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What will the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill pay for? Here are some of the things it will help build, fix or remove.
Après une forte baisse des émissions en 2020 due à la pandémie de Covid-19, 2021 témoigne d’une inquiétante reprise, souligne la nouvelle étude du Global Carbon Projet.
Preocupa especialmente la tendencia al alza a largo plazo de las emisiones de CO₂ procedentes de la quema de combustibles fósiles, que están lejos de llegar a cero en 2050.
Most concerning is the long-term upward trends of CO₂ emissions form burning fossil fuels, which are far from trending towards net-zero by 2050.
Transcripts and internal documents show how the industry shifted from leading research into fossil fuels’ effect on the climate to sowing doubt about science.
The problem with chronic absenteeism isn’t so much that kids are missing instruction time; it’s that unexcused absences may indicate crises at home, new research suggests.
Post-colonial writing has expanded the concept of tragedy beyond Western thought.
The infrastructure bill being debated in Congress looks like a small but genuine down payment on a more climate-friendly transportation sector and electric power grid. What comes next is crucial.
The lasting problems of infrastructure aren’t of need or construction, but of overbuilding, delayed costs and the challenges of thinking ahead.
Online learning during the pandemic gives students more autonomy. For high-achieving students, especially those in academically mixed classes, that’s an advantage, whereas others might struggle.
Expanding free lunch programs could also reduce stigma for students, lower administrative burdens for schools and create jobs for communities.
The research community is taking a closer look at the lab-leak hypothesis for the origin of COVID-19, prompting discussion about the risks and benefits of engineering viruses.
French policymakers understand that sharing the burdens of military operations with global partners can help boost flagging support at home.
In the design of marine protected areas, new research suggests that it might be better to start small in order to gain local trust and support that leads to larger long-term benefits.
National sports victories increase nationalism and national pride, but can also influence attitudes towards refugees.
School teaches us to read a text carefully in order to understand it. But on the web, ignoring information is a survival skill.
Women and girls are forced to spend hours each day hauling water for their households. Beyond harming both physical and mental health, this takes time away from economic activities and caregiving.
The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.
As more and more plastic trash permeates the Semakin banyak sampah plastik di lautan, serpihan plastik masuk ke dalam ikan dan kerang - dan berpotensi juga masuk ke manusia
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Executive Director of the Immigration Policy Lab, Stanford University
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Professor of Operations, Information & Technology, Stanford University
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Senior Research Scholar for Cyber Policy and Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Fellow at CodeX - Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, Stanford University
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Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University
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PhD Student in Religious Studies, Stanford University
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Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Stanford University
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Communication, Stanford University
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Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, Stanford University
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Barnett Family Professor, Stanford University
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Associate Professor of Learning Sciences and Technology Design in Education, Stanford University
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PhD Candidate, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University
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Acting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
