By W. Joseph Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
There are no guarantees that pollsters’ troubles in recent elections and popular skepticism about their dependability will be alleviated anytime soon.
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By Caren Morrison, Professor of Law, Georgia State University
No other U.S. president has come close to wiping away the amount in fines and restitution owed to victims that Trump has.
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By Akshaya Jha, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.
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By Chris Vagasky, Meteorologist and Research Program Manager, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Players have been injured by lightning during games, and a strike to the stands could hurt a lot of fans.
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By Daniel E. Chavez, Research Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee
Workers in sales might roll their eyes when they deal with a micromanaging boss. But many customers actually appreciate it if a store manager offers to help when they’re mulling over a purchase, whether it’s a dishwasher, a tablet or a lawnmower.
That’s the main finding of a new study I co-authored.
As a scholar of sales and pricing, I delved into this question, along with fellow researchers Molly…
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By Beth Kania-Gosche, Professor of Education, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Wealthier students tend to score higher on the SAT than other groups of students, raising questions about how accurate of a barometer the test actually is.
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By Anahi Collado, Assistant Research Professor of Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
Colleen Cummings, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown University
Many children are seeing aspects of their identity portrayed as problematic. Having regular conversations about identity can armor them against future harm.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The treasurer says there’s ‘likely to be billions of dollars extra’ in higher bills on government debt in December’s budget update.
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By Zulker Naeen
Thousands of Bangladeshis travelled to Cambodia for promised jobs, only to encounter Technology-facilitated trafficking and cyber-scamming networks, with 98 percent reportedly failing to receive the work they were promised.
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By Kelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
Isabella Gomez, PhD Candidate of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have experienced traumatic events as children, and develop a deeply held fear of who they are or might become.
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