Golden Rice – a controversial genetically modified product designed to combat malnutrition – has been approved as safe in the Philippines. But key questions remain unanswered.
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About 24,000 square miles of Amazon rainforest have been deforested over the last decade.
Uber's first safety report revealed 107 deaths and nearly 6,000 sexual assaults over two years. But the rideshare service may still be safer than the alternatives.
With the rise of internet groups for conspiracy theorists, it may feel like Americans live in a unique time. But conspiracy theories have been common for decades.
TV has long been the golden goose of political advertising – the one who spends the most wins. That's over, and it's a new era of digital advertising. No one's done it better than Donald Trump.
Approval ratings are usually a good way to predict the winner of the next presidential election. But Trump's numbers fall far outside any historical trends.
Before marijuana was legalized, people argued over how it would affect taxes, crime and teens. But only now is there enough data to settle some of these debates.
A Lancet commission has come up with a new sustainable diet that's supposed to be the way forward.
A cancer diagnosis is one of the scariest of all. The pain and fear are worsened by a confusing landscape of bills, opaque billing systems and changing insurance rules, rates and reimbursements.
Bila Anda menumpuk atau merentangkan kantong-kantong belanja tersebut, Anda dapat menempuh bolak-balik (dari bumi) ke bulan 5.790 kali.
Male and female tumors are different. Researchers are now hoping to exploit these sex-specific differences to treat brain cancer. This might improve survival for everyone.
Less than 10 percent of plastic waste has been recycled – a factoid recently crowned statistic of the year.
Police practices like stop and frisk are often criticized as racial profiling. But it can be tricky to figure out from the data which officers are the worst offenders.
Consumidores de medios de comunicación reflexionan sobre tres trampas estadísticas que pueden marcar la diferencia entre una noticia que cambiará el mundo y la publicidad engañosa.
Shrewd media consumers think about these three statistical pitfalls that can be the difference between a world-changing announcement and misleading hype.
Lotteries purportedly generate money to support public education. Jackpots are getting bigger and bigger – but states don't seem to be spending any more on education.
What's really the most dangerous American city? The way crimes are currently counted in the US can easily confuse and mislead.
It's when times are good that the seeds of the next financial crisis are sown.
Mikroba yang bisa memakan antibiotik bisa berguna untuk membersihkan tanah dan air yang terkontaminasi limbah antibiotik.
Loin d’être affaibli par la modernité, le sentiment d’appartenance à une communauté ethnique ou religieuse « primordiale » domine aujourd’hui la politique.
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Associate Professor of English, Washington University in St Louis
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Professor of Finance, Washington University in St Louis
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Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St Louis
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University in St Louis
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Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Washington University in St Louis
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Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor in Arts & Sciences Sociocultural Anthropology, IPSP, Washington University in St Louis
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Professor, Pediatrics and Neuroscience, Washington University in St Louis
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Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities, Washington University in St Louis
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Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St Louis
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Associate Professor, Washington University in St Louis
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Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University in St Louis
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Henry Hitchcock Professor of Law, School of Law, Washington University in St Louis
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Professor of History & American Culture Studies, Washington University in St Louis
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Associate Professor of Law, Washington University in St Louis
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Post Doctoral Trainee of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University in St Louis
