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Oil prices have fallen dramatically since August – and, rather counter-intuitively, this could be a bad thing. As of late October, the price of oil has fallen from US$110 per barrel (bbl) to below US$85…
In the closing decades of the last century, many political and business elites were swept up in a global wave of policies favouring free markets, deregulation of business and finance and privatisation…
People in Arab countries are now living longer with less disability, but face a rise in problems related to chronic illness such as heart disease, according to a new paper in The Lancet. With the exception…
My friend leaned forward over the table where we were having dinner. It was a loud, busy restaurant, but she lowered her voice conspiratorially and her eyes took on a sheen of excitement, tinged with fear…
The central and eastern US has just been in the midst of a major cold wave, with large regions dropping below zero F (-17.7C) and wind chills reaching below -30F (-34C). That is fact. The problem is that…
The US is in the midst of an oil boom. Shale gas has grabbed much attention, and rightly so. But it is shale oil (a light, crude oil found in shale or tight sandstone, and also known also as tight oil…
For many educators, the dream feels tantalisingly close: free, quality education for everyone in the world. The arrival of Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs led to predictions of a great new age of…
China is now facing similar health issues to higher income countries including the UK and US, according to new global health figures. Poor diet and cancer are a growing concern in China compared to issues…
Exploitation is one of the major causes of extinction. More than 120 species have become extinct at least in part because of hunting, fishing and logging, including the famous Passenger Pigeon. Wildlife…
Last week, the “super trawler” Abel Tasman left Australia, with far less fanfare than you might have expected. Many hail this as good news for Australian fisheries, but we believe it could be a great step…
Last year marked a milestone in China’s several-thousand-year history: for the first time, more people lived in cities and towns than in the countryside. The country’s 690 million urban dwellers now account…
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Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Ph.D. Candidate in Health Services, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Ph.D. Candidate in Bioengineering, University of Washington
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Health Systems and Population Health, Epidemiology, University of Washington
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Associate Professor and Director of the Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
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Ph.D. Candidate in Bioengineering, University of Washington
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Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Japanese, University of Washington
