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In the Lower Ninth Ward, a museum works to preserve a culture washed away

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imageThe Lower Ninth Ward Living History Museum opened in August 2013.Author provided

The human-made disaster in New Orleans before, during and after Hurricane Katrina was the first time I was forced to really grapple with race and class inequality.

And it’s what motivated me and three fellow volunteers to try to preserve...

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Hillary Clinton's problem: she can't run against Washington

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imageClinton runs in New Hampshire.Brian Snyder/Reuters

Hillary Clinton’s inability to say whether she stands for or against approving the Keystone Pipeline reveals the problem she has running as a candidate of change.

During a New Hampshire town hall broadcast on August 1, she was asked about her position on Keystone.

She...

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Every song has a color – and an emotion – attached to it

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imageElectronic band STS9 is known for having intoxicating light shows accompany their live performances.Shannon Tompkins/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Imagine yourself as a graphic designer for New Age musician Enya, tasked with creating her next album cover. Which two or three colors from the grid below do you think would “go...

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In hospitals, a little bit of rudeness can be a very big deal

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imageExperiencing rudeness can make it harder for doctors and nurses to do their jobs. Monitor and incubator via www.shutterstock.com.

When someone makes a nasty quip, cuts us off in traffic, ignores our suggestions or takes credit for our work, we get mad, sad and even angry. Rudeness, even just little, can really hurt. We know...

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For Asian-American students, stereotypes help boost achievement

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imageWhat is behind Asian-American success?Nicola Sapiens De Mitri, CC BY-SA

Conventional wisdom is that all stereotypes are negative and damaging.

African Americans are stereotyped as violent and threatening. Employers stereotype mothers as less competent and less committed. And undocumented immigrants are stereotyped as...

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How much has global warming worsened California's drought? Now we have a number

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imageReally dry: a Colorado River aqueduct in southern California.Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

With each passing year, human-caused global warming bullies California for more water. Each year, the heat squeezes more moisture from soils and ecosystems.

This is because, as the atmosphere warms, its demand for moisture rises. Just as a...

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Talking to Mars: new antenna design could aid interplanetary communication

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imageJean Paul Santos with the finished 4x4 sub-array antenna assembly that may help rovers talk directly with Earth.Matthew Chin, CC BY-NC-ND

When people think about antennas, they often picture old television sets with “rabbit ears” – two metal rods poking above the screen. Essentially, antennas are devices...

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