Facebook on Monday said it was making changes aimed at keeping political bias out of its "trending" stories list even though an internal investigation revealed no evidence it was happening.
Internet
May 24, 2016
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For many people, Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office proved that race is no longer a barrier to the American Dream—that we are living in a "postracial" society. The Supreme Court's equal protection jurisprudence ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2016
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to invite "leading conservatives and people from across the political spectrum" to discuss recent reports that its "Trending Topics" feature is biased against conservatives.
Internet
May 13, 2016
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When sophomore Colin Sheehan was enrolling for the fall 2015 semester, he needed one more class that fit his schedule.
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2016
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For a young male western bluebird, it might be better to live with one's parents as a helper for a year before starting a nest of one's own, according to a new study in Behavioral Ecology.
Plants & Animals
Feb 19, 2016
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p>Female college students are more likely to abandon studies in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines than their male classmates, and new research from the University of Washington suggests that those ...
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2016
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Inch by inch, the sea is moving up the beach.
Environment
Feb 9, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Under ancient Jewish law, if a suspect on trial was unanimously found guilty by all judges, then the suspect was acquitted. This reasoning sounds counterintuitive, but the legislators of the time had noticed ...
Noise is an issue in optical telecommunications. And findings means of controlling noise is key to physicists investigating light-emitting diodes or lasers. Now, an Italo-Iraqi team has worked on a particular type of light ...
Nanophysics
Nov 18, 2015
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Could it be that a driver choosing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk has something to do with the pedestrian's race?
Social Sciences
Oct 16, 2015
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