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¿Vales educativos suponen una mejor educación? Nuevas investigaciones dejan interrogantes

  • Written by Christopher Lubienski, Professor, Indiana University
El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, centro, firma una ley de vales educativos que permitirá que miles de estudiantes en Florida que actualmente assistan a escuelas públicas puedan acceder una educación privada, 9 de mayo de 2019.Lynne Sladky/AP

Durante las últimas dos décadas, proponentes de los vales para...

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They're not all racist nut jobs – and 4 other observations about the patriot militia movement

  • Written by Hollee S. Temple, Teaching Professor of Law, West Virginia University

The so-called patriot movement is grabbing headlines once again, as its members pledge to protect Trump supporters at the president’s campaign rallies across the country.

For the past three years, we have studied the rise of the patriots while reporting, writing and editing a nonfiction book, “Up In Arms: How the Bundy Family Hijacked...

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Analyzing online posts could help spot future mass shooters and terrorists

  • Written by Neil Shortland, Director, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies; Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Can online posts help scholars – or police – tell the difference between people who are just ranting and those who plan real violence?Aggapom Poomitud/Shutterstock.com

In the weeks following two mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, police forces across the United States made more than 20 arrests based on threats made on...

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Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless

  • Written by Bridget Marshall, Associate Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Seventy-eight percent of the people executed for witchcraft in New England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries were women.Jef Thompson/Shutterstock.com

“Witch hunt” – it’s a refrain used to deride everything from impeachment inquiries and sexual assault investigations to allegations of corruption.

When powerful men cry...

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5 tips for surviving in an increasingly uncertain world

  • Written by Jelena Kecmanovic, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
What does the future hold -- and how will you handle what comes next?Svetlana Lukienko/Shutterstock.com

A recent study showed that North Americans are becoming less tolerant of uncertainty.

The U.S. presidential impeachment inquiry has added another layer of uncertainty to an already unstable situation that includes political polarization and the...

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Oil companies are thinking about a low-carbon future, but aren't making big investments in it yet

  • Written by Lewis Fulton, Co-director, STEPS (Sustainable Transportation Energy Pathways), University of California, Davis
Oil pump jacks in Williston, N.D.AP Photo/Eric Gay

The global oil industry stands at a crossroads. Corporate leaders are weighing how closely to stay wedded to their legacy business – finding, extracting and refining fossil energy – versus preparing for an uncertain low-carbon future.

There are signs of an impending pivot. Most of the...

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Community colleges open the door to selective universities

  • Written by Justin Ortagus, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
New research shows a small portion community college students are able transfer to elite schools.Jennifer G. Lang/Shutterstock.com

When it comes to getting into a selective university, high school GPA and test scores typically play the most important role.

But in a recent study, we show another way to attend a selective university: transfer from a...

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Sulfur pollution from coal and gas is insanely bad – but a new chemistry innovation could clean it up

  • Written by Anton Alexandrovich Toutov, Assistant Professor Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sulfur pollution causes respiratory health problems.Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock.com

If humans created an emissions hall of shame, which pollutants would you nominate?

Carbon dioxide and methane would probably be fan favorites. But take a moment and consider my dark horse candidate: sulfur dioxide. Unlike its carbon-based counterparts, sulfur...

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A new chemistry innovation could reduce smog, acid-rain and asthma-inducing pollution

  • Written by Anton Alexandrovich Toutov, Assistant Professor Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sulfur pollution causes respiratory health problems.Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock.com

If humans created an emissions hall of shame, which pollutants would you nominate?

Carbon dioxide and methane would probably be fan favorites. But take a moment and consider my dark horse candidate: sulfur dioxide. Unlike its carbon-based counterparts, sulfur...

Read more: A new chemistry innovation could reduce smog, acid-rain and asthma-inducing pollution

What is sex really for?

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
For millennia, theologians taught that the sole purpose of sex was reproductive. Now, almost everyone agrees that sex has many purposes -- and benefits.Dean Drobot/Shutterstock.com

Few topics arouse as much interest and controversy as sex. This is hardly surprising. The biological continuance of the species hinges on it – if human beings...

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  2. If you’re using 'millennial' as a meaningful measurement, you should probably stop
  3. Voting could be the problem with democracy
  4. Have we become too paranoid about mass shootings?
  5. Even when they aren't fired for being pregnant or gay, teachers face strict moral demands
  6. New evidence that an extraterrestrial collision 12,800 years ago triggered an abrupt climate change for Earth
  7. Wildfire rebuilding: Taxes are better than bans for keeping homeowners from rebuilding in fire-plagued areas
  8. Bans on rebuilding in disaster-prone areas ignore homeowners preferences – raising costs works better
  9. Cities with more black residents rely more on traffic tickets and fines for revenue
  10. Why don't evergreens change color and drop their leaves every fall?
  11. Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words
  12. Americans, especially millennials, are embracing plant-based meat products
  13. Trump is flouting global trade rules with China yet embracing them with the EU – here's why it matters
  14. Where is my Xanax Rx? Why your doctor may be concerned about prescribing benzodiazepines
  15. Blockchain voting is vulnerable to hackers, software glitches and bad ID photos – among other problems
  16. Pope affirms Catholic Church's duty to indigenous Amazonians hurt by climate change
  17. How Mister Rogers' faith shaped his idea of children's television
  18. The Chicago teachers' strike isn't just about kids – it's about union power too
  19. This overdose-reversal medicine could reduce opioid deaths – so why don't more people carry it?
  20. Here's what's missing in efforts to curb heavy drinking and hazing on campus
  21. Our world is getting smaller
  22. In fire-prone California, many residents can't afford wildfire insurance
  23. Bosses face more discrimination if they are women – from employees of any gender
  24. A UN treaty guarantees youth rights everywhere on earth – except the United States
  25. Pell Grants are getting their due in the 2020 campaign
  26. China's worldwide investment project is a push for more economic and political power
  27. Lower refugee limits are weakening resettlement in the US
  28. Study: Racism shortens lives and hurts health of blacks by promoting genes that lead to inflammation and illness
  29. Keeping students safe is a growth industry struggling to fulfill its mission
  30. I study teen suicide and believe clinical science can predict who is at risk
  31. How gambling built baseball – and then almost destroyed it
  32. Los Angeles is far from ending homelessness – but other American cities can still learn a lot from it
  33. Why a computer will never be truly conscious
  34. Iowa's farmers – and American eaters – need a national discussion on transforming US agriculture
  35. Why the guillotine may be less cruel than execution by slow poisoning
  36. Stimulants: Using them to cram for exams ruins sleep and doesn't help test scores
  37. Andrew Yang's 'freedom dividend' echoes a 1930s basic income proposal that reshaped Social Security
  38. Cash or credit monitoring? Choice leads to more just — and cheaper — legal settlements
  39. Equifax breach victims can pick their compensation – why choice may mean cheaper and better settlements
  40. Why 'woke' NBA is struggling to balance its values with Chinese expansion
  41. Quantum dots that light up TVs could be used for brain research
  42. How the US census kickstarted America's computing industry
  43. Sanctuaries protecting gun rights and the unborn challenge the legitimacy and role of federal law
  44. If impeachment comes to the Senate – 5 questions answered
  45. Why we need to treat wildfire as a public health issue in California
  46. Presidential 'debates' aren't debates at all – they're joint press conferences
  47. Blind people have increased opportunities, but employers’ perceptions are still a barrier
  48. How to know which impeachment polls to believe – and which to skip
  49. Curious Kids: How does a curveball curve?
  50. Kurds targeted in Turkish attack include thousands of female fighters who battled Islamic State