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What happens when community college is made free

  • Written by Bruce Sacerdote, Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
Free community college proposals are gaining attention. But do they work? And if so, for whom?MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images

Policymakers and presidential hopefuls are having a spirited debate over whether the U.S. should offer free community college, free public college in general or additional college subsidies...

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For linguists, it was the decade of the pronoun

  • Written by Reed Blaylock, PhD candidate in Linguistics, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The American Dialect Society chose 'they' as its 'Word of the Decade.'abstract_art7/Shutterstock.com

On Jan. 3, the American Dialect Society held its 30th annual “Word of the Year” vote, which this year also included a vote for “Word of the Decade.”

It was the year – and the decade – of the pronoun.

In a nod to...

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Moving Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Colorado won't be good for public lands

  • Written by John Freemuth, Cecil D. Andrus Endowed Chair for Environment and Public Lands and University Distinguished Professor, Boise State University
Sheep grazing on BLM land near Shoshone, Idaho.BLM/Flickr, CC BY

The Trump administration has pursued many controversial goals in managing U.S. public lands, including shrinking national monuments and cutting back protection for threatened species. Its latest disruptive move targets the government employees who oversee these resources.

The...

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What did the Romans do in the year 0? A fake theologian explains

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Theologians deal with some serious questions. Here is Saint Augustine, a Christian theologian and philosopher.German Vizulis/Shutterstock

Over the centuries, theologians have wrestled with many knotty questions, such as: Does God exist? What is the purpose of life? And why do innocent people suffer?

A layperson might suppose theology, the study of...

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I'm an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why Americans give birth in bed

  • Written by Neel Shah, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Not always the best position for childbirth. BSIP / Contributor / 151036972

A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks nothing like the towering urban hospitals I have spent my career working in. Nestled into a valley at the outskirts of Albuquerque, Dar a Luz is more like an earthy homestead....

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AI can now read emotions – should it?

  • Written by Christoffer Heckman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Emotion recognition technology, an outgrowth of facial recognition technology, continues to advance quickly.Steve Jurvetson/flickr, CC BY-SA

In its annual report, the AI Now Institute, an interdisciplinary research center studying the societal implications of artificial intelligence, called for a ban on technology designed to recognize...

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Should government assistance cover pet food or potato chips? It depends whom you ask

  • Written by Steven Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Business, Oklahoma State University
Your own biases shape what you think about what the poor should eat.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Lawmakers in states like Arkansas and Texas want to restrict what the 36 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, can purchase with that aid.

Drawing attention to people...

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Coyotes are poised to enter South America for the first time

  • Written by Roland Kays, Research Associate Professor of Wildlife and Scientist at NC Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State University
A photo of a coyote in eastern Panama.Author provided

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

THE BIG IDEA: Coyotes are poised to expand their range to a new continent. The North American canine native has now reached the Darién Gap – a dense wilderness on the border of Colombia and Panama, at the very doorstep...

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Should government assistance cover pet food or potato chips? It depends who you ask

  • Written by Steven Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Marketing and International Business, Oklahoma State University
Your own biases shape what you think about what the poor should eat.Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Lawmakers in states like Arkansas and Texas want to restrict what the 36 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps, can purchase with that aid.

Drawing attention to people...

Read more: Should government assistance cover pet food or potato chips? It depends who you ask

Congressional Republicans abandon constitutional heritage and Watergate precedents in defense of Trump

  • Written by Ken Hughes, Research Specialist, the Miller Center, University of Virginia
Republican lawmakers are seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) oversees a vote on the second article of impeachment against President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives, Dec. 18, 2019.Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Once, not so long ago, congressional Republicans were impeachment’s constitutional...

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