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The Conversation
August 24, 2016
Nicholas Bowman
When Real Violence Inspires Virtual Reality
August 23, 2016
Ani Kokobobo
Election Demons
Dostoevsky's most political novel mirrors Trump's America.
August 22, 2016
Alma Carten
The Racist Roots of Welfare Reform
American welfare policy historically targeted poor black families.
August 19, 2016
Ryan Stoa
Is Big Marijuana Inevitable?
Regulating marijuana like wine could prevent monopolies post-legalization
August 18, 2016
H. V. Jagadish
When Computers Are Fairer Than Humans
Some algorithms may be less biased than their creators.
August 17, 2016
Sarah Waters, Jenny Chan
Working Ourselves To Death
The psychological consequences of corporate abuse
August 16, 2016
Jaime Schultz
It’s Time To Stop Gender-Testing Athletes
August 15, 2016
Lisa V. Adams, Leslie Henderson, Glenda Shoop
Training Good Doctors Starts With the Liberal Arts
August 11, 2016
Denise Gill
What Turkey’s Coup Sounded Like
An ethnomusicologist on the unusual combination of violence and prayer.
August 9, 2016
Stefano Balietti
Science Is Suffering Because of Peer Review’s Big Problems
How to reform the journal publication process.
August 8, 2016
Kristen Barber
The Gentrification of the Barbershop
A sociologist on the race, class, and gender dynamics of the “men’s salon."
August 5, 2016
Dev Saif Gangjee
How the IOC Ruthlessly Protects the Olympics Brand
August 4, 2016
Aaron Duncan
What the Favorite TV Shows of Trump Supporters Can Tell Us About His Appeal
August 3, 2016
James N. Gregory
A History of Radicals In the Democratic Party
August 2, 2016
Fernando Lara
The Cost of Rio’s Construction Frenzy
August 1, 2016
Nigel Crowther
Since Ancient Greece, the Olympics and Bribery Have Gone Hand In Hand
July 29, 2016
Leslie Caughell
Will the Historic Nature of Hillary’s Candidacy Actually Hurt Her?
July 28, 2016
Jeff Bessen
GMOs Could Save Your Life—They Might Have Already
July 27, 2016
David Rand, Jillian Jordan
The Science Behind Hillary Clinton’s Trust Deficit
July 26, 2016
Matthew Kirschenbaum
How Technology Has Changed the Way Authors Write

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