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How Biden's paid leave proposal would benefit workers, their families and their employers too

  • Written by Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageMaking ends meet when you have a newborn is easier with paid family leave.John Moore/Getty Images

The Biden administration is proposing a massive expansion of federal benefits through a 10-year US$1.8 trillion package that includes new spending on child care, the continuation of the expanded child tax credit and more robust nutrition programs....

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People have had a hard time weighing pandemic risks because they haven't gotten information they needed when they needed it

  • Written by Kathleen H. Pine, Assistant Professor of Health Informatics, Arizona State University
imageMisinformation and lack of information during the pandemic have made it even harder for people to assess risk. Xesai/Getty Images

The decision to pause and then restart the Johnson & Johnson vaccine underscores how hard it is even for experts to gauge health risks. It’s been still harder for everyday people, most of whom have no medical...

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Biden gives Congress his vision to 'win the 21st century' – scholars react

  • Written by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
imageBiden laid out an ambitious agenda to Congress with a historic backdrop.Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP

President Joe Biden spoke to Congress April 28, 2021, with a historic duo flanking him: two women, one of them African American. Vice President Kamala Harris called the proceedings to order; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made the...

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Measuring a president's first 100 days goes back to the New Deal

  • Written by Robert Speel, Associate Professor of Political Science, Erie Campus, Penn State
imageJoe Biden has signed dozens of executive orders during his first 100 days in office, many of them reversing Trump-era policies.Evan Vucci/AP Photo

During Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office as president, he has signed 11 bills into law.

One was the prominent American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, intended to provide broad economic relief and...

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Going back to the office? The colder temperature could lead to weight gain

  • Written by Kenneth McLeod, Professor of Systems Science and Director, Clinical Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageA person's resting metabolism is very sensitive to temperature, and offices are often too cold for people.Steelcase/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

With millions of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, many who have worked from home over the past year will be heading back into the office. Adjusting to new routines is challenging and can affect our...

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Internships in Congress overwhelmingly go to white students

  • Written by James R. Jones, Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies, Rutgers University - Newark
imageAbout three out of every four paid Capitol Hill interns are white. Hill Street Studios/DivisionVision via Getty Images

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

The big idea

When it comes to paid congressional internships, white students get more than their fair share, but Black and Latino students don’t get enough.

That...

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What’s a capital gain and how is it taxed?

  • Written by Stephanie Leiser, Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Michigan
imagePresident Biden said he wants to raise capital gains taxes to help pay for his ambitious proposals. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

President Joe Biden proposed doubling the tax wealthy people pay on their capital gains.

Under the plan, which he presented during an April 28, 2021, speech to Congress, the tax rate on profits from the sale of an asset such as...

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Shhhh, they're listening – inside the coming voice-profiling revolution

  • Written by Joseph Turow, Robert Lewis Shayon Professor of Media Systems & Industries, University of Pennsylvania
imageCompanies could soon tailor what they try to sell you based on the mood conveyed by the sound of your voice.CSA-Printstock via Getty Images

You decide to call a store that sells some hiking boots you’re thinking of buying. As you dial in, the computer of an artificial intelligence company hired by the store is activated. It retrieves its...

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Feminism's legacy sees college women embracing more diverse sexuality

  • Written by Sean G. Massey, Associate Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageHow women describe themselves, and whom they engage romantically with, is changing.serts/E+ via Getty Images

Most adults identify themselves as heterosexual, meaning they report being attracted to, and engaging in sex with, only members of the other sex. However, women ages 18 to 29 are increasingly rejecting exclusive heterosexuality and...

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Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

  • Written by Lisa Schulte Moore, Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University
imageA prairie strip filled with flowers and wild rye grass between soybean fields on Tim Smith's farm near Eagle Grove, Iowa, reduces greenhouse gases and stores carbon in the soil.The Washington Post via Getty Images

Agriculture has not been a central part of U.S. climate policy in the past, even though climate change is altering weather patterns that...

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  1. Space tourism – 20 years in the making – is finally ready for launch
  2. Scarred by Zika and fearing new COVID-19 variants, Brazilian women say no to another pandemic pregnancy
  3. Why states didn't go broke from the pandemic
  4. Wind farms bring windfalls for rural schools, but school finance laws limit how money is spent
  5. How a professor learned to bring compassion to engineering and design
  6. Cancel culture looks a lot like old-fashioned church discipline
  7. Ancient Christian thinkers made a case for reparations that has striking relevance today
  8. Airbnb hosts, Uber drivers and waiters who are more politically conservative get slightly higher ratings and tips
  9. If China's middle class continues to thrive and grow, what will it mean for the rest of the world?
  10. Numbers can trip you up during the pandemic – here are 4 tips to help you figure out tricky stats
  11. Arbor Day should be about growing trees, not just planting them
  12. FBI reaches out to Hasidic Jews to fight antisemitism – but bureau has fraught history with Judaism
  13. FTC warns the AI industry: Don't discriminate, or else
  14. Census results shift political power in Congress, presidential elections
  15. Trans youth are coming out and living in their gender much earlier than older generations
  16. QAnon hasn't gone away – it's alive and kicking in states across the country
  17. The FBI is breaking into corporate computers to remove malicious code – smart cyber defense or government overreach?
  18. How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else?
  19. How lifting children out of poverty today will help them tomorrow
  20. How Biden's request for more education funding would shift more power to the federal government
  21. US landmarks bearing racist and Colonial references are renamed to reflect Indigenous values
  22. Restart of the Johnson Johnson COVID-19 vaccine: A doctor explains why benefits far outweigh risks
  23. Warp drives: Physicists give chances of faster-than-light space travel a boost
  24. This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise
  25. How Richard Nixon's obsession with Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers sowed the seeds for the president's downfall
  26. Asian American young adults are the only racial group with suicide as their leading cause of death, so why is no one talking about this?
  27. GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist in Asia
  28. For Vladimir Putin and other autocrats, ruthlessly repressing the opposition is often a winning way to stay in power
  29. ¿Aumento o pérdida de peso no deseado durante la pandemia? El estrés podría tener la culpa
  30. Declaring racism a public health crisis brings more attention to solving long-ignored racial gaps in health
  31. New US climate pledge: Cut emissions 50% this decade, but can Biden make it happen?
  32. The other George Floyd story: How media freedom led to conviction in his killer's trial
  33. Why corporate America appears to be drifting away from the Republican Party
  34. Money alone can't fix Central America – or stop migration to US
  35. Best schools often out of reach for disadvantaged students in choice programs
  36. You don't have a male or female brain – the more brains scientists study, the weaker the evidence for sex differences
  37. Lab–grown embryos and human–monkey hybrids: Medical marvels or ethical missteps?
  38. What Homer's 'Odyssey' can teach us about reentering the world after a year of isolation
  39. Shakespeare's musings on religion are like curious whispers – they require deep listening to be heard
  40. Do you really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day? An exercise scientist explains why your kidneys say 'no'
  41. Chauvin conviction: 2 things to know about jury bias and 2 ways to reduce it
  42. Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic
  43. Vaccine mandates aren't the only – or easiest – way for employers to compel workers to get their shots
  44. Yes, online communities pose risks for young people, but they are also important sources of support
  45. Why our dislikes should be celebrated as much as our likes
  46. Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning
  47. Misinformation, disinformation and hoaxes: What’s the difference?
  48. Why this trial was different: Experts react to guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin
  49. How parents can support a child who comes out as trans – by conquering their own fears, following their child's lead and tolerating ambiguity
  50. The ups and downs of European soccer are part of its culture – moving to a US-style 'closed' Super League would destroy that