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New ethical issues are emerging during COVID-19 as doctors struggle with their obligations to ‘do no harm’ and respect patient autonomy.
Personalist dictators tend to shield the elites who support them from the economic pain of sanctions by pushing costs onto regular people.
The SEC’s proposal would require companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate risks, but it’s not a done deal yet.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immunology terms that are typically relegated to textbooks into our everyday vernacular. These stories helped us make sense of the ever-evolving science.
Internet-connected appliances tempt people with science fictionlike conveniences, but beneath the sparkling surface lurk potential privacy violations.
Some investors want publicly traded companies to disclose their full climate impact, including emissions from their supply chains and product use.
Para entender la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, hay que fijarse en la mezcla de nacionalismo religioso y militarista bajo el mandato de Putin, que se manifiesta plenamente en la nueva Iglesia de las Fuerzas Armadas rusas.
Psychologists and technology designers are working together to make digital experiences hard for kids to put down.
To understand Russia’s war in Ukraine, look to the blend of religious and militaristic nationalism under Putin – on full display in the Church of the Russian Armed Forces.
How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming – and its consequences.
The author’s 9-year-old son will likely face about four times as many extreme events in his lifetime as older adults today. An international report explains the impacts already being felt.
Social scientists determined that body mass index growth declined for children of low-income parents in states that had expanded their Medicaid programs.
Studies suggest that seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides may harm nontarget insects, mammals and birds. In response, states are starting to restrict use of these products.
Whether about a comet hitting the Earth or a virus infecting the world, fear-based messages often do not succeed at changing people’s behaviors.
When an attention-based media system always allows the noise-makers to dominate the conversation, it becomes impossible to hear the full range of voices and views.
As the Los Angeles Rams prepare to take on the Cincinnati Bengals, The Conversation takes a critical look at some of the biggest news stories from the past NFL season.
A scholar studying the relationship of Buddhism and medicine explains how the popular media has misrepresented mindfulness.
It’s hard to get accurate measurements, but a nationwide network of more than 8,000 volunteers with rulers and specific standards reports after every storm.
Airplanes use radio waves to determine how far off the ground they are. New 5G cellphone services come close to the same frequencies the airplanes use. Here’s how that can be a problem.
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Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Journalism, 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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Professor of Educational Administration, Penn State
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Professor of Political Science, 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 Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology, Criminology, and Public Policy, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology and Labor and Employment Relations, Penn State
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Associate Research Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Research Translation Platform, Penn State
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Clinical Professor of International Business; Director, Center for Global Business Studies; Associate Dean for International Programs, Penn State
