NASA astronaut casts lone vote from space
In a US presidential election that's already been out of this world, the lone American astronaut in outer space has cast his vote, NASA said Monday.
Space Exploration
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Using science to understand how ballot design impacts voter behavior
Concern over the security of the voting process has been a recurring issue in the run up to the US presidential election. Will every vote be registered accurately? Are voting systems vulnerable to tampering? These questions ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2016
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Hackers apparently fooled Clinton official with bogus email
New evidence appears to show how hackers earlier this year stole more than 50,000 emails of Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, an audacious electronic attack blamed on Russia's government and one that has resulted in embarrassing ...
Security
Oct 29, 2016
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How can one person completely change the results of a survey?
In public health, we rely heavily on samples, as measuring everyone you are interested is often impractical. However, this requires a lot of thought and development in order to avoid unintentionally biasing your sample, as ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2016
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Survey: 2/3 of Americans don't think presidential campaign addresses their most important concerns
Americans remain just as frustrated and angry about the election in the last six weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign as they were in May when the primaries were drawing to a close. In the latest national poll conducted ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2016
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National Academy of Sciences members warn against opting out of Paris Agreement
This May, in a speech at an oil and natural gas conference in North Dakota, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pledged, if elected, to cancel the Paris Agreement on climate change that was adopted by the United ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2016
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Calm or fiery? Study says candidate language should match the times
Potential voters who see the nation as being in dire economic straits view a presidential candidate as more "presidential" when he or she uses high-intensity, emotional language, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2016
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New study: Are voters influenced by campaign visits?
Despite their extensive national press coverage, campaign visits might not be worth presidential candidates' time and resources. A new study out today finds that voters are largely unaware of and unresponsive to campaign ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2016
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Researchers analyze political views and involvement of Latino immigrants
Latino immigrants in the United States who are not yet citizens will not be voting in the 2016 presidential election, but history shows they are civically involved, says a Purdue University political science professor who ...
Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2016
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Presidential elections: Electoral College increases ad spending in typical election
The advertising landscape during presidential elections could look a whole lot different if each American were to vote for his or her own preferred candidate, instead of having to do so collectively through the current Electoral ...
Economics & Business
Apr 18, 2016
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