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The midterm elections have dominated the news for the past few months, but a string of racist, sexist, anti-semitic, and otherwise hate-motivated violence…
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We’ve often heard that Facebook and Twitter are making it too easy to encase ourselves in bubbles of like-mindedness. We’ve been told that these echo…
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The idea of what it means to be American has been a central theme in our increasingly polarized political landscape -- from immigration policy to the…
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The idea of what it means to be American has been a central theme in our increasingly polarized political landscape -- from immigration policy to the…
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Religion has been part of the human experience for as long as anyone can figure out. Religious behavior, in general, has declined in many parts of the…
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It’s not easy to admit that you’ve been wrong. But everyone makes mistakes and scientists are no different.But when a researcher makes a poor choice in…
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A few weeks ago, we spoke with a young ocean researcher who was struck by the lack of diversity among her colleagues and decided to dig deeper. Emily…
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It's no secret that the majority of scientists have historically been white men. A lot of effort and attention in recent decades has gone into making…
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World Cup soccer fans in Russia have been laughing, crying, and screaming as their favorite teams win or lose. But Russians themselves aren't known for…
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This week, the journal Nature released a survey of 3,200 scientists that showed many feel science is a friendly and collaborative field. Unfortunately,…