The hidden bias in college admissions tests: How standardized exams can favor privilege over potential
At first glance, calls from members of Congress to restore academic merit in college admissions might sound like a neutral policy.
At first glance, calls from members of Congress to restore academic merit in college admissions might sound like a neutral policy.
Education
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Walking around my neighborhood in the evening, I am hit by the smells of summer: fresh-cut grass, hamburgers grilling and a hint of swimming pool chlorine. These are also the smells of summers from my adolescence, and they ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2025
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Research from the University of St Andrews has set a new benchmark for the precision with which researchers can explore fundamental physics in quantum materials. The work has implications extending from materials science ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 17, 2025
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Picture this: On your way out of the office, you notice a manager berating an employee. You assume the worker made some sort of mistake, but the manager's behavior seems unprofessional. Later, as you're preparing dinner, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2025
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On a cool February morning in 1904, a spark ignited a fire in the heart of downtown Baltimore. Within hours, a raging inferno swept eastward across the harbor district, consuming everything in its path. By evening, the local ...
Archaeology
Jun 17, 2025
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A University of Adelaide study has found that the negative effects of energy poverty on mental health are not only related to income stress and therefore differ depending on how energy poverty is defined.
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2025
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One-third of the Earth's land surface is already degraded. The UN estimates that more than 2.6 billion people are harmed by land degradation, with countries losing up to US$10.6 trillion (£7.8 trillion) a year because of ...
Ecology
Jun 17, 2025
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Can artificial delegates—autonomous agents that make decisions on our behalf—help us reach better outcomes in situations where collective failure looms, such as climate change policymaking or the urgent response required ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2025
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There is more movement in our genome than we think. Almost half of the human genome consists of transposons—short DNA sequences capable of relocating within the genome. They "jump" from one place to another, not uniformly ...
Evolution
Jun 17, 2025
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Mealworms need a minimum level of protein to grow and become a sustainable food source, according to a new study that challenges the myth that insects have superpowers of taking plastic waste and converting it to a nutritionally ...
Agriculture
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