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Is the US electoral system really 'rigged'?

  • Written by Timothy Frye, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University

Many have speculated how a Trump victory would affect the U.S., but few have thought about the consequences of a Trump loss. After falling behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, Donald Trump has already developed a narrative for his exit: The election was rigged.

So how likely is a rigged vote?

Full-throated claims

Last week Trump told Fox News:...

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How the IOC effectively maintains a gag order on nonsponsors of the Olympics

  • Written by Shontavia Johnson, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Drake University

If you’re one of the billions of people around the world following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in any form, you’re probably aware of its most talked-about sports moments. Simone Biles of the United States (with dual Belizean citizenship) confirming her spot as the world’s best gymnast. The Fiji men’s rugby team’s emotio...

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As Rio bay waters show, we badly need innovation in treating human wastes

  • Written by Daniele Lantagne, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University

In the months leading up to the Rio Olympics, there was growing awareness that Brazil had not met the water quality goals outlined in their bid, and that athletes might be swimming, sailing, rowing or canoeing in waters contaminated with untreated human sewage. News articles discussed the poor water quality in competition waters, health risks to...

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Cotton farmers profit from simple steps to help pollinators

  • Written by Sarah Cusser, Doctoral Student, University of Texas at Austin
imageCotton ready for harvestwww.Shutterstock.com

Cotton is the world’s most widely grown and economically important nonfood crop. In the United States alone, farmers grow cotton on 12 million to 14.5 million acres, and produce a yearly harvest worth nearly US$25 billion.

Before cotton’s fluffy bolls emerge, the plant produces large white...

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Is the 'lesser of two evils' an ethical choice for voters?

  • Written by Travis N. Rieder, Research Scholar at the Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University

Every election cycle, there are citizens who don’t like either of the candidates nominated by the two major political parties.

And so, a familiar debate begins: Is a vote for a third party a principled stand – or wasteful naiveté?

This year, party discord has swelled the numbers of dissatisfied citizens, and the debate is even...

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Setting robots in motion, quickly and efficiently

  • Written by Daniel Sorin, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
imageHow can this robot know where to move safely, and where it will collide with something else?Humanrobo, CC BY-SA

How can a drone get from one place to another in a forest, without colliding with any trees? How can a robot pick up a bolt and insert it into a casing, without smashing into any of the other moving objects in a crowded factory? Our...

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How adult learners are not getting 21st-century skills

  • Written by Iris Feinberg, Assistant Director of the Adult Literacy Research Center., Georgia State University
imageWho are adult learners and what takes them back to school?COD Newsroom, CC BY

More and more adults are going back to school to learn new skills. The National Center for Education Statistics data show a 7 percent growth in college enrollment for adults over the age of 24 between 2005 and 2015. This is projected to increase to 12 percent by 2019.

A...

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Why you shouldn't want to always be happy

  • Written by Frank T. McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
imageIn life, happiness can seem fleeting and elusive, something just out of reach.Steve Corey/flickr, CC BY-ND

In the 1990s, a psychologist named Martin Seligman led the positive psychology movement, which placed the study of human happiness squarely at the center of psychology research and theory. It continued a trend that began in the 1960s with human...

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Trump's and Clinton's economy plans: eight essential reads

  • Written by Bryan Keogh, Editor, Economics and Business, The Conversation
imageClinton and Trump.

Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of stories related to this week’s presidential campaign.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump gave dueling economic addresses this week, offering contrasting visions of where we are now and where each candidate would like to take us.

Speaking in Warren, Michigan on Aug. 11, Clinton...

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Most students borrow for college, but are they financially literate?

  • Written by Catherine Montalto, Associate Professor of Consumer Sciences, The Ohio State University
imageWhat do students know when they are taking out loans?Tulane Public Relations, CC BY

August is here, and many families are preparing their children for the next academic challenge – a college education.

By and large, a college degree is viewed as an important credential for gainful employment and professional success. At the same time, college...

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