Of course people need ethics. But the current troubles in the technology industry are not evidence of an ethics crisis; it is a public-policy crisis.
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Many homes, parks and businesses in US cities stand on former manufacturing sites that may have left legacy hazardous wastes behind. A new book calls for more research into our urban industrial past.
A study of the social cost of carbon emitted by the shrinking fleet of Texan coal plants suggests that closing more of them down would be good for the climate and public health.
Not only does U.S. law bar price-fixing, there are bipartisan efforts underway to make it possible to sue OPEC members in American courts for antitrust violations.
Even if Asia buys most of the natural gas the U.S. will be exporting soon, America’s growing role in that market could wind up reducing Russia’s political influence in Europe.
Have you ever struggled to understand exactly what to do inside a voting booth?
Three atmospheric scientists from Texas say Hurricane Harvey shows how the country needs to adapt to the effects of climate change and cut carbon emissions.
The Industrial Revolution led to centuries of social and economic upheaval. Are economists telling us not to worry about workplace automation because things will be better in a couple hundred years?
More than 200 mayors have committed their cities to stick with the Paris climate deal no matter what the US does. Electric vehicles offer a promising route to making good on that pledge.
Digital devices can make a real difference in treating chronic diseases. But many who have these conditions are poor, and they often cannot afford the devices.
To maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks, we need to know how ride-share companies will affect public transportation.
New research from Vanderbilt University looks at the effects of mass incarceration on a little studied population: formerly imprisoned African-American men.
U.S. states need to put in place new ozone air quality standards, but how they are measured – based on peak ozone – doesn’t always best reflect a city’s overall air quality.
In the past, technology both destroyed and created jobs. Is that trend ending?
The massive Ivanpah solar power plant uses natural gas – even more than it expected last year. It’s not ideal, but solar power and natural gas are a powerful, and relatively ‘green,’ combination.
False complacency: Hurricane Patricia didn’t devastate Mexico as feared, but provides more evidence that warming waters raise the chances of more intense storms.
One of the many striking aspects of slavery was denial of education to slaves. How is this history reflected in today’s school system?
Blatter’s decision to step down shocked the world. We asked a few academics to weigh in on what it means.
If you’re a teetotaller, your friends have likely tried to convince you to taste red wine by swearing on its multiple health benefits. These benefits have been credited to a compound found in red wine…
Nine out of ten cancer patients die because cancer cells enter the blood circulation, spread and form tumours at distant organs. In circulation, cells can move individually or in a cluster. It is believed…
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Research Scientist in Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University
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Professor of Music, Rice University
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PhD Candidate, Rice University
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Professor of Sociology and Director of The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University
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Assistant Professor of American Politics, Rice University
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Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Lecturer, Rice University
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Postdoctoral associate, Rice University
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Fellow for the Middle East, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
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Assistant Professor of BioSciences, Rice University
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Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
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Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies & Baker Institute Political Science Fellow, Rice University
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Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
