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A note from...
Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Education Editor
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College affordability is getting considerable attention in the 2020 presidential election, as top Democratic candidates have put forth proposals to offer tuition-free college. In a national survey, Elizabeth Bell, a scholar of political science, took a closer look at how the American public views plans to offer college for free. She found that Americans broadly support the concept in general, but people’s views vary when it comes to
academic requirements and whether free college should be made available to everyone or just people who are poor or middle class.
And today, The Conversation’s collaboration with WBUR and NPR’s live national talk show “On Point” continues, with philosophy professor Adrian Bardon speaking on denialism and why people are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldview.
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Top story
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Americans support free community college more when students are seen as ‘deserving,’ new research suggests.
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Elizabeth Bell, Miami University
As tuition-free college plans gain momentum, a researcher examines public views about whether free college should be extended to everyone or just those who have earned it.
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Politics + Society
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Michael Traugott, University of Michigan
Polls have become an essential component of the news coverage of presidential campaigns. That may affect who voters decide to back on an election day.
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Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University
Collecting census data online creates new risks to the accuracy and integrity of the information. Here's what to be aware of.
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Alexander Strang, Case Western Reserve University; Peter Thomas, Case Western Reserve University
The more candidates that there are, the likelier it is that voters cannot come to a consensus on the best candidate.
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From our International Editions
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Xin Xu, University of Oxford
But there are also risks to open science.
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Tina Moffat, McMaster University; Shanti Morell-Hart, McMaster University
Olive oil, grapes and fish. There's a lot to love about the Mediterranean diet but focusing on it might be a way to exclude other healthy and global diets.
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Charles Dupras, McGill University; Martine Lappé, California Polytechnic State University; Michael S. Kobor, University of British Columbia
Pediatric epigenetic clocks have the potential to accurately assess biological age. However, possible applications in law enforcement and immigration raise ethical issues.
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