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A scholar of religion in film explains the varied representation of Catholicism in horror. In some films, it is used in the fight against evil, while others show the Church itself as evil.
Teachers’ fondness for working with students grew in the early stages of the pandemic, according to a new study that provides a unique before-and-after glimpse at what duties teachers enjoyed most.
Fewer students enrolled in public school and more were home-schooled during the 2020-21 school year. Researchers analyzed records in Michigan to understand what drove parents to make these decisions.
Les investissements prévus pour les infrastructures devraient gonfler le montant des dépenses irrégulières – d’autant que le législateur n’a pas fait de la lutte contre le phénomène une priorité.
Congress is inching closer to passing as much as $4.5 trillion in new infrastructure and social spending, which would be an attractive target for fraudsters.
Through its Belt and Road Initiative, China has become the world’s largest country-to-country lender. A new study shows that more than half of its loans threaten sensitive lands or Indigenous people.
President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.
La guerra de Afganistán, al igual que muchas otras guerras anteriores, comenzó con evaluaciones optimistas de una victoria rápida. Dos décadas después, seguimos pagando la factura.
The Attica uprising marked a milestone in the prisoners’ rights movement. Many of the grievances aired in 1971 are still relevant to today’s incarcerated population.
The Affordable Care Act has allowed many preventive health services, including cancer screenings and vaccines, to be free of charge. But legal challenges may lead to costly repercussions for patients.
The country became the first to make bitcoin a formal part of its payments system, but whether it’ll catch on is another story.
Following the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Neta Crawford, the co-director of the Costs of War Project, reflects on 7,268 days of American involvement in the conflict.
Computational modeling can predict language therapy response in bilingual people with aphasia. In the future, this could help clinicians identify the best language for treatment.
People who forge their own vaccine cards, or buy forged cards, are already facing legal problems, including criminal charges.
Batteur discret et influencé par le jazz, Charlie Watts est indissociable du son des Stones et de leur succès.
Charlie Watts was the Rolling Stones’ drummer for almost six decades. A scholar of music – and a Stones fan – describes what he brought to the band.
The classical tradition has long excluded anyone who wasn’t white. But a succession of Black female artists have attempted to broaden these ossified boundaries.
Apple va analyser les photos téléchargées dans le nuage pour détecter des images pédopornographiques sans regarder les photos. Quels problèmes cela pose-t-il pour la vie privée ?
Apple will scan all photos uploaded to the cloud for child sexual abuse without actually looking at the photos. Privacy experts are concerned by the lack of public accountability.
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Research Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University
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Professor of Neuroscience, Boston University
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Professor of the History of Christianity, Boston University
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Research Assistant in the Department of Global Health, Boston University
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Professor of Microbiology, Boston University
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Research associate professor in Global Health, Boston University
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Professor of Business Analytics, Boston University
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Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Law, Boston University
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Senior Research Scientist, Boston University
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Associate Dean, Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement and Professor of the Practice, Boston University
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Senior Academic Researcher in Global Development Policy, Boston University
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Professor of Biology, Boston University
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PhD Candidate in Biology, Boston University
