Research has a distinctive role to play because it gives pointers on what is needed to create long-term change.
User agreements are often long, complex and inaccessible texts that don’t help users understand what exactly is being done with their information.
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As more data are collected, it’s important for the public to understand how their health information is being used. But user agreements are often complex, lengthy and written in inaccessible language.
Research is more profitable and productive than ever before, but it risks losing its sense of values and ethics.
By working in roles that are typically viewed as being more appropriate for women, men can break down the notions that foster gender inequalities.
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Efforts to regulate the lucrative mining venture are not proving successful due to collusion and corruption.
Alvin Roth exposes his work on “disgusting markets” at the European Meeting of the ESA (Economic Science Association) on 7 September in Dijon, France.
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Stanford professor’s research has led to an increase in the number of kidney transplants in the United States.
South Africa’s Constitution protects the rights of citizens. But that’s not enough. Women demonstrate against very high rates of gender violence.
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Higher education needs to do more than produce graduates who can get a job. It should also give students opportunities and a voice when it comes to participating in the economy and broader society.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are among the 2020 presidential hopefuls in favor of reparations.
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Several presidential hopefuls have offered proposals to close the racial wealth gap, from baby bonds to reparations. A simulation suggests policies short of direct aid to blacks won’t do the trick.
It’s impossible to conduct truly causal research on media consumption and suicide.
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Over the past decade, more teens have attempted suicide. The trend has vexed researchers, but it’s that much more difficult to determine whether a fictional TV show has had any role.
Australia’s top scientist Alan Finkel says too many poor quality research papers are being published in Australia, and the system may inadvertently encourage academics to behave badly.
Previous Vice President of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics, Professor in Genetics, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria