Want to understand the British election? Look online and listen to grime
Britain's shock election and its surprising result allows us to see a relay between visual media, the online world and the political one we live in.
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Is there structural racism on the internet?
The physical world is racially segregated as a result of structural racism. A researcher examines whether similar problems exist online.
Working memory: How you keep things ‘in mind’ over the short term
Both psychologists and neuroscientists are interested in how working memory holds on to items over brief intervals – and are investigating from different angles.
Our 24/7 economy and the wealth of nations
Ever more people are stuck with shift work in a globalised economy that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
It only takes a few countries to kickstart a decarbonisation revolution
New research shows it only takes a few countries to kick-start the kind of global transformation required to meet the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals.
How social media data can improve people’s lives - if used responsibly
As climate change increases the frequency and severity of disasters in the near future, leveraging social media data, crowd-sourcing and other means of discovering the unknown will become crucial.
Young workers expect their older colleagues to get out of the way
Research demonstrates the younger generation do see the older generation as competitors but we can change this adversarial relationship in the workplace.
Combatting stereotypes: How to talk to your children
For young children, how we speak is often more important than what we say. Even 'positive' generalizations can lead children to adopt negative stereotypes.
Should scientists engage in activism?
In the wake of the Flint water crisis and with a new notably anti-science president, U.S. scientists are reevaluating how to navigate the tension between speaking out and a fear of losing research funding.
America’s aging voting machines managed to survive another election
Where problems arose, voting was generally able to keep going smoothly. But those failures serve as a warning of how bad things could get if we don't replace our voting machines soon.
Data responsibility: a new social good for the information age
Data can be used to limit damage from natural disasters and to improve our lives.
Donald Trump and the rise of white identity in politics
A survey of voters shows white racial identity is on the rise. Psychologists explain how it's affecting the presidential election and how it will change American politics of the future.
How the Jim Crow internet is pushing back against Black Lives Matter
A scholar of visual culture sees a transition happening online as the alt-right reinterprets images of police shootings to push back against the gains made by Black Lives Matter.
Teaching the next generation of cybersecurity professionals
By 2020, the cybersecurity industry will need 1.5 million more workers than will be qualified for jobs. What's the solution? Getting high school and college students excited about the industry.
How racism has shaped welfare policy in America since 1935
On the 20th anniversary of Bill Clinton's promise to "end welfare as we know it," a social work scholar asks why child poverty is still such a problem in the U.S. and what race has to do with it.
Why save a computer virus?
How can archivists properly preserve computer programs often written specifically to destroy data?
Can your Facebook friends influence your decision to buy a house?
Research suggests how your online friends experienced the housing collapse affected how you perceived your local real estate market.
Gambling on limited information: our visual system and probabilistic inference
How does your brain deal with the ambiguous and variable visual information your eyes collect? Neuroscientists think it bets on what's the most likely version of reality.
Here’s a problem with the TPP that Hillary Clinton ignores at her peril
The Trans-Pacific Partnership departs from a half-century of diplomatic progress tying environmental and human rights issues to trade and security pacts.
Spain’s Civil War and the Americans who fought in it: a convoluted legacy
For many contemporary observers, the Spanish Civil War was seen as very much of a piece with the war against Hitler and Mussolini. But then things changed. Why?
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Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow of Museum Studies, New York University
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Associate Professor of Clinical Law and Co-Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic, New York University
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Professor of Economics, New York University
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Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Steinhardt School, New York University
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Distinguished Writer In Residence, Arthur Carter Journalism Institute, New York University
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Associate Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University
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Clinical Professor of Economics, New York University
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Professor of Global Affairs, New York University
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Global Professor of Law, New York University
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Professor of Biology, New York University
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Julius Silver Professor of Neural Science, New York University
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Professor of Sociology, New York University
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Professor of Applied Psychology, Global Public Health and Medicine; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Global Institute of Public Health, New York University
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Professor of Sociology, New York University
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, New York University