Vaccination rates for children in some parts of California are down, despite a law that narrowed exemptions. Here’s a look at why people refuse to listen to evidence when it comes to the flu vaccine.
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Scholars and skeptics warned about Facebook long before its founder was even born. Technology companies keep asking for more and more data and proving they can’t be trusted.
The Second Vatican Council made many doctrinal changes possible in the Catholic Church. An expert argues why the church needs another such council.
When kids get injured their skin heals fast, but usually with nasty-looking scars. Now scientists studying the genes of old mice have figured out how they regenerate skin and block scars.
The scientific community always wants more cash to fund research. A new study examines whether more concrete knowledge of science or more general interest in it is likelier to loosen the pursestrings.
He analizado cómo los medios de comunicación estadounidenses ofrecen información sobre epidemias. Las primeras conclusiones no son halagüeñas.
A study of recent epidemics like Zika and Ebola suggests that the media may fail to tell the public what to do during an outbreak.
Nearly half of Americans say they see a great deal of bias in the news media. But the research on this subject is unresolved.
Vaccines have long been considered safe, but many people still believe they are not. A new study shows that people who think they know more than medical experts are more likely to believe that vaccine are not safe.
A mystery disease that struck US personnel in Cuba and China triggered fears of a sonic weapon. But two experts argue that this is just about leveraging a medical mystery for political gain.
As the student protest over conditions at Howard University continues, a scholar weighs in on what the fallout means for historically black colleges and universities.
Young activists are using journalism to advance their cause. Though their work echoes student activists and journalists of the 1960s, they use new tools not available to the activists of that era.
The genes in our cells’ mitochondria are passed on in a different way than the vast majority of our DNA. New studies shed light on how the unique process isn’t derailed by mutations.
Just as facts are stubborn, myths in the era of social media are also
proving to be as well. And, that can be harmful, particularly when it
comes to the media reporting on holiday suicides. Here’s why.
As more “college promise” programs are set up in the United States, researchers will be watching to see which ones do the best job at helping students realize their college dreams.
Donors who support charitable causes have a ‘taste’ for giving, researchers found.
Caring about someone you have never met, this new brain research suggests, may have a lot in common with caring about the people you love.
An ancient sexual conflict over mitochondrial inheritance may be responsible for the evolution of the two sexes as we know them.
In recent years, the notion of a structurally imbalanced teenage brain has been faulted for bad choices. A review of studies suggests that a deficit in brain development is not to blame.
Botswana’s late president Ketumile Masire was original and daring. He should be remembered for his courage and prudence.
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Research Faculty, Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP), University of Pennsylvania
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Research Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
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Doctoral candidate in sociology, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology; Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics; Faculty Director, Wharton Coalition for Equity & Opportunity, University of Pennsylvania
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PIK Professor of Anthropology; Professor of Historic Preservation, Weitzman School of Design, Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania
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Ph.D. Candidate in Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor and Chair of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Sociology and Research Associate in Population Studies, University of Pennsylvania
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Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
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Senior Lecturer in Critical Writing, University of Pennsylvania
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C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy, University of Pennsylvania
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Vice Dean and Faculty Director, ESG Inititative; Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management, University of Pennsylvania
