Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome
Trump's plans to build a wall with Mexico and deport millions of people in the US illegally cast immigrants as an economic threat to Americans. The evidence suggests otherwise.
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Why we’re wrong to blame immigrants for our sputtering economies
Many politicians in the West – from backers of Brexit to Donald Trump – have convinced voters that immigrants are hurting their economies. The evidence suggests otherwise.
It’s time to fix our outdated guidelines for human vaccine trials
Prior to the 1970s, almost all Phase I and II drug trials were conducted on prisoners. Our standards have gotten better since then, but still need revision.
Wind turbines are spun from below too
Wind flowing from both above and below wind turbine blades can affect the supply of energy, researchers have discovered…
Algorithms can predict how tweets spread
The deluge of data we are subjected to daily can be a good thing sometimes. It gives us a wide-open window to look at people’s behaviour, say, through their use of social media. The obvious question then…
