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When your car breaks down, you don’t throw it away and buy another. But when something bad happens to your smartphone or tablet, that’s often your only option. The reason? Many companies say it’s illegal to fix our devices, either at home or by hiring an expert to do the work. But they’re missing a big business opportunity, writes University at Buffalo engineering professor Sara Behdad. She explains how companies could change their minds and improve their bottom lines, our lives, and our world.
On a very different topic, Tufts University sociologist Jill D. Weinberg examines how California’s aid-in-dying law is working. By looking at who has used this assistance since the law went into effect last summer, Weinberg asks “whether these laws make the process accessible to everyone who wants this option.” Her findings may surprise you.
And calls for President Donald Trump’s impeachment are intensifying amid mounting allegations of his campaign’s collusion with Russia – but would impeachment solve America’s deep political divide and lack of trust in government? Ohio State’s Rachel Bowen draws on examples from Latin America to show why ousting a president is no silver bullet.
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Fixing electronics devices doesn’t need to be difficult.
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Sara Behdad, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Many companies are working to prevent customers from fixing broken smartphones and tractors. By doing so, they're missing out on an opportunity to build customer loyalty and boost profits.
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Politics + Society
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Rachel E. Bowen, The Ohio State University
Ousting an executive leader from office doesn't always have the intended effect, as these examples from Central and South America show.
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Ronald W. Pies, Tufts University
What sort of beliefs made a mass movement succeed?
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Jasenka Zubcevic, University of Florida; Christopher Martyniuk, University of Florida
Trillions of microorganisms living inside your digestive system may influence your health and even your weight. Here's how your gut may communicate with your brain, bone marrow and immune system.
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Richard B. Rood, University of Michigan
Set aside the politics. If by some miracle we turned off carbon emissions immediately, how would the climate respond?
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