Research Briefs

Research Briefs
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…
Research Briefs
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…
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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…
Research Briefs
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…
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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.