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Argentinos empiezan a contemplar los derechos de la mujer, comenzando con el aborto

  • Written by Virginia García Beaudoux, Professor of Political Communication and Public Opinion, University of Buenos Aires
Unas 200 mil mujeres argentinas marcharon el 8 de marzo para el Día Internacional de la Mujer, muchas reclamando la legalización del aborto.AP Photo/Tomas F. Cuesta

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Como profesora argentina especialista en género y política, normalmente las noticias sobre las que me toca escribir son bastante deprimentes....

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Women in tech suffer because of American myth of meritocracy

  • Written by Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, Visiting Associate Professor of Engineering, Brown University
Will they disrupt the tech sector? Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

The American dream is built on the notion that the U.S. is a meritocracy. Americans believe success in life and business can be earned by anyone willing to put in the hard work necessary to achieve it, or so they say.

Thus, Americans commonly believe that those who are successful deserve to...

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Why genetics makes some people more vulnerable to opioid addiction – and protects others

  • Written by Jill Turner, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, University of South Carolina

Every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose. Rates of abuse of these drugs have shot up over the past 15 years and continue to climb.

Why is this happening? Is there hope for helping individuals with opioid addiction?

From a scientific standpoint, addiction is a disease. And, as researchers who study opioid addiction, we’re hopeful...

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Rap music's path from pariah to Pulitzer

  • Written by Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d'ete de Quebec on July 7, 2017.Amy Harris/AP Photo

Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize win is a major milestone for hip-hop, a genre that celebrates its 45th birthday this August.

It’s also a triumph that many, a mere decade ago, would have never predicted. As someone who teaches and studies the...

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Global timber trafficking harms forests and costs billions of dollars – here's how to curb it

  • Written by Kenneth E. Wallen, Assistant Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, University of Arkansas
Illegally logged rosewood in Antalaha, Madagascar, 22 February 2005.Erik Patel, CC BY-SA

If a tree falls in the forest, do you care how it was brought down?

Few people think about where the wood in their furniture, floors or doors comes from or how it got there. And few would guess that one of the most illegally traded wild products worldwide is a...

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Why does a president demand loyalty from people who work for him?

  • Written by Yu Ouyang, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University Northwest
President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey.AP Photo/Evan Vucci, left, and Andrew Harnik

Former FBI Director James Comey’s story has gradually been unveiled, culminating in the release of his memoir, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership.”

What makes Comey’s account of life in public service noteworthy...

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Aneurysm strikes baseball pitcher, but why? A neurosurgeon explains the mysterious condition

  • Written by Brian Hoh, Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Florida
Danny Farquhar's fellow relief pitchers hung up Farquhar's jersey in the Chicago White Sox bullpen on April 21, 2018, to show their support.AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Danny Farquhar, 31, suffered a brain hemorrhage in the White Sox dugout after throwing 15 pitches Friday night, April 20, devastating his family, teammates...

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How images change our race bias

  • Written by S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Hamilton College

Images are not static. They grab our attention, incite desire, alter our relations to others, and tweak our beliefs, as they usher us into new worlds.

When “Black Panther” was released, Baye McNeil, a former Brooklynite now living in Japan, was thrilled. As he told The Japan Times, he joined “a group of palpably positive brothers...

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Delivering VR in perfect focus with nanostructure meta-lenses

  • Written by Federico Capasso, Professor of Applied Physics, Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering, Harvard University
Could there be a future with smaller, less bulky VR headsets?Jean-Marc Giboux/AP Images for Siemens

If wearing a virtual reality or augmented reality headset is ever to become commonplace, hardware manufacturers will need to figure out how to make the devices small and lightweight while ensuring their images are sharp and clear. Unfortunately, this...

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Wind energy's swift growth, explained

  • Written by John Hall, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, left, speaks with Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffery Grybowski in 2016.AP Photo/Steven Senne

The wind industry is growing quickly around the world, especially in China and the U.S., where the total amount of electricity generated by wind turbines nearly doubled between 2011 and 2017.

All told, about 25 percent of global...

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