Tag: Speed reads
Why food insecurity among Gen Z is so much higher than...
Sam Polzin, Purdue University; Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Purdue University, and Jayson Lusk, Purdue University
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What’s a bear market? An economist explains
Vidhura S Tennekoon, IUPUI
A 16th-century proverb advises: “It’s unwise to sell a bear’s skin before catching it.”
Disruptive kindergartners are likely to be bullied later in elementary school
Paul L. Morgan, Penn State
Kindergartners who act out, disrupt classrooms, get angry and argue with their teachers are...
Female business travelers pay less than their male colleagues because they...
Javier D. Donna, University of Florida
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Students are suspended less when their teacher has the same race...
Matthew Shirrell, George Washington University
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
What’s a 990 form? A charity accounting expert explains
Sarah Webber, University of Dayton
Most tax-exempt nonprofits must file a 990 form with the Internal Revenue Service every...
What is pay-as-you-throw? A waste expert explains
Lily Baum Pollans, Hunter College
Pay-as-you-throw is a policy that charges people for the amount of trash they toss out. It’s also sometimes called variable-rate...
What is the Fed taper? An economist explains how the Federal...
Edouard Wemy, Clark University
Tapering refers to the Federal Reserve policy of unwinding the massive purchases of Treasury bonds...
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...
