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Thinking beyond Trump: Why power companies should be investing now in carbon-free electricity

  • Written by Jennifer Morris, Research Scientist, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
imageThe first U.S. offshore wind farm, near Block Island, Rhode Island, started delivering commercial electricity in December 2016.AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

When utility executives make decisions about building new power plants, a lot rides on their choices. Depending on their size and type, new generating facilities cost hundreds of millions or even...

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The untold stories of women in the 1967 Detroit rebellion and its aftermath

  • Written by Lisa Biggs, Assistant Professor, Theatre and Performance Studies, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, Michigan State University
imagePeople gather around a truck to get food on Detroit's east side in July 1967. The food was brought to the riot-stricken area by the Crisis Council, one of the many organizations aiding residents.AP Photo

The movie “Detroit,” which tells the story of the 1967 Detroit rebellion, has received mixed reviews since its release. Some praised...

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Seeing without eyes – the unexpected world of nonvisual photoreception

  • Written by Thomas Cronin, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageColor-changing cells in an Atlantic squid's skin contain light-sensitive pigments.Alexandra Kingston, CC BY-ND

We humans are uncommonly visual creatures. And those of us endowed with normal sight are used to thinking of our eyes as vital to how we experience the world.

Vision is an advanced form of photoreception – that is, light sensing. But...

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MalwareTech's arrest sheds light on the complex culture of the hacking world

  • Written by Roderick S. Graham, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Old Dominion University
imageWhich hat would you wear?crystalfoto/Shutterstock.com

The arrest of a British cybersecurity researcher on charges of disseminating malware and conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse provides a window into the complexities of hacking culture.

In May, a person going by the nickname “MalwareTech” gained international fame –...

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Want to fix America's infrastructure? Build in the places that need help the most

  • Written by Gregory Burge, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oklahoma
imageHow can we limit urban sprawl?kla4067, CC BY

Political debates over U.S. infrastructure spending are painfully incomplete. The discussion focuses almost exclusively on how much money should be spent, ignoring important questions about what projects are most needed and where those projects should be placed.

In the U.S., two-thirds of the population...

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Do college presidents still matter?

  • Written by Richard Freeland, Professor of History and Higher Education, Northeastern University
imageThree influential college presidents: Charles Eliot of Harvard (in office 1869-1909), Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago (1929-45) and Drew Faust of Harvard (2007-18).AP Photo/Edward Kitch/Charles Krupa

Drew Faust’s recent decision to step down as president of Harvard has inspired much commentary about whoshould be the next...

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Why Medicaid matters to you

  • Written by Sharona Hoffman, Professor of health law and bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
imageAs more and more seniors need care, their budgets will be strained. As a result, they may rely on Medicaid.gagliardiImages/Shutterstock.com

Efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare have been suspended for the time being, and many Americans are breathing a sigh of relief. But Obamacare is far from safe, and the same is true for one of the key...

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China is the key to avoiding nuclear 'fire and fury' in North Korea

  • Written by Greg Wright, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
imageThe news of an exchange of threats between the U.S. and North Korea is reported in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2017.AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship.

North Korea got the world’s attention – and Trump’s – when it successfully launched an...

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TB's stronghold in India: A tragedy there, and a grave concern for the rest of the world

  • Written by Jay Desai, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California

A study published recently in The Lancet has drawn the world’s attention to the specter of particularly dangerous types of tuberculosis, called multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant, in four countries. The study estimated that the percentage of multidrug-resistant TB among all cases in India, which already has the highest burden...

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Can transgender TV characters help bridge an ideological divide?

  • Written by Erica L. Rosenthal, Senior Research Associate, Hollywood, Health & Society, University of Southern California
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In 2014, Time magazine declared American culture had reached a “transgender tipping point,” with transgender people achieving unprecedented media visibility.

However, in light of recent policy shifts – such as the White House’s rollback of federal guidelines that supported transgender students and...

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  5. How eclipses were regarded as omens in the ancient world
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  7. The military, minorities and social engineering: A long history
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  10. Affirmative action around the world
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  12. The grand jury's role in American criminal justice, explained
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  14. How Big Pharma is hindering treatment of the opioid addiction epidemic
  15. How 'Bambi' paved the way for both 'Fallout 4' and 'Angry Birds'
  16. Reengineering elevators could transform 21st-century cities
  17. US and Mexico immigration: Portraits of Guatemalan refugees in limbo
  18. The missing elements in the debate about affirmative action and Asian-American students
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  20. How affordable housing can chip away at residential segregation
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  22. Explaining 'Rakshabandan' – a Hindu festival that celebrates the brother-sister bond
  23. Why Detroit exploded in the summer of 1967
  24. What does choice mean when it comes to health care?
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  38. Inside the fight against malware attacks
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  41. A trans soldier in the ancient Roman army?
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