From a bird’s eye view, U.S. public schools seem to have become a lot more diverse since the days of segregated education. In the civil rights era, 8 out of every 10 students were white. Today, there’s no longer any one racial group that holds a majority in public schools.
But research from Erica Frankenberg’s group at Pennsylvania State University reveals that many individual students still have limited exposure to kids of other races. Whether a student is white, Latino or black, they likely attend a school with a disproportionate number of kids of their same racial or ethnic background. Data from Frankenberg, a professor of education and demography, shows that the U.S. public school system still has a
ways to go on desegregation.
The conviction of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera, who evaded justice in Mexico, is a win for US officials. But it's a pyrrhic victory in the war on drugs.
Arie Kruglanski, University of Maryland; David Webber, Virginia Commonwealth University; Erica Molinario, University of Maryland; Katarzyna Jaśko, Centre for Social Cognitive Studies Kraków
Will Syrian religious extremists migrate to the West as refugees in need – and then do harm? A team of researchers surveyed Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey to find out the answer.
As the nation braces for a dangerous heat wave this weekend, a physician offers some tips for staying cool – and reminds us to watch out for older neighbors and friends.
Fear, a psychiatrist writes, has roots deep within the human psyche, and demagogues have long exploited the emotion. In today's world, it's important to know the dangers of that exploitation.
Robert Gaunt, University of Pittsburgh; Jennifer Collinger, University of Pittsburgh
BMIs like the ones Neuralink is working on are already used in laboratories around the world as assistive technologies. But melding your mind with an AI is probably not happening anytime soon.
As more than a million people have indicated plans to partake in a citizen 'raid' on the famed Area 51 to 'see them aliens,' a scholar on the search for extraterrestrial life weighs in on the hype.
Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities can prepare and help residents stay cool.
Birds spend a lot of time and energy singing, but they don't do it the same way in every season of the year. And some can't sing at all. What's the purpose of birdsong?
Wendy Melillo, American University School of Communication
The iconic advertising campaign originated as a way to protect the nation from its WWII enemies. Today, critics are asking if it's causing harm as well as good.
Scott F. Latham, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Amazon's plan to invest $700 million retraining its workforce signals very soon all jobs will be STEM jobs – and higher education needs to play a bigger role.
The millennials have boosted rosé consumption: in the United States alone, 65% of them declare themselves "rosé drinkers". How can this overall success be explained?