Today's children face tough prospects of being better off than their parents, researchers find
Parents often expect that their kids will have a good shot at making more money than they ever did.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2016
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Why are we so divided? Zero-sum thinking is part of it
A recent working paper charts the surprising politics of zero-sum thinking—or the belief that one individual or group's gain is another's loss—with a goal of offering fresh insight into our nation's schisms.
Economics & Business
Mar 22, 2024
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Colo. company tests spacecraft in Calif. desert
A Colorado company developing a spaceship to take astronauts to the International Space Station has run the craft through a series of tests at a NASA facility in California.
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2013
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College-educated undocumented young adults face same narrow range of jobs as their parents
Parents who move to the United States without legal status generally seek better opportunities for their young children. Their kids grow up Americanized: speaking English, attending public school, going to the prom and dreaming ...
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2011
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Testing for Dream Chaser Space System completed
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., successfully completed wind tunnel testing for Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) Space Systems of Louisville, Colo. The test will provide aerodynamic data that will aid in ...
Space Exploration
May 15, 2012
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For blacks in America, home ownership does not mitigate residential segregation
While home ownership has long been a key to affluence and a symbol of the American dream, blacks owning homes may not reap the same as whites and other minorities in metropolitan America, a University at Albany study finds.
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2013
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The myths and truths of individualism in America
In America, where "having it your way" is a major selling point for everything from fast food to home-building, and making your own way in the world is the gold standard of achievement, individualism stands as the ideal for ...
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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The cost of being poor, as told by toilet paper
One of the greatest fictional stories isn't a summer blockbuster and doesn't star a big-budget Hollywood celebrity. It's the story that individuals are poor due to their lack of will/drive/desire, and if they worked harder, ...
Social Sciences
May 24, 2016
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People overestimate Black Americans' chances of economic success
Americans consistently believe that poor African Americans are more likely to move up the economic ladder than they actually are, a new study shows.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2021
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Image: Dream Chaser at dawn
Dawn brings the sight of Dream Chaser, Sierra Nevada Corporation's reusable spacecraft, as it sits on the runway at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC).
Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2017
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