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En théorie et dans certains cas, cela pourrait être possible d’entrer dans un trou noir mais… impossible d’en sortir !
A record number of people voted in the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump lost, Joe Biden won. Now, GOP legislators across the country are trying to pass measures to limit voting.
If you are a sci-fi junkie you’ve probably wondered what would happen if you were unlucky enough to fall into a black hole. How well you’d fare all depends on the type of black hole.
Rire, que ce soit en douce ou à gorge déployée, a des bénéfices physiologiques, sociaux, et pour notre santé mentale.
Whether in the form of a discreet titter or a full-on roar, laughter comes with many benefits for physical and mental health.
How do you run a political campaign in a pandemic? From data brokers to advertising firms to voter registration volunteers, the players in campaigns are making adjustments, large and mostly small.
One way in which Latino voters vary is where they or their forebears came from. In states like Florida, that difference matters.
The Fed and Congress have little ammunition available for fighting an economic downturn if COVID-19 triggers one.
What will happen to campaign workers after the Feb. 3 caucuses? It’s a question that’s in the cold Iowa air, carrying with it a subtle message about the state of democratic politics.
Incels compare themselves to other men, before blaming women for withholding sex from, in their perception, deserving men.
In 2005, almost 46,000 children were adopted across borders. Ten years later, just 12,000 were. The foreign adoption system is imploding, potentially putting children’s lives in danger.
An education professor, who worked as a teacher in Atlanta Public Schools during a cheating scandal that began in 2009, explains what factors and forces lead educators to fake academic success.
This isn’t the first time the US has banned people based on nationality. History shows these exclusions have put our national security at risk and caused rifts with foreign allies.
The logic behind building a wall is centuries old. But can concrete solve the complex problems the U.S. is facing today?
Les mécanismes de l'humour sont intimement mêlés à ceux de la mémoire et de l'intuition. Depuis quelques années, c'est un sujet que les psychologues prennent très au sérieux.
No longer dismissed as an undesirable negative trait to be avoided, humor is having a heyday among experimental psychologists.
Our panel of scholars listened to the sixth GOP debate with a critical ear and picked one quote to analyze.
A recent study shows Donald Trump is out of date when he claims “people are pouring across our southern border”.
Editor’s note: voter turnout in this year’s midterm elections - 36.6% - was lower than in the 2010 midterms (40.9%.) According to the Pew Research Center the “party of non-voters” is more racially diverse…
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Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College
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Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Associate Professor, Departments of History and Religious Studies; Director, Center for the Humanities, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Political Science/Policy Studies, Grinnell College
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Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College
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Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Associate Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Physics, Grinnell College
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Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Associate Professor, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Physics, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Education, Grinnell College
