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Corporate America reacted to recent nationwide anti-racism protests by pledging hundreds of millions of dollars and vowing to hire more people of color. Kimberly Houser, an expert on unconscious bias, has seen this before. Back in 2014, Silicon Valley responded to concerns the industry was dominated by white men by making similar promises to diversify. But little has changed in six years, especially for Black tech workers.
The problem, Houser explains, cannot be fixed with mere pledges or good intentions. But artificial intelligence, carefully designed, could do the trick, she writes.
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Bryan Keogh
Senior Editor, Economy + Business
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Words alone won’t make corporate America more diverse.
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Kimberly A. Houser, University of North Texas
Recent anti-racism protests have spurred dozens of companies to vow to diversify their workforces, yet big tech's efforts to do so since 2014 show promises aren't enough to overcome the real problem.
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Arts + Culture
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Emily Rothman, Boston University
Many also openly admit to spying on or stalking their partners, suggesting that they may not know that there's anything wrong with the behaviors.
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Health
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Zoë McLaren, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Testing large numbers of people regularly would reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the US. Laboratory testing is slow and expensive, but rapid screening tests could be the answer.
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Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia
A new approach is making a big difference in Virginia.
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Economy + Business
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Halina Szejnwald Brown, Clark University
Buy, buy, buy was a social directive after WWII.
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Education
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Jason Whiting, Brigham Young University
An analysis of thousands of tweets show the obstacles that hinder people from reporting sexual assault and harassment on campus.
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Politics/Election '20
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John A. Tures, LaGrange College
Can political prediction models pick the election winner better than the polls, the weather or Washington's football team?
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Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles
An expert of the Israel-Palestine conflict explains the history of Jewish settlements on the West Bank, and why they are so controversial.
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Pamela S. Nadell, American University
Before vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, before presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, before Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, there was Congresswoman and firebrand Bella Abzug.
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Science + Technology
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Suresh Dhaniyala, Clarkson University; Hema Priyamvada Ravindran, Clarkson University; Shantanu Sur, Clarkson University
Miniaturized laboratory equipment is making it easier to identify airborne pathogens in the field, but there's still work ahead to be able to instantly determine if a room is safe or contaminated.
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Environment + Energy
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Rachael Bonoan, Providence College; Phil Starks, Tufts University
Life in a honey bee hive is all about cooperating for the collective good.
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From our International Editions
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Adam Moolna, Keele University
Mauritians have been volunteering to help clear an oil spill from the MV Wakashio but have been told not to. It's difficult when the threat of oil and inaction is what many have seen.
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Sara Fregonese, University of Birmingham
The port, and surrounding neighbourhoods devastated by the explosion, are at the heart of Beirut.
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Fernanda Alves, Australian National University; Dejan Stojanovic, Australian National University
The moment a chick hatches from its egg, maggots burrow into its skin to drink its blood, usually killing it. But scientists have found a way to stop the blood-sucking parasites.
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