Tag: Inequality
The less equal we become, the less we trust science, and...
Tony Ward, University of Melbourne
In mid November, South Dakota emergency room nurse Jodi Doering tweeted her experience of caring for dying patients.
Many, she said,...
Computer science jobs pay well and are growing fast. Why are...
Tamara Pearson, Spelman College
When it comes to the digital divide, often the focus is on how lack of internet service and basic technology will...
We’ll see more fire seasons like 2020 – here’s a strategy...
Jennifer Balch, University of Colorado Boulder
As of late fall, wildfires are still smoldering under snowfall in Colorado. I am hoping that the cold and...
Schools often fail to identify gifted and talented students – especially...
Marcia Gentry, Purdue University
About a decade ago, I was working with a large, urban school district on creating a gifted and talented program that...
Poor, minority students at dilapidated schools face added risks amid talk...
Hardy Murphy, IUPUI
Classrooms, gyms and cafeterias at schools across the U.S. have remained empty for months now. And despite some districts beginning to reopen,...
Why Indian American spelling bee success is more than just an...
Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College
Over the past 20 years, Indian Americans have come to dominate the Scripps National Spelling Bee even though they comprise only...
Rich and poor don’t recover equally from epidemics. Rebuilding fairly will...
Ilan Noy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, disaster recovery plans are almost always framed with...
Rich folks aren’t that stingy after all
Benjamin A. Priday, Texas A&M University
At least half of American families have been giving money to charity every year – but that fraction...
EXPLORING NATURE
What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...
Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee
When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...
