What AI can tell us about the U.S. Supreme Court
Our data-driven model was able to create a reasonably accurate assessment of justices' views on issues, predict their alignments on cases and identify who might be a swing vote.
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We helped uncover a public health crisis in Flint, but learned there are costs to doing good science
Virginia Tech University engineering students blew the whistle on Flint, Michigan's toxic drinking water. Hailed as heroes, they've also learned that it isn't easy to do science for the public good.
Basic income for all could lift millions out of poverty – and change how we think about inequality
Providing citizens with a basic income has shown signs of success in lifting people out of poverty, but more importantly the idea is transforming the way we think about inequality.
Fossils help to reveal the true colours of extinct mammals for the first time
Scientists have shown how tiny organic tissue remnants in fossils correspond to the pigments in the animals' original skin and hair.
Why do we need the humanities?
Four former university presidents speak up for the liberal arts.
Brownbagging it not always the healthy choice for kids’ school lunches
Ravenous students, busy parents, nutrition professionals and school officials all have their own ideas about what belongs on the school lunch table. Plenty of criticism centers on the unhealthiness of…
Fossilised bite marks show how ancient reptiles battled across land and water
Some 220m years ago, the Triassic Period marked the beginning of the age of dinosaurs. But by the time the earliest dinosaurs were just starting to appear in the fossil record, it was distant relatives…
Paying commuters to get on their bikes is not enough
The French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Energy Development has launched a trial scheme where commuters are paid to cycle to work. For six months, 20 companies with about 10,000 employees between…
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PhD Candidate in Behavioral & Community Nutrition, Virginia Tech
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Assistant Professor, Dept of Politics, Virginia Tech
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Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Paleontology, Virginia Tech
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