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October 26, 2016
Zero-Knowledge Proof: Verification Without Information
Alexander Glaser, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and international affairs has a game for you to play. Imagine your friend Alice claims to have the secret recipe for a popular soda drink and wants to sell it to you. Being cautious, she doesn’t want to surrender the recipe before you have paid for it…
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October 25, 2016
Politics & Polls #17: Art & Politics Featuring Robert Schenkkan
Who knew that the discharge petition—signed by members of the House of Representatives to bring a bill from committee to the floor—could be good material for a Tony Award-winning play and HBO feature film?In this episode, Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang interview Robert Schenkkan whose play “All the Way” about Lyndon B…
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October 20, 2016
WWS Reacts: Inside the Presidential Debates
Wednesday's face-off between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump marked the third and final presidential debate of the 2016 campaign. Those debates, which gave tens of millions of Americans the opportunity to see the top two candidates discuss key campaign topics, were organized and conducted by the independent, nonprofit…
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October 20, 2016
Politics & Polls #16: Voter 'Fraud' & 'Rigged' Elections
Donald Trump has made it clear that if he loses on Nov. 8, it is because the election was “rigged.” He has warned that there might be widespread voter fraud that will favor Democrats. But does this threat have any basis in reality? Or is the real threat new voter identification laws that have the potential to disenfranchise…
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October 19, 2016
WWS Reacts: The Battle for Mosul
Iraqi forces and their allies are battling to reclaim Mosul, which has been the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) since its capture in mid-2014. ISIS militants are responding to the offensive with heavy gunfire, car bombs and booby-trapped roads, among other tactics. Thousands have fled the city,…
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October 14, 2016
Why Private Health Insurers Are Losing Money on the Affordable Care Act
The choice of young people to forgo health insurance combined with the high cost of providing care for the sickest Americans are together generating big losses for insurers participating in the Affordable Care Act’s state insurance marketplaces.Aetna, one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, announced in August…
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October 13, 2016
Politics & Polls #15: Down Ticket: House & Senate Races
While it may be hard to look away from the steel cage match between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, it’s time to start looking "down ticket,” as congressional races could be one of the biggest stories in the 2016 election.What happens in the House and Senate races will ultimately shape and influence the next presidency. And…
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October 10, 2016
American Workers Prefer Set Work Schedules, But Would Take Wage Cuts to Work from Home
Affordable child care and flexible work schedules have all been topics of debates in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.Yet, according to a new study by Princeton University and Harvard University, the average American worker is indifferent to flexible work schedules and instead prefers a set 40-hour workweek.It comes down to…
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October 06, 2016
Politics & Polls #14: The Fight to Vote
Despite this year’s tense presidential debates, fierce political battles and polarized atmosphere, it still comes down to one simple act: marking your ballot. While it takes mere seconds, voting remains at the heart of our democracy.But voting wasn’t always so easy. The issue of voting rights in America has been long debated…
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September 29, 2016
Politics & Polls #13: The Alt-Right
A previously unknown subculture has emerged onto the political scene thanks to the 2016 presidential election. The alternative right, known as the “alt-right,” is a diverse group of people who identify as right-wing and are unified in opposition against mainstream American conservatism.The movement — which has gained attention…