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Slave revolt film revisits history often omitted from textbooks

  • Written by Ana Paulina Lee, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Columbia University
Reenactment of 1811 German Coast Uprising. Soul Brother

Armed with machetes and pitchforks and uttering chants of “Freedom or Death,” hundreds of men and women made their way along a 26-mile route along the River Parishes of Louisiana.

The spectacle – which I witnessed in November 2019 in St. John the Baptist Parish, in the...

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Indigenous people may be the Amazon's last hope

  • Written by Robert T. Walker, Professor of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
Collecting firewood on the Waiapi indigenous reserve in Amapa state, Brazil, Oct. 13, 2017. A new bill could open Brazil's Native lands to development. APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images

Brazil’s divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has taken another step in his bold plans to develop the Amazon rainforest.

A bill he is sponsoring, now before Congress...

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Don't fear a 'robot apocalypse' – tomorrow's digital jobs will be more satisfying and higher-paid

  • Written by Christos A. Makridis, Professor/Economist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tomorrow's good jobs will require digital skills like programming. alvarez/Getty Images

If you’re concerned that automation and artificial intelligence are going to disrupt the economy over the next decade, join the club. But while policymakers and academics agree there’ll be significant disruption, they differ about its impact.

On one...

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4 science-based strategies to tame angry political debate and encourage tolerance

  • Written by Beverly B. Palmer, Professor Emerita of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills
The vast majority of Americans are sick and tired of being so divided.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

“Climate change is a hoax,” my cousin said during a family birthday party. “I saw on Twitter it’s just a way to get people to buy expensive electric cars.” I sighed while thinking, “How can he be so...

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Could coronavirus really trigger a recession?

  • Written by Michael Walden, Professor and Extension Economist, North Carolina State University
Coronavirus seems to be on a collision course with the US economy and its 12-year bull market. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Fears are growing that the new coronavirus will infect the U.S. economy.

A major U.S. stock market index posted its biggest two-day drop on record, erasing all the gains from the previous two months; companies including Apple and...

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Stocks are plummeting - could coronavirus cause a recession?

  • Written by Michael Walden, Professor and Extension Economist, North Carolina State University
Coronavirus seems to be on a collision course with the US economy and its 12-year bull market. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Fears are growing that the new coronavirus will infect the U.S. economy.

U.S stocks are headed for their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis; companies including Apple and Walmart have been warning of potential sales losses...

Read more: Stocks are plummeting - could coronavirus cause a recession?

Stocks are plummeting – could coronavirus cause a recession?

  • Written by Michael Walden, Professor and Extension Economist, North Carolina State University
Coronavirus seems to be on a collision course with the US economy and its 12-year bull market. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Fears are growing that the new coronavirus will infect the U.S. economy.

U.S stocks are headed for their worst week since the 2008 financial crisis; companies including Apple and Walmart have been warning of potential sales losses...

Read more: Stocks are plummeting – could coronavirus cause a recession?

How India came to love cricket, favored sport of its colonial British rulers

  • Written by Lars Dzikus, Associate Professor in Sport Studies, University of Tennessee
US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad, India.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

After emphasizing that “America loves India” during the “Namaste Trump” event, President Donald Trump opened his address with several references to India’s most...

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How can we prepare for the coronavirus? 3 questions answered

  • Written by Aubree Gordon, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
Alex Azar, secretary for US Health and Human Services, spoke with senators about the coronavirus on Feb. 25.AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Editor’s note: Public health officials in the U.S. warned that the coronavirus, which has in large part spared the U.S., is coming and that the country needs to be prepared. But just what does this mean for...

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7 lessons from 'Hidden Figures' NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson's life and career

  • Written by Della Dumbaugh, Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond
Katherine Johnson spoke at the Oscars about her work depicted in the 2016 film 'Hidden Figures.'AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who made critical contributions to the space program at NASA, died Feb. 24 at the age of 101.

Johnson became a household name thanks to the celebrated book “Hidden Figures:...

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