorism Research Center, University of Arkansas
imageA visitor looks at the faces of some of the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing at the Oklahoma National Memorial museum in Oklahoma City.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

On a Tuesday morning in September 2001, the American experience with terrorism was fundamentally altered. Two thousand, nine hundred and ninety-six people were killed as the direct result...

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Why women bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees

  • Written by Martin Abel, Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury
imageBoth men and women find critical feedback harder to take from a woman. pixelfit/E+ via Getty Images

Imagine that your boss Ethan calls you into his office. He expresses disappointment in your recent performance and lack of commitment. How would you react? Would you accept the feedback and put in more effort? Or would you pout in your office and...

Read more: Why women bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees

Why female bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees

  • Written by Martin Abel, Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury
imageBoth men and women find critical feedback harder to take from a woman. pixelfit/E+ via Getty Images

Imagine that your boss Ethan calls you into his office. He expresses disappointment in your recent performance and lack of commitment. How would you react? Would you accept the feedback and put in more effort? Or would you pout in your office and...

Read more: Why female bosses get different reactions than men when they criticize employees

Coping with Western wildfires: 5 essential reads

  • Written by Jennifer Weeks, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation
imageWildfire smoke creates an orange glow over San Francisco, Sept. 9, 2020.Burak Arik/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Intense wildfires are raging in California, Oregon and Washington state, spurring mass evacuations and leaving charred towns in their wake. A regional heat wave is keeping temperatures high and humidity low, creating difficult...

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Que las clases en línea no sean un 'dolor de cabeza': te damos 3 tips para que tus hijos pongan atención

  • Written by Eric M. Anderman, Professor of Educational Psychology and Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Measurement, The Ohio State University
imageAsí comienza el día escolar en tiempos de pandemia.AP Photo/Jessica Hill

Cuando casi todas las escuelas físicas de Estados Unidos y México cerraron repentinamente en marzo, se conectaron a través del internet, pero una gran cantidad de estudiantes simplemente no se registraron en la clase. Incluso si se...

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Live bacteria spray is showing promise in treating childhood eczema

  • Written by Ian Myles, Head, Epithelial Therapeutics Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
imageA physician examines a 7-month-old infant with eczema. BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images

Here’s a shorthand way to think of my research: Using bugs as drugs may one day bring hope to soaps.

Patients with atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, suffer from dry, itchy skin and rashes, and have a higher risk of developing hay fever, asthma and...

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Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40

  • Written by Nir Menachemi, Professor of Health Policy and Management, IUPUI
imageDeath rates vary by demographic, with age and race playing big roles. AP Photo/Kathy Willens

How deadly is SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? And what are the risks of death for people of different ages and demographics? These have been hard numbers to calculate during this pandemic.

To calculate the true death rate – more accurately...

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Angry Americans: How political rage helps campaigns but hurts democracy

  • Written by Steven Webster, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
imageTrump supporters fight Black Lives Matter protestors at an anti-racism rally in Tujunga, California, Aug. 14, 2020. Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images

As the 2020 presidential election draws near, one thing is clear: America is an angry nation. From protests over persistent racial injustice to white...

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Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities

  • Written by Mark Roseland, Professor of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University
imageEfforts to build wealth for Black Americans could focus on property ownership.Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

American cities represent part of the nation’s long and grim history of discrimination and oppression against Black people. They can also be part of the recovery from all that harm.

Some cities’ work can be...

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Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? Here's what we learned from getting 1.5 million calls on 66,000 phone lines

  • Written by Sathvik Prasad, PhD Student, Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University
imageNew research aims to give phone companies tools to help curb robocalls.Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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

The big idea

More than 80% of robocalls come from fake numbers – and answering these calls or not has no effect on how many more you’ll get. Those are two...

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