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But we can isolate the effect of race to some degree. A study I
But we can isolate the effect of race to some degree. A study I conducted in 2003 with Marianne Bertrand, an economist at the University of Chicago, i...

But a funny thing happened on the way to the apocalypse. Instead
But a funny thing happened on the way to the apocalypse. Instead of exploding, violence by children sharply declined. Murders committed by those ages ...

Childrens television has provided a pop-culture barometer of the
Childrens television has provided a pop-culture barometer of the issues increased prominence. Last summer, Sesame Street introduced Alex, a blue-haire...

Those who work in the mass media, as I did for two decades, are
Those who work in the mass media, as I did for two decades, are acutely aware of the collaboration with power and the cynical manipulation of the publ...

The work overturns 20 years of consensus that global population,
The work overturns 20 years of consensus that global population, and the stresses it brings, will peak by 2050 at about 9bn people. “The previous pr...

But even as the U.S. steps up its criticism of Israel for killing
But even as the U.S. steps up its criticism of Israel for killing civilians in Gaza, new documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden bring ...