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A sociologist interviewed more than 200 Black workers about their experiences. Here’s what she found.
Comedians like Stephen Colbert might mock the entertainment mecca, but live theater is in too much of a crisis to dismiss the town’s formula of spectacle meets story.
The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.
India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
With dads being the primary earners in many heterosexual households, it was often the mother who gave up work to manage extra work at home during the pandemic. But what about heterosexual households where the mother was the primary earner?
Over the past 60 years, the duration of flights has remained roughly the same, while passengers have been subjected to more indignities, longer waits and more cancellations.
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
The bad news: Extreme heat is probably going to stick around for a couple of more years.
Though many Americans believe that parasitic infections exist in poorer countries, research shows that the problem exists in the US and has a higher impact in communities of color.
Fitness and religion make a potent combination, one people have explored for centuries.
Employers need good strategies to hire and retain more workers of color and older workers. The mandatory diversity training and requisite skills tests many of them now rely on don’t measure up.
Astrology and astronomy were once practiced side by side by scientists like Galileo and Kepler. And they’re more similar than you might think.
Though difficult to pinpoint, white educators often put forth stereotypes when they discuss Black students among themselves, new research has found.
The author, who died Sept. 1, 2022, inspired countless researchers to probe the injustices working people face.
Most Americans don’t want the United States to be the world’s policeman. Do the experts agree?
Trump’s budget would eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities, breaking a tradition of funding humanities scholarship that goes back to the nation’s founding.
Is America exceptional? An expert on rhetoric examines how the idea has changed over time, and how Democrats are claiming their own version.
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Professor of Sociology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Director of Public Scholarship, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Research Professor of Physics, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and of Film and Media Studies, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Dance, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of History & American Culture Studies, Associate Vice Dean of Research, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Education, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
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John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
