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Female leaders tend to open people’s perceptions of what is possible for other women in politics – but the job is also still fraught with double standards and unique risks.
If you feel safer, you might take more risks – canceling out the benefits of various safety interventions. But educating people about this paradox and allowing for some personal choice might help.
Moscow’s fears that Ukraine was turning towards the west prompted the invasion. This has backfired dramatically.
An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians are not willing to negotiate over the territorial integrity of the country, even if it means peace.
President Joe Biden signed into law the most expansive health care package for military veterans in recent history – despite initial GOP opposition.
Survey shows that Ukrainians’ attitudes about a peace settlement and any territorial concessions to the Russians differs dependng on their experience of war.
¿Listo para festejar pospandemia, pero al mismo tiempo tímido? Aqui vera como el distanciamiento social afecta al cerebro y lo que las investigaciones sugieren sobre los efectos de resocialización.
In Latin America, common citizens have often donned outlandish outfits and comic book-inspired personas to lead demonstrations and promote social change.
À l’heure du déconfinement, le cerveau a besoin d’un peu de temps pour retrouver ses repères.
Ready to party post-pandemic, but at the same time feeling shy? Here’s how social isolation affects the brain – and what research suggests about the effects of resocialization.
Maasai in Tanzania use their mobile phones all the time – usually to communicate with people they already know. But dialing errors can also breed friendships and business opportunities.
Record-keepers have a pretty good sense of how many people have died. But figuring out the cause of those deaths is a lot trickier – and that’s why reasonable modelers can disagree.
Rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership would boost trade in Southeast Asia, counter China and help show the world the US is back.
Although many modern people tend to see ‘magic’ and ‘religion’ as separate, magic was actually integral to the development of Christianity.
Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what’s happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. But what do the people who live there want?
Health statisticians keep careful tabs on how many people die every week. Based on what’s happened in past years, they know what to expect – but 2020 death counts are surging beyond predictions.
Test positivity rates measure the success of a testing program. Even though the US performs a huge number of tests, high test positivity rates across the country show that that it still isn’t enough.
The COVID-19 death toll in the US is now over 130,000. What do 130,000 fatalities look like? A biostatistician provides some perspective.
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Professor of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
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Assistant Professor in Communications, Virginia Tech
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Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Political Science; Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
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Post-doctoral fellow in digital humanities, Virginia Tech
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Associate Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech
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Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience, Virginia Tech
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Assistant Professor of Communication, Virginia Tech
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Ph.D. Candidate, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Statistics and Interim Dean, College of Science, Virginia Tech
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Assistant Professor of Early Christianity, Virginia Tech
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Associate Professor of Geography, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Hispanic Studies, Virginia Tech
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Research Scientist, Virginia Tech
