While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.
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A new survey shows that people with advanced degrees make more money starting out on the same jobs as those with just bachelor’s degrees. But there’s more to the story, two sociologists note.
With electronic voting and vote-counting machines susceptible to hacking, paper ballots ensure recounts are possible – and accurate.
Bagaimana paus, yang hanya memakan makhluk kecil, mampu berevolusi menjadi makhluk terbesar di dunia? Dan mengapa mereka tidak bertambah besar?
African American students are taking on significantly more debt than white students to earn advanced degrees. Is it worth it?
Most of us spend hours each day glued to some type of screen for work or play. But is that a bad thing? Has anyone got the data to figure it out? Now is the time for ‘The Human Screenome Project.’
How did whales that feed on tiny prey evolve into the largest creatures on Earth? And why don’t they get even bigger?
Carbon emissions will hit a record high for the second year in a row, but there is a small silver lining: the rate of emissions growth has slowed dramatically.
Des cartes évolutives proposent une analyse détaillée des services que la nature rend à l’humanité.
Researchers are trying to boost the power of our immune system by genetically altering our white blood cells and transforming them into super-soldiers to fight cancer.
As climate change intensifies the risk of wildfires in California, insurers are dropping coverage for many homeowners.
Face à la multiplication des risques environnementaux, il est nécessaire d’introduire davantage de nature dans les villes pour tenter de les rendre plus résilientes.
By chance, a sociologist started an experiment the day sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein became public. As the #MeToo movement gained steam, people’s responses changed.
Removing human-related methane from the atmosphere could reduce global warming by 15%.
Internet blackouts deprive people of impartial information and crucial connections with loved ones, without delivering improved safety or stability.
This collective fundraising technique helps defuse anti-cyclist sentiment before it dooms protected bike lanes and other new infrastructure.
Stories passed down from the ancient world tell of self-powered machines able to move on their own – robots – playing key roles in historic moments.
Mengubah pengaturan default ponsel pintar Anda dapat menyelamatkan Anda dari perusahaan pengumpul data lokasi.
A scathing report about the Murray Darling Basin Authority highlights the importance of climate change risks to public sector companies.
Snorkeling off the California coast, a high school student found heaps of golf balls on the ocean floor. With a marine scientist, she showed that golf courses were producing tons of plastic pollution.
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Executive Director of the Immigration Policy Lab, Stanford University
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Professor of Operations, Information & Technology, Stanford University
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Senior Research Scholar for Cyber Policy and Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Fellow at CodeX - Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, Stanford University
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Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University
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PhD Student in Religious Studies, Stanford University
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Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Stanford University
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, Stanford University
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Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, Stanford University
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Barnett Family Professor, Stanford University
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Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Technology Design in Education, Stanford University
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PhD Candidate, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University
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Acting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
