The middle class is getting squeezed and it is the millennial generation above all that is bearing the brunt, the OECD said, urging action to help households struggling with the rising cost of education and housing as incomes ...
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2019
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In Vancouver last month, more than 400 volunteers walked around, carrying clipboards and wearing bright yellow buttons that read "Homeless Count." They were out on the streets or in shelters asking homeless people to complete ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2019
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On the night the 2016 census was taken, more than 116,000 Australians were homeless. This was a 30% increase from the decade before.
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2019
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New research from Cornell University sheds light on the types of statistical and narrative evidence that are most effective at persuading people to pay attention to global issues.
Political science
Mar 13, 2019
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For nearly 20 years, the International Space Station (ISS) has served as a singular laboratory for thousands of scientists, students, and startups around the world, who have accessed the station's microgravity environment ...
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2019
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When a big technology company moves to town, it often promises eco-friendly infrastructure and encourages a sustainability ethos to go along with it.
Environment
Mar 11, 2019
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When was the last time you agreed to keep a secret?
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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Public policies rooted in racial resentment can carry grave consequences for health and well-being, according to new research by Vanderbilt psychiatrist and sociologist Jonathan Metzl. His findings, based on seven years of ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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While most of the northern hemisphere is currently in the icy grip of one of the coldest winters ever recorded, record-breaking heat is the problem in the south. The results of a new IIASA study show that between 1.8 and ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 8, 2019
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You've probably heard the term gentrification thrown around many times to describe how neighborhoods are transforming in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland. You probably think of ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2019
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