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Voting by mail is convenient, but not always secret

  • Written by Susan Orr, Associate Professor of Political Science, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
imageNot everyone who votes at home gets to do so in complete privacy.Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Voting by mail in 2020 could be a real life-saver for American democracy, allowing tens of millions of people to participate in the election while limiting the spread of the pandemic. It’s widely available, popular, well-protected against fraud and...

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Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown

  • Written by Lynn Marie Stephen, Philip H. Knight Chair, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Graduate Faculty Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon
imageFuneral for a woman and her 11-year-old daughter, both found dead inside a burnt out vehicle in Puebla state, Mexico, June 11, 2020. Jose Castanares/AFP via Getty Images)

It’s a pandemic within the pandemic. Across Latin America, gender-based violence has spiked since COVID-19 broke out.

Almost 1,200 women disappeared in Peru between March 11...

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In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, what should you say to someone who refuses to wear a mask? A philosopher weighs in

  • Written by Colin Marshall, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Washington
imageA "no mask, no taco" sign at Chelsea Market in New York city.Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

Multiple studies have shown that masks reduce the transmission of virus-loaded droplets from people with COVID-19. However, according to a Gallup poll, almost a third of Americans say they rarely or never wear a mask in public.

This raises a question:...

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The labor-busting law firms and consultants that keep Google, Amazon and other workplaces union-free

  • Written by John Logan, Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
imageRite Aid hired anti-union consultants to try to prevent workers from successfully organizing. Amy Niehouse/Flickr, CC BY-SA

American companies have been very successful at preventing their workers from organizing into unions in recent decades, one of the reasons unionization in the private sector is at a record low.

What you may not realize is that...

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Brewing Mesopotamian beer brings a sip of this vibrant ancient drinking culture back to life

  • Written by Tate Paulette, Assistant Professor of History, North Carolina State University
imageCylinder seal (left) and modern impression (right) showing two people drinking beer through long straws. Khafajeh, Iraq (Early Dynastic period, c. 2600–2350 B.C.). Courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago

It’s been about five months since I set foot in a bar. Like many of you navigating life in a pandemic, I miss...

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Challenge trials for a coronavirus vaccine are unethical – except for in one unlikely scenario

  • Written by Ben Bramble, Visiting Fellow, Princeton University
imageThere's a faster way to complete vaccine trials, but is it ethical?Skaman306/Moment via Getty Images

The world urgently needs a vaccine for COVID-19. Only when a vaccine is approved and people are safe can countries fully end their lockdowns and resume normal life. The trouble is that such vaccines usually take years to develop and test for...

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How Alexei Navalny revolutionized opposition politics in Russia, before his apparent poisoning

  • Written by Regina Smyth, Professor, Indiana University
imageRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (L) poses for a photo at a Moscow rally in support of political prisoners on September 29, 2019. Dmitri Chirciu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The harrowing videos of Alexei Navalny, a blogger who has captured popular frustration in Russia, screaming in agony on Aug. 20, 2020 before being removed...

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IBD: How a class of killer T cells goes rogue in inflammatory bowel disease

  • Written by John Chang, Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego
imageThere are currently no permanent treatments for most patients with inflammatory bowel disease.PokPak05/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Between 6 and 8 million people worldwide suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, a group of chronic intestinal disorders that can cause belly pain, urgent and frequent bowel movements, bloody stools and weight loss. New...

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El coronavirus puede transmitirse a través del aire. ¿Cómo se pueden detectar las partículas donde viaja el COVID-19?

  • Written by Suresh Dhaniyala, Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University
imageLa detección de la presencia de partículas de SARS-CoV-2 en el aire se complica por la mezcla de otras partículas en el aire.fotograzia/Moment via Getty Images

Un creciente cuerpo de investigación muestra que el SARS-CoV-2, el virus que causa el COVID-19, puede transmitirse de persona a persona a través del aire....

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Los ladrillos (sí, como los de tu casa) pueden almacenar energía eléctrica

  • Written by Julio M. D'Arcy, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Washington University in St Louis
imageSe puede convertir los ladrillos en dispositivos de almacenamiento de electricidad.Big_Ryan/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

El informe de investigación es una breve reseña sobre un trabajo académico interesante.

La gran idea

En mi laboratorio de química sintética, hemos descubierto cómo convertir el...

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  2. Why Steve Bannon faces fraud charges: 4 questions answered
  3. Mail-in voting does not cause fraud, but judges are buying the GOP's argument that it does
  4. Here's what it'll take to clean up esports' toxic culture
  5. Why companies were so quick to endorse Black Lives Matter
  6. Outdoor classes hold promise for in-person learning amid COVID-19
  7. I'm a lung doctor testing the blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors as a treatment for the sick – a century-old idea that could be a fast track to treatment
  8. Parents of bereaved children are also heroes of the pandemic – they can help build resilience in kids
  9. Is NCAA football too big to fail?
  10. Trump greenlights drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but will oil companies show up?
  11. The partisan pandemic: Do we now live in alternative realities?
  12. What's in that wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?
  13. 9 reasons you can be optimistic that a vaccine for COVID-19 will be widely available in 2021
  14. Belarus, explained: How Europe's last dictator could fall
  15. Police solve just 2% of all major crimes
  16. A potential new weapon in the fight against COVID-19: Food coloring
  17. Yes, God can be hurt, but not in the way Trump claims, according to theologians
  18. I prepare aspiring teachers to educate kids of color – here's how I help them root out their own biases
  19. Schools looking for space could turn to churches to host classes – doing so has a rich history
  20. Here's how to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you
  21. The risk of preterm birth rises near gas flaring, reflecting deep-rooted environmental injustices in rural America
  22. How to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you
  23. What happens when COVID-19 and influenza collide? Can hospitals handle the strain?
  24. Before 'Coup 53,' the US and Iran were old friends
  25. Families can support kids' mental health whether they're learning remotely or at school – here's how
  26. Getting a flu shot this year is more important than ever because of COVID-19
  27. Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic – buyer beware
  28. Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick
  29. What will student protests look like when classes are online?
  30. A little-known technology change will make video streaming cheaper and pave the way for higher quality
  31. Ancient cancel cultures: The defacement of statues in America replicates a tradition going back millennia
  32. Suffragists used hunger strikes as a powerful tool of resistance – a tactic still employed by protesters 100 years on
  33. Biden's long foreign-policy record signals how he'll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response
  34. Las pruebas de detección rápida del COVID-19 pueden ayudar a frenar la pandemia
  35. How dangerous heat waves can kill
  36. How to make sure your vote counts in November
  37. A dismantled post office destroys more than mail service
  38. Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s how schools can lower the risk
  39. Oleandrin is a deadly plant poison, not a COVID-19 cure
  40. Nature and nurture both contribute to gender inequality in leadership – but that doesn't mean patriarchy is forever
  41. Hagia Sophia has been converted back into a mosque, but the veiling of its figural icons is not a Muslim tradition
  42. Black and Latino essential workers experience greater safety concerns than their white counterparts
  43. Amid partisan fight over Postal Service's future, its past reveals a common bond that helped stamp an identity on America
  44. 'Historic' Israel deal won't likely bring peace to the Middle East
  45. Pandemic alters political conventions – which have always changed with the times
  46. 3 ways to get kids to tune in and pay attention when schools go virtual
  47. The ethical case for allowing medical trials that deliberately infect humans with COVID-19
  48. In the work-from-home battle for space, women are the reluctant nomads
  49. Changing the Federal Reserve mandate could provide a down payment to ending racial inequality
  50. Poets and novelists have been writing about life under COVID-19 for more than a century