New presidential election forecast runs hourly predictions
Can a 90-minute-long debate change the course of a presidential election? How about a nine-word tweet?
Political science
Oct 8, 2020
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Q&A: Expert discusses the importance of getting wise to misinformation, conspiracy theories
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has opened gateways—allowing for people to continue learning and remain connected. But it's also allowed for the steady flow of disinformation, misinformation and conspiracy theories.
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2020
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Giant electrochemical actuation in a nanoporous silicon-polypyrrole hybrid material
The absence of piezoelectricity in silicon can lead to direct electromechanical applications of the mainstream semiconductor material. The integrated electrical control of silicon mechanics can open new perspectives for on-chip ...
L.A. communities of color rely on police yet are stopped and arrested at higher rates
Anew USC report that combines Los Angeles community members' feedback with public safety data on arrests, stops by police and calls for service finds evidence of overpolicing of L.A. communities of color as well as an uptick ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2020
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Wet summer, biting midges spread deadly disease among deer
A rash of deer deaths in the College Woods is likely the result in an overabundance of biting midges, according to Randy Chambers, director of William & Mary's Keck Environmental Laboratory.
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2020
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Key indicators discovered of climate change impact on California water supply
Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study has found that climate models agree on key metrics that could help ...
Environment
Oct 8, 2020
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The quest for a holistic pesticide policy
Bans and simple measures alone won't solve the problems in plant protection. Robert Finger presses for a comprehensive pesticide policy.
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2020
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We might not be able to understand free will with science. Here's why
Suppose you are thinking about doing something trivial, such as moving your index finger a little to the right. You are free to do it. You are free not to do it. You weigh up the pros and cons, and decide to do it. Lo and ...
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2020
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Engineers create nanoparticles that deliver gene-editing tools to specific tissues and organs
One of the most remarkable recent advances in biomedical research has been the development of highly targeted gene-editing methods such as CRISPR that can add, remove, or change a gene within a cell with great precision. ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 8, 2020
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Nitrous oxide emissions 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide are jeopardising Earth's future
Nitrous oxide from agriculture and other sources is accumulating in the atmosphere so quickly it puts Earth on track for a dangerous 3℃ warming this century, our new research has found.
Environment
Oct 8, 2020
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