Scott Winter, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University e Stephen Rice, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Pilots are often overtired, making them prone to errors. Some countries let them sleep on the job – under strict rules. Pilots love the idea, but consumers are wary, for now.
Stephen Rice, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University e Mattie Milner, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Nobody has yet figured out what the rules are for drones or what constitutes ‘good manners’ for drone operators. But there are legitimate reasons a drone might be near your home.
World’s first lab-grown beef burger. Would you eat it?
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Surveys suggest fewer than half of Americans are looking forward to lab-grown meat. A moral psychologist examines common objections and why for the most part they’re not logical.
Gov. Ralph Northam has fumbled his apology.
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Trying to figure out if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam or other would-be penitents are sincere? A scholar who analyzed dozens of recent apologies offers a user’s guide.
A man holds up a joint during a 2017 rally to support the legalization of marijuana in Washington, D.C.
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As politically polarized as the country may seem, when it comes to marijuana, Americans across the spectrum have changed their minds. A new study says it’s all thanks to the media.
How does the concept of science in the crosshairs affect opinions?
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Researchers found that aggressive messaging and framing current events as a ‘war on science’ had different effects on how liberals and conservatives felt about scientists’ credibility.
An anti-Brexit protester speaks during a demonstration.
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Back in 2016, the Brexit vote and US presidential election seemed like a nationalist one-two punch that could knock out the European Union. Instead, EU support actually rose, new research shows.
Chinese scientists led by He Jiankui claimed they used CRISPR to modify human embryos that eventually were born as twin girls.
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The announcement of the birth of babies with edited genes has been met by a deluge of scientific and ethical criticism. Public discussion focuses on risks and benefits – was breaking this taboo worth it?
As deadline day approaches, more and more people are getting the jitters.
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Policymaking is no longer based solely on what a party stands for. Now, it also matters how a decision is going to play in the opinion polls – and that’s a problem for our political system.
Interested in a juicy burger grown in the lab?
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Cultured meat comes from cells in a lab, not muscles in an animal. While regulatory and technological aspects are being worked out, less is known about whether people are up for eating this stuff.
Women pose for pictures in front of Saint Basil’s Cathedral at the Red Square in Moscow.
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As attempts to water down the Endangered Species Act have accelerated, public support for the act has stayed high. Then why do politicians keep trying to weaken the act?
Historically, the high-water mark for American dissatisfaction with government was the 1970s — the era of Vietnam, Nixon and Watergate.
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Ian Anson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Russian meddling has shaken Americans’ faith in democracy. But public discontent after a scandal is hardly new. Trust in government began to erode under Nixon, and it’s mostly worsened since then.
People walk on Leningradskaya street in Samara, Russia, 2017.
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Scholarship in organizational psychology has shown that when employee morale is low, it can result in poorer performance. A new study finds this may be true for some police officers.
A man carries an anti-EU, pro-Brexit placard during in London on September 3, 2016.
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Since the Brexit vote in 2016, rebellious movements have repeatedly shown their ability to shape political outcomes across the globe, often in unexpected ways: So what lies next?