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When the world changes under a political scientist's feet

  • Written by Shea Streeter, Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow /Assistant Professor (starting 2021), University of Michigan
imageGeorge Floyd's death sparked a movement.Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images

The scientific method isn’t easy to use during rapid social change.

Protests in response to George Floyd’s death spread to over 2,000 cities and towns across the U.S. People of all backgrounds are participating in this national uprising, demanding an end...

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