Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigeig at the Oct. 15, 2019 debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.
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Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University
Among the issues candidates will debate Tuesday night is health care – an important, yet confusing, topic for viewers. An expert simplifies, explaining where and what the candidates stand for.
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Environment + Energy
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Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
Tensions between Iran and the US have spiked, but oil prices have barely budged. Why not? And is the oil markets' muted response an accurate reflection of the rising tensions?
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Politics + Society
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Edwin Amenta, University of California, Irvine
The very first scientific horse race poll, which took place 85 years ago, was shrouded in secrecy and may have changed history – even though it was faulty.
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Helen Norton, University of Colorado Boulder
When a person or agency backed by the power and resources of the government tells a lie, it sometimes causes harm that only the government can inflict.
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Amy Rutenberg, Iowa State University
An Iranian general's killing sparked fears of war and a draft in the US. Those are old fears, says a scholar who contends it's a myth that during the two world wars, men signed up in droves to fight.
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Economy + Business
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Deborah Widiss, Indiana University
Forty percent of US babies are born to unmarried parents. But the new paid leave policy for most federal workers disadvantages single parents.
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Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
The era of Prohibition, which began in 1920 and ended in 1933, left many legacies – more modest drinking was not among them.
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Arts + Culture
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Barak Richman, Duke University
Surrounded by skyscrapers and high-end boutiques, 47th Street continues to operate like an Old World bazaar, with million-dollar deals sealed by handshakes and insured by a family's reputation.
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Ethics + Religion
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Joshua B. Grubbs, Bowling Green State University
People who act holier than thou aren't necessarily better than the rest of us. In fact, their moral grandstanding may be driving society apart.
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Science + Technology
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Connor Wood, Boston University
A quirk of psychology that affects the way people learn from others may have helped unlock the complicated technologies and rituals that human culture hinges on.
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Gang Chen, Florida State University
The solids from wastewater plants are usually dumped into landfills because they are contaminated with heavy metals. Now there is a way to remove the metals so the waste can be used as fertilizer.
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From our International Editions
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Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland; Tanya Hill, Museums Victoria
A big year ahead for some of the meteor showers this year. Here's your 2020 guide on when and where to look to catch nature's fireworks.
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Amy Slogrove, Stellenbosch University; Kathleen M. Powis, Harvard Medical School
In Eswatini, Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho more than 1 in 5 children are HIV-exposed but uninfected. A coordinated strategy is needed to ensure all children reach their developmental potential.
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Peter John McLoughlin, Queen's University Belfast
A new deal has been signed that seeks to encourage Sinn Fein and the DUP to work together.
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