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Soft robots of the future may depend on new materials that conduct electricity, sense damage and self-heal

  • Written by Michael Ford, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Materials Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Interactions between people and machines continue to increase.Tecnalia/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Robots used to be restricted to heavy lifting or fine detail work in factories. Now Boston Dynamics’ nimble four-legged robot, Spot, is available for companies to lease to carry out various real-world jobs, a sign of just how common interactions between...

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How Pete Buttigieg is reviving the pragmatic, progressive ideals of the Social Gospel movement

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg leads supporters on a march to the Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration event in Des Moines, Iowa on Nov. 1, 2019.AP Photo/Nati Harnik

Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign has attracted new attention since his aggressive performance in October’s Democratic primary debate.

O...

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Inequality is higher in some states like New York and Louisiana because of corporate welfare

  • Written by Joshua Jansa, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
New York's offer of incentives to Amazon to open a headquarters in the state faced significant opposition.AP Photo/Karen Matthews

Income inequality madebigheadlines recently, after the U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing that the gap between the richest and poorest Americans is at its highest level in at least half a century.

Less reported...

Read more: Inequality is higher in some states like New York and Louisiana because of corporate welfare

How do we know when a species at risk has recovered? It's not just a matter of numbers

  • Written by H. Resit Akcakaya, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
Bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, N.D.Jay Gannett, CC BY-SA

Around the world, animals and plants are disappearing at alarming rates. In May 2019, a major U.N. report warned that around one million species were at risk of extinction – more than at any other time in human history.

Conservation scientists like me focus on predicting...

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Mormons in Mexico: A brief history of polygamy, cartel violence and faith

  • Written by Rebecca Janzen, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina
Bullet-riddled vehicles that members of the LeBaron family were traveling in sit parked on a dirt road near Bavispe, at the Sonora-Chihuahua border, Mexico, Nov 6, 2019.AP Photo/Christian Chavez

Nine members of a prominent Mormon family in northern Mexico, all women and children, were gunned down on Nov. 4 in territory whose control is disputed by...

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Revenge porn is sexual violence, not millennial negligence

  • Written by Kristen Zaleski, Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Southern California
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses with Rep. Katie Hill and her husband, Kenny Heslep, in January 2019.AP Photo/Cliff Owen

U.S. Representative Katie Hill was the latest victim of a form of sexual abuse that’s become increasingly common: revenge porn.

Intimate photos of her were leaked to the media and published, without her consent, for the...

Read more: Revenge porn is sexual violence, not millennial negligence

Peace advocates have long been found among veterans who fought in America's wars

  • Written by Michael Messner, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Veterans for Peace gather for a Veterans Day ceremony at the Minnesota State Capitol mall, Nov. 11, 2014, in St. Paul. AP/Jim Mone

If President Donald Trump had gotten his way, the nation would have celebrated the centennial of the World War I armistice last year on Nov. 11 with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C.

But that didn’t...

Read more: Peace advocates have long been found among veterans who fought in America's wars

Making life-or-death decisions is very hard – here's how we've taught people to do it better

  • Written by Laurence Alison, Director of the Centre for Critical and Major Incident Psychology, University of Liverpool
When faced with a wildfire, responders must act quickly and decisively to save lives.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

When faced with a rapidly advancing fire threatening a community, it can be hard to know how best to save lives.

Is a rapid evacuation better, or is it safer for residents to stay where they are? The whole situation can change in an...

Read more: Making life-or-death decisions is very hard – here's how we've taught people to do it better

Plague was around for millennia before epidemics took hold – and the way people lived might be what protected them

  • Written by Sonja Eliason, MPhil Candidate in Bioscience Enterprise, University of Cambridge
What happened to make plague able to cause devastating epidemics?Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com

One of civilization’s most prolific killers shadowed humans for thousands of years without their knowledge.

The bacteria Yersinia pestis, which causes the plague, is thought to be responsible for up to 200 million deaths across human history...

Read more: Plague was around for millennia before epidemics took hold – and the way people lived might be...

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  2. Evangelicals in Brazil see abuse of God's earth as a sin – but will they fight to save the Amazon?
  3. Many states now require anti-bullying training that includes a focus on LGBTQ students - but risks remain
  4. To solve the hidden epidemic of teen hunger, we should listen to teens who experience it
  5. Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as parks and refuges
  6. Health care workers wanted: A veteran needs you to work at a VA hospital
  7. Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions
  8. Curious Kids: What is a whistleblower?
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  10. NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more
  11. Does the Civil Rights Act protect LGBT workers? The Supreme Court is about to decide
  12. Why Joe Biden was denied communion at a church
  13. California is living America's dystopian future
  14. Homicide is declining around the world – but why?
  15. 3 reasons Midwest farmers hurt by the U.S.-China trade war still support Trump
  16. As the coal industry shrinks, miners deserve a just transition – here's what it should include
  17. World Vision tinkers with its 70-year-old child sponsorship model
  18. Curious Kids: Why do feet stink by the end of the day?
  19. Mississippi governor's race taking place under Jim Crow-era rules after judge refuses to block them
  20. 'Joker' fans flocking to a Bronx stairway highlights tension of media tourism
  21. DeVos' formula for success: Trash public schools and push privatization
  22. Yes, the research confirms: Managers shouldn't sleep with subordinates
  23. California wildfires signal the arrival of a planetary fire age
  24. McDonald's fired its CEO for sleeping with an employee – research shows why even consensual office romances can be a problem
  25. Why doesn't the US just send Anne Sacoolas back to the UK? Here's what's at stake in this dispute over diplomatic immunity
  26. Don't make intimate violence victims look for help -- research shows they fare better when police and community organizations coordinate assistance
  27. What really causes home field advantage – and why it's on the decline
  28. Cada vez más universidades en EEUU rechazan los examenes estandarizados para admitir alumnos
  29. Website privacy options aren't much of a choice since they're hard to find and use
  30. Curious Kids: Why does pizza taste so good?
  31. Will the NCAA's move to let college athletes get paid endorsements make a difference? 3 questions answered
  32. Monsanto wins $7.7b lawsuit in Brazil – but farmers' fight to stop its ‘amoral’ royalty system will continue
  33. How much of a difference does the number of kids in a classroom make?
  34. Impeachment resolution: 3 reasons the House voted even though the Constitution doesn't require it
  35. Could Congress reverse Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria?
  36. Why the Fed has no choice but to keep cutting interest rates – if it wants to avoid a financial crisis
  37. What a boycott that never happened can reveal about blame, consumer psychology and the free-market system
  38. Super-soldier T-cells fight cancer better after a transformational DNA delivery
  39. Meditation apps might calm you -- but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness
  40. Will killing Al-Baghdadi give Trump a boost in the polls? Probably, but it won't last
  41. Democrat or Republican, Americans are angry, frustrated and overwhelmed
  42. At these championship-winning schools, coaches sacrifice time and money for players to beat the odds
  43. 'The Current War: Director's Cut' shows how the electric power system we take for granted came to be
  44. Is it ethical for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to accept a $1 million prize? Yes, but it's hard to explain
  45. What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies
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  47. Is the US losing the artificial intelligence arms race?
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  49. Before Martin Luther, there was Erasmus – a Dutch theologian who paved the way for the Protestant Reformation
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