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Editor's note
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As the Trump administration turns 100 days old, a flurry of economic policy reversals in recent weeks suggests the president’s populism is being replaced by “business as usual” Republicanism. On issues from trade to China, Donald Trump has turned away from campaign promises toward a more pragmatic approach. Or has he? Georgia State’s Charles Hankla examines the vacillations of Trump’s first few months in office and concludes their defining characteristic is something entirely different.
More than two decades on, the infamous OJ Simpson case still invites debate, speculation and media portrayals. Was part of the problem that jurors didn’t understand how to interpret the evidence? Daniel J. Denis, a quantitative psychologist from the University of Montana explores the statistics of the courtroom.
And today the global health community observes World Malaria Day, looking at advances made against the disease and work that lies ahead. A big concern this year, however, is a new threat that comes not from the mosquito but in the form of budget cuts for climate change research and global health, writes global health scholar and University of Miami President Julio Frenk.
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Bryan Keogh
Editor, Economics and Business
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Top story
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Is Trump a populist, conventional conservative or something else entirely?
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Charles Hankla, Georgia State University
A flurry of policy reversals in recent weeks suggests Trump has changed his tune from his populist campaign promises. Has he?
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Politics + Society
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Patria de Lancer Julnes, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer C. Gibbs, Pennsylvania State University
You often hear police express a concern that their jobs will become more difficult if they are forced to work with ICE. We look at the evidence.
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Science + Technology
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Daniel J. Denis, The University of Montana
We live in a probabilistic world. The courts need to catch up – and start training juries in statistics.
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Taskin Padir, Northeastern University
For robots to be most useful when working alongside humans, we'll have to figure out how to make robots that can literally lend us a hand when our own two are not enough.
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Economy + Business
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David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Kristina Lambright, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Trump's budget director singled out Meals on Wheels as a waste of federal dollars. But identifying bad ways to spend taxpayer money is harder than it sounds.
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Environment + Energy
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Adrian R. Camilleri, RMIT University; Elke U. Weber, Princeton University; Eric J. Johnson, Columbia University; Rick Larrick, Duke University
It's all in the presentation: In studies, consumers were more apt to choose fuel-efficient vehicles depending on how the same pieces of information were displayed on labels.
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From our International Editions
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Alice Roberts, University of Birmingham
New research on Indonesian fossils reveals clues to an ancient expansion out of Africa.
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Panicos O. Demetriades, University of Leicester
The prospect of a Marine Le Pen victory has financial markets spooked. For good reason.
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Willis Simon Akhwale, University of Washington
Eliminating malaria in Africa has been held back by a range of factors, including a lack of funds and drug and insecticide resistance challenges.
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Gunveen Kaur, Deakin University
Turmeric is often reported to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial, and anti-cancer properties.
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Julien Longhi, Université de Cergy-Pontoise
The top vote-getter in the first round of the election, France's former finance minister has been working to build a political narrative outside of the country's traditional political parties.
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