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Preventive Care: It's Free, Except When It's Not
12/28/2011 22:18 UTC
A viral video of a teacher abusing an autistic boy highlights how society misunderstands autism
An autism expert speaks out about the chilling video of a teacher dragging an autistic student
01/14/2019 00:30 UTC
Essay questions
How well can computers judge prose -- and would you want one grading your exam?
05/25/1999 20:00 UTC
Dungeons and Dragons: My dorky literary muse
As an MFA student, my fiction was derivative. Then I reconnected with my inner Dungeon Master and found my voice
12/08/2012 21:00 UTC
Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods
"How can societies develop a food system that meets their needs and is also more healthy and diverse?"
08/09/2023 19:30 UTC
COVID-19 rapid tests can breed confusion — here’s how to make sense of the results and what to do
A team of researchers goes through the most common questions about COVID-19 rapid tests
11/12/2022 02:00 UTC
Pooled testing gets smarter during the pandemic
Adding mathematics and AI to batch testing may lead to cheaper, faster tests, though not all experts are convinced
05/12/2021 13:30 UTC
IQ tests hurt kids, schools -- and don't measure intelligence
The research proves that IQ tests poorly predict learning disabilities. So why are schools still using them?
07/07/2013 19:30 UTC
Americans aren’t lining up to get the bivalent COVID booster. Here’s how to motivate them
As of last month, only 15 percent of American adults have gotten the booster. Why is uptake so low?
01/08/2023 15:00 UTC
Why isn’t voter suppression considered political corruption?
Voter suppression is a concentrated effort to take away political power
07/15/2017 16:59 UTC
Voters aren't fooled by Republican lies on abortion — and Democrats are benefiting at the ballot box
In Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, polls showed Americans will turn out to protect reproductive rights
11/08/2023 11:00 UTC
Medical technologies have been central to US pandemic response – but social behaviors matter too
COVID-19 vaccines and treatments aren’t societal silver bullets when health disparities persist
01/03/2022 23:23 UTC
Conservative PAC funds ad claiming Debbie Stabenow supports "black genocide" since she is pro-choice
While Stabenow's GOP challenger John James did not approve the ad, his campaign blamed the spot on the senator
10/23/2018 21:02 UTC
Not just grammar Nazis: Why mistakes in short emails could make anyone judge you
Why are we so sensitive to email errors?
04/26/2017 15:00 UTC
Review: "You should put a condom on that"
I check out Birchbox's erotic-themed imitators -- and encounter a bit of sexiness and a whole lot of yuckiness
06/23/2013 05:00 UTC