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Even though the Holocaust involved some of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, research shows that most millennials – those born in the 1980s and 90s – know very little when it comes to Holocaust history. A scholar describes how she dug into the problem and found that digital technologies – from holograms of Holocaust survivors to virtual reality that places people in the courtroom of the Nuremberg trials – could help close gaps in knowledge.
France has levied the first fine under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations, a framework meant to give European citizens more control over their online personal data. Michigan State researcher Thomas Holt asks, “Why has the U.S. not taken a similarly strong approach to privacy management and regulation?” There are a few possible reasons – and none of them are good news for data privacy in the U.S.
In an effort to end the 34-day-old government shutdown, both the Democrats and the president have put forth proposals. But as negotiations go, both sides are doing it wrong, write labor mediation experts Thomas Kochan and Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld. For insight into how to resolve the stalemate, they point to a dockworkers dispute that crippled the Port of Los Angeles in 2015.
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Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Education Editor
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A student speaks with Holocaust survivor William Morgan using an interactive virtual conversation exhibit at the the Holocaust Museum Houston in January 2019.
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Jennifer Rich, Rowan University
In anticipation of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a scholar explains how digital technologies can help close knowledge gaps about the catastrophe that claimed the lives of 6 million Jews.
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Should privacy mean different things depending which side of the Atlantic you live on?
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Thomas Holt, Michigan State University
The European Union has issued its first fine, cracking down on companies that misuse users' personal data. Why hasn't the US taken a similarly strong approach?
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What will it take for the president and speaker to shake hands again?
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Thomas Kochan, MIT Sloan School of Management; Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Brandeis University
Two labor negotiation experts explain how a 2015 dispute that seemed intractable got resolved, with important lessons for the partial government shutdown.
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Politics + Society
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Catesby Holmes, The Conversation
At least a dozen countries are supporting the Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself Venezuela's legitimate leader while President Maduro rejects calls to resign.
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Ofer Raban, University of Oregon
The investigations into the financial dealings of Donald Trump and his associates join a growing body of evidence pointing to lax enforcement of certain high-level financial crime.
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Jen King, Stanford University
Most tech companies make it difficult for users to say no to aggressive surveillance practices. But it is helpful to know about the default settings on your smartphone and how to change them.
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Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong
With its tales of bloody violence, corruption, international trade and entrepreneurial innovation, Guzmán's trial offers a telenovela-style explainer on Mexican cartels and their American clients.
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Bridget B. Baker, Wayne State University
When you're warm and cozy inside, it can be natural to wonder if the animals you see outside your window this winter are doing OK. Don't worry – they're doing better out there than you would.
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