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Anti-racist programs and fines have failed to end racism in European soccer. Part of the problem is that Black players have little representation higher up the sport’s hierarchy.
Neuroscientists have typically thought of energy supply to the brain as demand-based. A supply-limited view offers another perspective toward aging and why multitasking can be difficult.
Emphasizing threats to children is a well-worn refrain among those worried about the decline of American culture and values.
Researchers explore what happens when ants can’t properly use smell to detect friend from foe.
Americans are divided on their preference for daylight saving time versus standard time. But research shows that our bodies fare better when aligned with the natural light of standard time.
Major League Soccer – which starts the 2023 season on Feb. 25 – is deemed the most diverse league in the US. Its predecessor, the NASL, led the way.
Taking a job while in college may put graduation out of reach for some students.
The dead of winter, when the longest night of the year takes place, has also traditionally been celebrated as a time of renewal and reverence.
Si les plus petits croient généralement au père Noël, ils se représentent ce personnage sous une forme bien plus banale que ce qu’en disent les adultes.
Lots has been said about the 2022 US midterm elections. But a scholar of democracy says there’s really only one conclusion that can be made about how voters behaved.
Staging the spectacle in Qatar has raised rights issues and concerns about the heat. But away from the controversy, there will be the usual mix of sporting moments, supporters’ joy and heartache.
As the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, a scholar probes questions of identity in the American game. Is Mexico really the US’s ‘other team’?
While TV political ads might seem old-fashioned in the age of social media, research shows that this kind of advertising does win votes – and could influence the upcoming midterms.
We talk to a political scientist and a philosopher about how to bring countries back from dangerous levels of polarisation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Amid discussion of how best to conduct and tally a hotly contested election that is potentially subject to nefarious meddling, three experts explain the basics.
Political debate has always been filled with heated words and deeply held emotions. But the level of civility in political discourse has reached a new low.
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
Not all students have access to the same level of parental help at home. So why are they judged as if they do? Two scholars probe how educators view students who fail to complete their homework.
What makes an effective lawmaker? Two scholars have studied 50 years of congressional legislating, and they’ve got a scorecard and a plan.
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PhD Student in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of English, Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Mathematics Education, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Law, Director, Program on Law and Innovation, and Co-director, Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science , Vanderbilt University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Biological Sciences and of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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Acting Director and Astronomer, Dyer Observatory, Vanderbilt University
