For young children, how we speak is often more important than what we say. Even ‘positive’ generalizations can lead children to adopt negative stereotypes.
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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.
Researchers are finding medical uses for some molecules in certain street drugs, but it’s important to call the drugs by their real names. Here’s why that’s important.
Flakka was believed to be behind two cannibalistic attacks in Florida that left one man blind and a married couple dead. It wasn’t so. Here’s why we need facts, not myths, about dangerous drugs.
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 can be used to limit damage from natural disasters and to improve our lives.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How can archivists properly preserve computer programs often written specifically to destroy data?
Research suggests how your online friends experienced the housing collapse affected how you perceived your local real estate market.
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.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership departs from a half-century of diplomatic progress tying environmental and human rights issues to trade and security pacts.
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?
Amid the gloom, here are some hopeful signs that we can meet our climate obligations.
How hard is it to find out what information has been removed from search engine results? What about identifying who asked for it to be removed?
Three scholars reflect on the Supreme Court decision in the Fisher case and why institutions need to consider race.
A few high-profile cases of jail inmates who committed suicide reveal only a fraction of the problem. NYU expert digs into why jail suicides may be on the rise – again.
The corporate world must embrace human rights as a fundamental business priority.
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Research Scholar, New York University
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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University
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Chercheuse postdoctorale en motivation humaine, New York University
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Clinical Associate Professor of Liberal Studies, New York University
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Service, New York University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management and Public Service, New York University
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Assistant Professor of Nursing, New York University
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Professor of Economics and Education Policy, New York University
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Director of Programs, Congo Research Group, Center on International Cooperation, New York University
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Director of Programs, Congo Research Group, Center on International Cooperation, New York University
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Postdoctoral Lecturer in English, New York University
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Professor of Food Studies, New York University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University
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Research Project Manager, NYU Metro Center, New York University
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Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University
