Tag: quick reads
What you see in a 3D scan of yourself could be...
Jessica Ridgway Clayton, Florida State University
Amazon is reportedly looking for people who are willing to have their bodies scanned in 3D in order to...
Why China can’t meet Trump’s $200 billion trade demand
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
President Donald Trump has demanded China cut its trade deficit with the U.S. by US$200 billion by 2020...
Yanny or Laurel? It’s your brain not your ears that decides
Jennell Vick, Case Western Reserve University
As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media about one tiny little...
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...
What torching Iran deal says about US commitment to nuclear security
Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington
President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal flies in the face of hundreds of...
Ohio voters make conservative choices in governor’s primary – picking DeWine,...
Nathaniel Swigger, The Ohio State University
Ohio politics is shifting to the right.
As a political scientist at Ohio State University, that’s my takeaway from seeing...
Spotting the political calculus behind some acts of corporate charity
Raymond Fisman, Boston University
Over the past few years, I have teamed up with fellow economists Marianne Bertrande, Matilde Bombardini and Francesco Trebbi to look...
Russians hack home internet connections – here’s how to protect yourself
Sandeep Nair Narayanan, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Anupam Joshi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Sudip Mittal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In late...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
