If the Opt Out movement has gained ground, it is not without reason. Testing has not only pushed learning out, but taught people how to “game” the system.
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Comcast has successfully moved from managing the pipes to owning the content as well, all the while pushing the legal envelope as far as it can.
Even if you come in dead last in every poll, a run for the presidency might be a career booster. Then again, anyone remember the Carol Moseley Braun campaign of 2004?
OPEC is already suggesting the US oil boom will end this year. Wishful thinking.
With thousands of apps on the market, some tips to choose the right ones.
As it’s done with its electric cars, Tesla will need to rely on well-heeled early technology adopters and friendly regulations to sell lots of home batteries.
A perfect storm of personalities, demand and money has created unprecedented hype. How should the media respond?
The Supreme Court is the final word on the country’s laws but its decisions don’t necessarily end culture debates. Two scholars look at same sex-marriage arguments made before the court.
The news media are a major presence in the Baltimore riots. Are they providing an accurate picture of what’s going on?
I recently wrote about the terrible sleep habits of the characters in House of Cards. I disapproved of Frank Underwood’s late-night computer work in the Oval Office, his new midnight iPad gaming habit…
A flock of scientists turned their focus to understand the Deepwater Horizon’s impact, including one team that studied deep-sea corals.
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration is looking to expand offshore drilling. Is it any safer today?
Astronomers from around the world identify their favourite images sent back to Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Ban on affirmative action across eight states has led to a drop in minority students at medical schools.
While federal agencies ponder regulations for safer oil rail cars, researchers are developing high-tech inspection and safety systems.
By reaching out to Iran, Australia can help end a long stand-off with the West that prevented solutions to many of the world’s most dangerous problems, including Syria’s civil war and Islamic State.
Derailed train cars carrying oil have more communities concerned about spills. What’s behind the oil-by-rail boom and a federal agency’s ‘urgent’ call last week for better safety?
George R. R. Martin’s Hodor is a textbook example of someone with expressive aphasia.
Why do chocolate makers and other food producers use unsustainably grown palm oil? You can blame health-conscious consumers looking for alternatives to trans fats.
Regulations pushed by incumbent businesses to protect their turf only end up stifling growth and hurting consumers.
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State
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Professor of Entomology and Director, Center for Pollinator Research, Penn State
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Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications & Professor of Telecommunications, Penn State
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Teaching Professor, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor of Law, Penn State
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Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State
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Distinguished Professor of Modern History, Penn State
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Assistant Research Professor of Entomology, Penn State
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Associate Research Professor of Food Science, Penn State
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Research Professor, Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology and Labor and Employment Relations, Penn State
