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Mar 31, 2020
Projecting the Outcomes of People’s Lives with AI Isn’t So Simple
The machine learning techniques scientists use to predict outcomes from large datasets may fall short when it comes to projecting the outcomes of…
Mar 30, 2020
Poor People Experience Greater Financial Hardship in Areas Where Income Inequality is Greatest
Study Shows How a Lack of Community Support Caused by Inequality Exacerbates Cycles of PovertyWhile some are relying on friends and neighbors to help…
Mar 18, 2020
Racial Disparities in Pollution Exposure Fell Thanks to Clean Air Act
Many case studies suggest that low income and racial minority groups face disproportionately high exposures to environmental pollution. But the…
Mar 09, 2020
Collaborating With a Team of Rivals Can Resolve Conflict — and Advance Science
Five social scientists holed up in an Amsterdam hotel for a week with the goal of reaching a scientific consensus on how people form stereotypes…
Mar 02, 2020
Exposure to “Fake News” During the 2016 U.S. Election Has Been Overstated
Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, debates have raged about the reach of so-called “fake news” websites and the role they played during the…
Jan 21, 2020
A Cautionary Tale about Measuring Racial Bias in Policing
Racial bias and policing made headlines last year after a study examining records of fatal police shootings claimed white officers were no more…
Jan 15, 2020
Social Networks May Drive College Decisions
Younger siblings may indeed look up to their older kin — to the point that it influences where they go to college.Using data from centralized school…
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Jan 06, 2020
New Data on State and Local Business Tax Incentives Across the U.S.
Dec 09, 2019
In a Split Second, Clothes Make the Man More Competent in the Eyes of Others
People perceive a person’s competence partly based on subtle economic cues emanating from the person’s clothing, according to a study published in…
Nov 26, 2019
New Modeling Will Shed Light On Ways Policy Decisions Affect Human Migration From Sea Level Rise
A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers, and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as…
Nov 12, 2019
New Study Finds That the EITC Has No Effect on Employment
Since its creation in 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has been one of the primary channels through which the U.S. government combats…
Nov 05, 2019
Solar and Wind Energy Preserve Groundwater for Drought, Agriculture
Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon emissions, and these renewables also have another important effect: keeping…
Oct 16, 2019
Study Helps Pinpoint What Makes Species Vulnerable to Environmental Change
The fabled use of canaries in coal mines as an early warning of carbon monoxide stemmed from the birds’ extreme sensitivity to toxic conditions…
Oct 09, 2019
Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains
Pesticides are present in many food products and play a central role in the production of traded agriculture, giving them global and economic…
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Aug 15, 2019
New Industrial Revolution Sparked by Technology Gives Power to Service, Retail, Wholesale Industries
The United States is experiencing a new type of industrial revolution, one in which businesses outside of manufacturing are harnessing the power of…