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Editor's note
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Republican women exist in a party that many say does not respect women. But, write scholars Christine Kray, Tamar Carroll and Hinda Mandell, female GOP loyalists are constructing their own version of womanhood that does not eclipse the dominant position of men in their lives or hold those men to account. In this view, women can hold their own, showing that liberals and the Left don’t have a monopoly on strong, independent women.
The migrant caravan crossing Mexico and headed to the United States is made up mostly of Hondurans fleeing their country. Scholar Joseph Nevins writes that the U.S. may have a special moral obligation to these migrants, because the U.S. played a big part over more than a century in creating the conditions – political and economic – that they’re fleeing.
When thinking about cybersecurity, it’s common to imagine that biometrics like retina scans and fingerprint sensors are good solutions – but you only have two eyes and 10 fingers. When those credentials are invariably compromised by hackers, what’s left? A team of researchers explains how your brain uniquely reacts to specific images, and how that creates the opportunity for an infinite number of biometric credentials – what they call “brain passwords.”
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Naomi Schalit
Senior Editor, Politics + Society
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Top stories
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‘Women for Trump’ listening to President Donald Trump speak at a campaign rally in Wheeling, WV, in September.
AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Christine A. Kray, Rochester Institute of Technology; Hinda Mandell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Tamar Carroll, Rochester Institute of Technology
The GOP's handling of sexual assault allegations against prominent GOP figures has led some to conclude that the party does not respect women. But GOP women are sticking with their party.
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U.S. Marines in Honduras in July 2016.
Wikimedia Commons
Joseph Nevins, Vassar College
Violence, poverty and oppression in Honduras are causing thousands to flee to the US. Will Trump own the role of US foreign policy in creating these problems?
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A test subject entering a brain password.
Wenyao Xu, et al.
Wenyao Xu, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Feng Lin, University of Colorado Denver; Zhanpeng Jin, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Biometrics are more secure than passwords – but when they're compromised fingerprints and retina scans are hard to reset. Brain responses to specific stimuli are as secure and, crucially, resettable.
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Environment + Energy
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Peter Fox-Penner, Boston University; Jennifer Hatch, Boston University; Will Gorman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The spread of ride-hailing services and autonomous vehicles will lead to higher energy demand, a study finds. Electric vehicles and a much cleaner grid are the only way to avoid more emissions.
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Frank M. Mitloehner, University of California, Davis
Raising livestock has clear impacts on the environment, but contrary to what many critics say, it is not the biggest driver of climate change.
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Politics + Society
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Steven C. Beda, University of Oregon
Rural Westerners have been stereotyped as angry ranchers who hate government. But for every gun-wielding militia member, there are many others who work collaboratively to protect what they value.
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Kristen Carey, Boston University
Tanzania was an early, ardent believer in family planning. Now it joins a growing number of developing nations that see potential advantage in having a huge and growing workforce.
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Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis
Lotteries purportedly generate money to support public education. Jackpots are getting bigger and bigger – but states don't seem to be spending any more on education.
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Clayton Howard, The Ohio State University
The Masterpiece Cakeshop case in the Supreme Court was not just a showdown over gay rights and religious liberty. It also reveals an ongoing process of redefining US suburban life as more diverse.
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Meghan Henning, University of Dayton
Hell-themed Halloween attractions play on people's fears. The early depictions of hell were meant to use fear as a moral guide to help others.
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