How smoke moves inside a bar or outside in fresh air can help in visualizing how the coronavirus spreads.
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Byron Erath, Clarkson University; Andrea Ferro, Clarkson University; Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University; Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University
The 6-foot rule for social distancing doesn’t account for all risks, particularly indoors. Here's what everyone needs to understand as cooler weather moves more activities inside.
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Politics/Election '20
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Steven Webster, Indiana University
Americans are mad – fist-fighting, protesting mad. And that's just how politicians want voters in election season. But the popular anger stoked by candidates doesn't just dissipate after the campaign.
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Francesca Polletta, University of California, Irvine
The advocates of friendship as a way to solve America's partisan divide are wrong. There are more effective ways to tackle intractable political problems.
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Mark Roseland, Arizona State University; Christopher Boone, Arizona State University
Some calls to resolve racial inequities in the US have raised an idea with roots more than a century old: community land trusts to assemble property for the benefit of Black Americans.
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Health
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Nir Menachemi, IUPUI
Using random testing, researchers in Indiana were able to calculate death rates by age, race, and sex and found sharp increases in risk of death among older and non-white state residents.
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Simon Kolstoe, University of Portsmouth
Stoppages of clinical trials are a normal part of the testing process, and show that patient safety is being taken seriously.
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Science + Technology
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Sathvik Prasad, North Carolina State University; Bradley Reaves, North Carolina State University
The plague of unsolicited automated phone calls isn't abating. By studying robocalls, scholars at the Robocall Observatory are developing ways to help shut them down.
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Jason Rasgon, Pennsylvania State University
A warming climate may change the types of viruses that thrive. A new report suggests that the threat of malaria may be replaced by dengue, for which there is no treatment and no cure.
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Education
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Pamela Davis-Kean, University of Michigan
The disruption to K-12 education caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have major academic consequences, especially for low-income children.
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Arts + Culture
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Benjamin Woo, Carleton University; Erin Hanna, University of Oregon; Melanie E.S. Kohnen, Lewis & Clark
Some comic fans have found a bright spot in virtual conventions in an otherwise bleak pandemic year. The sense of community matters more than a simplistic analysis about metrics or interactivity.
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Trending on Site
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Brett Goodin, New York University
Some 10,000 people are likely to give up their US passport this year, way above average. Are they fleeing COVID-19? Nasty politics? Taxes? None of the above, says an expert on American citizenship.
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Jeffrey Clemens, University of California San Diego
Lessons from history make clear that the federal government can spur medical innovation in a crisis, including this pandemic. Providing certainty and clarity is critical.
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Greg Asner, Arizona State University
A new plan targets areas around the world that can store carbon and protect large numbers of species. It calls for preserving these lands, working with Indigenous peoples and connecting wild areas.
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