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Forceful vaccine messages backfire with holdouts – how can it be done better?

  • Written by S. Shyam Sundar, James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects & Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory, Penn State
imageProtesters gather at Indiana University in June 2021 to demonstrate against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for students, staff and faculty. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

With the FDA approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the continued surge of the delta variant, governments across the world have renewed their push to increase the...

Read more: Forceful vaccine messages backfire with holdouts – how can it be done better?

Pew's new global survey of climate change attitudes finds promising trends but deep divides

  • Written by Kate T. Luong, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, George Mason University
imageGlobal views on climate change are shifting, but there is still a strong progressive-conservative divide.Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash, CC BY

People’s views about climate change, from how worried they are about it affecting them to how willing they are to do something about it, have shifted in developed countries around the world in recent years,...

Read more: Pew's new global survey of climate change attitudes finds promising trends but deep divides

Who's covered by a vaccine mandate? Here's a quick guide to America's patchwork of COVID-19 shot requirements

  • Written by Debbie Kaminer, Professor of Law, Baruch College, CUNY
imageTyson Foods is one of the companies that already said it would require workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. John Konstantaras/AP Images for Tyson Foods

President Joe Biden’s orders requiring vaccinations for about two-thirds of the U.S. workforce add to a patchwork of vaccine mandates aimed at pushing more people to get their...

Read more: Who's covered by a vaccine mandate? Here's a quick guide to America's patchwork of COVID-19 shot...

What are microschools? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Barnett Berry, Reseach Professor of Education and founding director, ALL4SC, University of South Carolina
imageMicroschools gained in appeal to some parents during the pandemic.Complexio/E+ via Getty Images

Since COVID-19, some parents in search of educational alternatives for their children have turned to microschools. Here, Barnett Berry, a research professor in education at the University of South Carolina, explains what makes microschools distinct from...

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More education for Mexican Americans may mean less diabetes

  • Written by Lindsay Fernández-Rhodes, Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State
imagePrograms that promote more education could also improve longterm health. Genaro Molina/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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

The big idea

Latino adults who obtain a higher level of education than their parents are less likely to have Type 2 diabetes than those who obtain the same...

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Chile has a growing Muslim community – but few know about it

  • Written by Michael Vicente Perez, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Memphis
imageChilean Muslims reflect significant diversity. The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufis, a global Sufi order that originated in Central Asia, are among them.John Albert, CC BY

Nora is a rare sight at the Universidad de Chile. Dressed in a long abaya, or Islamic robe, that covers all but her hands and face, her outfit distinguishes her from other students on...

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A new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings – but is art a wise investment?

  • Written by Kathryn Graddy, Dean, Brandeis International Business School and Fred and Rita Richman Distinguished Professor in Economics, Brandeis University
imageFor as little as $20, you can now own a tiny piece of a valuable work of art.Yasuko Inoue/iStock via Getty Images

In the fall of 2018, a Banksy work, “Love is in the Bin,” sold for US$1.4 million.

Now the original buyer has put the work up for sale, and it’s expected to fetch over $5 million – that would amount to a return of...

Read more: A new platform lets you buy shares of blue-chip paintings – but is art a wise investment?

Apple's plan to scan your phone raises the stakes on a key question: Can you trust Big Tech?

  • Written by Laurin Weissinger, Lecturer in Cybersecurity, Tufts University
imageApple has developed the means to scan images on your phone. Can you trust the company to protect your privacy?Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Apple’s plan to scan customers’ phones and other devices for images depicting child sexual abuse generated a backlash over privacy concerns, which led the company to announc...

Read more: Apple's plan to scan your phone raises the stakes on a key question: Can you trust Big Tech?

Perilous situation for Afghan allies left behind shows a refugee system that's not up to the job

  • Written by Shelley Inglis, Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
imageHundreds of people who want to flee the country gathered outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2021AP photo

President Joe Biden has hailed the end of the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan as a historic achievement, with 120,000 people evacuated by air. Behind the widely viewed scenes of chaos at the Hamid Karzai...

Read more: Perilous situation for Afghan allies left behind shows a refugee system that's not up to the job

Food production generates more than a third of manmade greenhouse gas emissions – a new framework tells us how much comes from crops, countries and regions

  • Written by Xiaoming Xu, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
imageA farmer walks through a rice paddy in India's northeastern state of Assam. Buu Boro /AFP via Getty Images

Producing enough food for a growing world population is an urgent global challenge. And it’s complicated by the fact that climate change is warming the Earth and making farming harder in many places.

Food production is a big contributor...

Read more: Food production generates more than a third of manmade greenhouse gas emissions – a new framework...

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  5. Western fires are burning higher in the mountains and at unprecedented rates as the climate warms
  6. Jim Crow tactics reborn in Texas abortion law, deputizing citizens to enforce legally suspect provisions
  7. 'Imagine' at 50: Why John Lennon's ode to humanism still resonates
  8. Biden's pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations
  9. Over-the-counter rapid antigen tests can help slow the spread of COVID-19 -- here's how to use them effectively
  10. How 'engagement' makes you vulnerable to manipulation and misinformation on social media
  11. How 'sissy men' became the latest front in China’s campaign against big tech
  12. American Muslims are at high risk of suicide -- 20 years post-9/11, the links between Islamophobia and suicide remain unexplored
  13. 9/11 survivors' exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded
  14. How bans on mask mandates affect students with disabilities – 4 questions answered
  15. Biden's proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system
  16. California recall: There's a method to what looks like madness
  17. SpaceX Inspiration4 mission will send 4 people with minimal training into orbit – and bring space tourism closer to reality
  18. Student loan debt is crushing Americans – 4 essential reads
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  22. Firebrands and protecting homes from wildfires: What everyone needs to know about flaming windblown debris
  23. Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections, not vaccines, are the main driver of new coronavirus variants
  24. For engineers, asking for help at work is influenced by gender
  25. Minerals, drugs and China: How the Taliban might finance their new Afghan government
  26. How social media – aided by bots – amplifies Islamophobia online
  27. Buying groceries isn't a problem just for the poor – middle-class millennials like me with student debt have trouble too
  28. How to design a public play space where kids practice reading and STEM skills
  29. On 50th anniversary of Attica uprising, 4 essential reads on prisoners' rights today
  30. ¿Por qué se fortaleció la tormenta Ida en el Noreste tan rápido después de haberse debilitado?
  31. Government and charitable actions likely kept millions of Americans out of food insecurity during the pandemic
  32. Black Lives Matter: How far has the movement come?
  33. Packaging generates a lot of waste – now Maine and Oregon want manufacturers to foot the bill for getting rid of it
  34. What schools teach about 9/11 and the war on terror
  35. The science of product placements – and why some work better than others
  36. Data science education lacks a much-needed focus on ethics
  37. How threats of hellfire helped keep 'immodest' women in their place – from the ancient world to 'My Unorthodox Life'
  38. Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund? What does the Taliban's choice of interim prime minister mean for Afghanistan?
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  42. Removing urban highways can improve neighborhoods blighted by decades of racist policies
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  44. Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot raises serious concerns – but probably not the ones you think
  45. Women face motherhood penalty in STEM careers long before they actually become mothers
  46. Netflix’s 'My Unorthodox Life' spurred ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their lives
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  48. Medicine is an imperfect science – but you can still trust its process
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