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Para Venezuela en default, no hay rescate

  • Written by Henkel Garcia U, Finance Instructor, Professional Studies Extension Programme, Andres Bello Catholic University (UCAB)

Sufriendo colapso económico y crisis humanitaria, Venezuela ha entrado en default después de que incumpliera el abono de los intereses en dos bonos.

El país necesita urgentemente ayuda financiera internacional, pero a esta altura resulta insensato esperar una mejora de la economía doméstica, la aceptación...

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Most mass killers are men who have also attacked family

  • Written by Lisa Aronson Fontes, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, University Without Walls, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageMost mass killers have one common trait – a propensity for domestic violence.sdecoret/Shutterstock.com

What do most mass killers have in common?

As a researcher who studies coercive control in intimate relationships, I can point out a few key characteristics. First, they are men. Additionally, they have a history of controlling and abusing...

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With teen mental health deteriorating over five years, there's a likely culprit

  • Written by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Around 2012, something started going wrong in the lives of teens.

In just the five years between 2010 and 2015, the number of U.S. teens who felt useless and joyless – classic symptoms of depression – surged 33 percent in large national surveys. Teen suicide attempts increased 23 percent. Even more troubling, the number of 13-...

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The story of America, as told through diet books

  • Written by Adrienne Rose Bitar, Postdoctoral associate, Cornell University
imageJohn Fekner's art warned others of toxins poisoning the planet. Fekner at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

“The South Beach Diet” sold 23 million diet books. Dr. Atkins sold another 15 million. Even lesser-known diet books like Christian best-sellers “The Maker’s Diet” regularly sell millions of copies.

This isn’t a...

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Can cities get smarter about extreme weather?

  • Written by Clark Miller, Professor of the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
imageThe intensity of heavy downpours in Houston has increased dramatically since the 1950s, leading some people to argue the city's disaster planning and infrastructure are not up-to-date. AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Remember the movie “Moneyball”? The Oakland A’s are struggling, financially and on the baseball field. Then they...

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Researchers find pathological signs of Alzheimer's in dolphins, whose brains are much like humans'

  • Written by Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi, Assistant Scientist, University of Florida
imageA bottlenose dolphin leaping from the ocean in Panama.Christian Wittman/Shutterstock.com

A team of scientists in the United Kingdom and the U.S. recently reported the discovery of pathological signs of Alzheimer’s disease in dolphins, animals whose brains are similar in many ways to those of humans.

This is the first time that these signs...

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Mortgage interest deduction is a terrible way to help middle-class homeowners

  • Written by Gil B. Manzon Jr., Associate Professor of Accounting, Boston College
imageMiddle-class homeowners need credits, not deductions.Konstantin L/Shutterstock.com

Republican lawmakers’ plans to rewrite the tax code would make it harder for most Americans to take advantage of the mortgage interest deduction, which has angered many who claim it’ll push homeownership out of reach for millions of middle-class...

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Designing better ballots

  • Written by Michael Byrne, Professor of Psychology and of Computer Science, Rice University
imageShould the future of voting look more like the past?AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Election Day 2017 seems to have gone smoothly.

There were few contests of major consequence and turnout was low – with Virginia the most notable exception. Election integrity – the extent to which the outcome of the election matches the will of the voters –...

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How social media fires people's passions – and builds extremist divisions

  • Written by Robert Kozinets, Jayne and Hans Hufschmid Chair of Strategic Public Relations, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imagePassionate feelings can lead to extreme divisions.pathdoc/Shutterstock.com

The people of the United States continue to learn how polarized and divided the nation has become. In one study released in late October by the Pew Research Center, Americans were found to have become increasingly partisan in their views. On issues as diverse as health care,...

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Did Trump's charm offensive work in the Philippines?

  • Written by Jessica Trisko Darden, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, American University School of International Service

President Donald J. Trump is wrapping up a whirlwind tour of Asia, visiting five countries in 12 days. The trip revealed much about Trump’s style of diplomacy – one that focuses more on his personal relationships with world leaders than diplomatic relations between countries.

Both democratic and authoritarian leaders have been wooed by...

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  2. Why it can make sense to believe in the kindness of strangers
  3. Here's why your local TV news is about to get even worse
  4. How a young Ernest Hemingway dealt with his first taste of fame
  5. The strange story of turkey tails speaks volumes about our globalized food system
  6. Veterans turned poets can help bridge divides
  7. The mystery of a 1918 veteran and the flu pandemic
  8. How the proposed budget and tax cuts could stunt new affordable housing
  9. The opioid crisis is at its worst in rural areas. Can telemedicine help?
  10. FBI tries to crack another smartphone: 5 essential reads
  11. Could Atlanta be on track to elect a white mayor?
  12. Why solar 'microgrids' are not a cure-all for Puerto Rico's power woes
  13. How the tax package would slam higher ed
  14. Public shaming of workplace harassers may force employers to stop protecting them
  15. Democrats' sweep of Virginia shows the state is moving beyond its Confederate past
  16. The emotional challenges of student veterans on campus
  17. The magazine that inspired Rolling Stone
  18. Gun violence in the US kills more black people and urban dwellers
  19. The climate science report Trump hoped to ignore will resonate outside of Washington, DC
  20. As angry voters reject major parties, Mexico's 2018 presidential race grows chaotic
  21. GOP plan to tax college endowments like Yale's and Harvard's would be neither fair nor effective
  22. The challenge of authenticating real humans in a digital world
  23. When Americans tried – and failed – to reunite Christianity
  24. Northam win in Virginia shows why newspapers should stop endorsing candidates
  25. Mass shootings in America: 4 essential reads
  26. 3 things I learned from delivering medical aid to a remote part of Puerto Rico
  27. The long, strange history of dieting fads
  28. Does American culture shame too much – or not enough?
  29. Rather than being free of values, good science is transparent about them
  30. Latino elites are paying the California dream forward
  31. One American woman's life in revolutionary Russia
  32. Two big problems with American voting that have nothing to do with Russian hacking
  33. Taxpayers are subsidizing hush money for sexual harassment and assault
  34. Improving women's lives through energy: What Rick Perry got right and wrong
  35. Why social media may not be so good for democracy
  36. Academic journal publishing is headed for a day of reckoning
  37. How citizen investigators can collaborate on crowdsourced fact-checking
  38. Maria will fundamentally change US policy toward Puerto Rico
  39. The curious relationship between altitude and suicide
  40. How burnout is plaguing doctors and harming patients
  41. 'Voodoo economics' makes a comeback in Republican tax plan enriching the rich
  42. As wildfires expand, fire science needs to keep up
  43. How does an oppressive government celebrate a revolution?
  44. How does an authoritarian regime celebrate a revolution?
  45. To stop the opioid epidemic, the White House should embrace prevention
  46. How dogs and cats can get their day in court
  47. It's mostly mothers who pass on mitochondria – and a new theory says it's due to the first sexual conflict
  48. In Brazil, religious gang leaders say they're waging a holy war
  49. On-board computers and sensors could stop the next car-based attack
  50. Trump names 'safe' choice to lead the Federal Reserve: 5 questions answered