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I was in China doing research when I saw my Uighur friends disappear

  • Written by Sarah Tynen, Instructor, University of Colorado Boulder
An Uighur woman rests near a barricaded structure and heavily armed Chinese policemen in Urumqi.Ng Han Guan/AP Photo

Recently leakedChinese government documents reveal how local officials targeted Muslim minorities in China. Satellite images show that many of them have been held in detention camps across the vast Uighur homeland in northwest China.

C...

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Dung beetles help rainforests regrow – but extreme drought and wildfires in the Amazon are killing them off

  • Written by Filipe França, Researcher, Tropical Ecology, Federal University of Pará
An Amazon forest in Brazil's Para state after deforestation and wildfires March 9, 2019. Unlike in some tropical forests, the animals of the Amazon are not adapted to survive fire.Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The dung beetle may eat and nest in poop, but its role in nature is anything but humble.

These hardshelled scarabs live on every...

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Should you listen to music when you work?

  • Written by Manuel F. Gonzalez, PhD Candidate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Baruch College, CUNY
Distraction or performance enhancer?H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock via Getty Images

Do you like to listen to music when you work?

Pose this question at a party, and you’ll probably get some polarizing responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting and cannot work...

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What's the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?

  • Written by Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Texas A&M University
It's a matter of scale.(Edward A. "Doc" Rogers/Library of Congress via AP

The coronavirus is on everyone’s minds. As an epidemiologist, I find it interesting to hear people using technical terms – like quarantine or super spreader or reproductive number – that my colleagues and I use in our work every day.

But I’m also...

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Speeches, both scripted and off the cuff, turn Biden's campaign around

  • Written by David A. Frank, Professor of Rhetoric, University of Oregon
Joe Biden speaks at a rally before Super Tuesday, the day his campaign roared back to life.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

In late February, Joe Biden got emotional about the deaths of family members, in a strikingly moving conversation with Rev. Anthony Thompson, whose wife Myra was killed by a white supremacist.

Three days later, Biden delivered a...

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How big will the coronavirus epidemic be? An epidemiologist updates his concerns

  • Written by Maciej F. Boni, Associate Professor of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
A security guard wears gloves while holding a basketball during halftime of an NBA game in Houston on March 5, 2020. The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and to avoid taking any item for autographs. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

The Harvard historian Jill Lepore recounted recently in The New Yorker magazine that when democracies sink into...

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Why some Americans don't trust the census

  • Written by Jessica Stanford, Demographic Analyst, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fears of the census may have informed the Bureau's 2020 tagline.U.S. Census Bureau

More than 4 million Americans may not be represented in the upcoming 2020 census.

This is a problem, as the once-every-10-year census affects everything from federal funding to political representation to research projects that rely on accurate census data, like the...

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Crisis communication researcher shares 5 key principles that officials should use in coronavirus

  • Written by Matthew Seeger, Professor of Communication and Dean, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, Wayne State University
Dr. Aimee Sisson, a public health officer in Placer County, California, answers a question about the death of an elderly patient in Auburn, Calif., March 4, 2020. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Infectious disease outbreaks have killed more people than hurricanes, wildfires or earthquakes. The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in...

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Washington's recession-fighting toolbox is nearly empty as US economy braces for possible coronavirus outbreak

  • Written by Bill Ferguson, Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
A wrench may not be enough. mipan/Shutterstock.com

Investors, policymakers, businesses and the general public are increasingly concerned the coronavirus’ rapid spread will lead to a recession. While this outcome is hard for economists like me to predict, we do know one thing: The U.S. is not prepared to fight a deep recession.

Policymakers...

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'Internet of things' could be an unseen threat to elections

  • Written by Laura DeNardis, Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication
Elements of smart homes, including thermostats, may be vulnerable to hackers.Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images

The app failure that led to a chaotic 2020 Iowa caucus was a reminder of how vulnerable the democratic process is to technological problems – even without any malicious outside intervention. Far more...

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