Even With Unlimited Student Loans, College Is Unaffordable
In the 1980s, universities lobbied Congress to make student loans unlimited, so everyone could get a college education and have higher earnings. Now, college is more unaffordable than ever.
Climate Change Is Not The Biggest Risk To Global Health
Poverty causes more deaths than climate change. Otis Historical Archives, CC BYBy Andrew Papworth, University College London
Global Warming And The Strange Case Of Disappearing Environmental Issues
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Obituaries For Coral Reefs May Be Premature
After mass bleaching in 1998, more than half of coral reefs in the Seychelles have slowly recovered. Nick GrahamBy John Pandolfi, The University of QueenslandCoral reefs are the poster child for the damage people are doing to the world’s oceans. Overfishing, pollution and declining water quality have all taken their toll on reefs around the world. Perhaps the most famous example is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where half of the coral cover has disappeared over the past 25 years.
What Explains The Differing Media Coverage Of Charlie Hebdo And The Baga Massacre?
One was about 17 Westerners being killed and one was about 2,000 Africans. Guess which got most of the media attention? Kano, Nigeria Stringer/Reuters.By Ethan Zuckerman, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyConsider two tragic events that took place last week.A small cell of Islamic terrorists attacked cartoonists at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and shoppers in a Paris supermarket, killing 17 people and sparking international outcry, solidarity and support.
Now That Prices Have Dropped, Hiking Gasoline Taxes Is Back On The Table
Prices of gas are approaching $2 a gallon. Does that make it a good time to raise the gas tax? Kevin Lamarque/ReutersBy Wallace Tyner, Purdue University
Donate Data! How Your Digital Footprint Can Be Used For Public Good
Donate data like blood and we can look for answers in the patterns we find. nomadFra/ShutterstockBy Anya Skatova,University of Nottingham and James Goulding, University of Nottingham
Not The Loch Ness Monster, But A Jurassic Sea Reptile Has Been Found In Scotland
Dearcmhara shawcrossi, Scottish dino-fish. Todd MarshallBy Stephen Brusatte, University of EdinburghToday my colleagues and I had the great privilege to announce a remarkable new discovery: a dolphin-like reptile that prowled the Middle Jurassic waters 170 million years ago.
Genius – White, Middle Class, Heterosexual Men Overrepresented?
Why do discussions of creative genius so often happen about white male writers such as Jonathan Franzen? AAP Image/Harper CollinsBy Natalie Kon-yu, Victoria University
With Teixobactin, A New Class Of Antibiotics Is Here – And Why There May Be More To Come
Food for drug-resistant bacteria. AthanArk, CC BY-NC-NDBy Angelika Gründling, Imperial College London
We Are All Charlie Hebdo - Except We Are Not
Solidarity with France and Charlie Hebdo in Taipei Pichi Chuang/ReutersBy Lucas Hollister, Dartmouth CollegeIn his 1998 novel, The Elementary Particles, Michel Houellebecq argued that Charlie Hebdo played a pivotal role in the redefinition of social values in post-1968 France.
Divorce Monday: January Divorce Rush Dates Back To The Middle Ages
Odds are they won't be so happy after Yuletide. ShutterstockBy Frederik Pedersen, University of AberdeenJanuary is a strain for most people. It’s dark and the festive lights don’t disguise this anymore. You’re back at work and the next holiday may be some way off. You’ve just had to spend a large amount of time with your family. This has consequences.
