Tag: Inequality
Which country is best to live in? Our calculations say it’s...
Warren Sanderson, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York); Sergei Scherbov, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and Simone Ghislandi, Bocconi...
New data paint an unpleasant picture of poverty in the US
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University
On Sept. 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released national poverty data for 2017.
The headline was that 39.7 million people were...
Want to live longer? Consider the ethics
John K. Davis, California State University, Fullerton
Life extension – using science to slow or halt human aging so that people live far longer...
The GOP’s poor arguments for doubling down on SNAP’s work requirements
Patricia Smith, University of Michigan
Republicans aim to tighten the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s work requirements as part of the farm bill Congress is debating.
These...
Wealthy Americans know less than they think they do about food...
Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University and Douglas Buhler, Michigan State University
Socioeconomics play a significant role in attitudes about food – especially concerns about safety...
For many US towns and cities, deciding which streets to name...
Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee
More than 1,000 streets in the world bear the name of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
At...
How rich are the rich? If only you knew
Gil B. Manzon Jr., Boston College
“If poor people knew how rich rich people are, there would be riots in the streets.”
Actor and comedian...
How should we decide what to do?
Lori Gruen, Wesleyan University
Most of us are faced with ethical decisions on a regular basis. Some are relatively minor – perhaps your cousin makes...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
