For care in pregnancy and childbirth, Black parents are turning to a traditional practice.
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We’re Catching More Diseases From Wild Animals, and It’s Our Fault.
Scientists who venture into rainforests and bat caves explain how viruses, like Covid-19, spill over from animals to people, and what we must do to stop the next pandemic.
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The Domestic Violence Case That Turned Outrage Into Action
The ‘Burning Bed’ killing put domestic violence in the headlines.
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Long-Distance Learning Isn’t New
American schoolchildren and teachers are in the midst of a massive experiment in education via the internet. There are parallels to 1937, when a polio outbreak closed Chicago schools and teachers turned to technology: Radio. Classes were broadcast by teachers on at least six stations: 15-minute lessons in four subjects for grades 3 through 8. […]
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Xenophobia in the Age of COVID-19
Scapegoating immigrant groups in times of disease outbreak has a long history.
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Scapegoating Immigrants During Disease Outbreaks Has a Long History
The World Health Organization says terms like “Chinese virus” can unfairly stigmatize Asian Americans in a time of Covid-19. Scapegoating immigrants during disease outbreaks, from malaria to smallpox to leprosy, has a long history. Scapegoating was apparent in 1900 during an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco. The disease was carried throughout the city […]
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Impeached: How Presidents Handled it — Trump vs. Clinton.
How can a president continue to govern with an impeachment trial looming? President Clinton and President Trump adopted very different strategies.
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Future of Aging
Across the globe, more and more people are living longer lives and that’s redefining what it means to be over 65, and what the future might mean for retirement.
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Future of College
Online learning is indeed disrupting college as we know it – but not in the way you might think.
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Future of Water
The increasing scarcity of drinking water is beginning to capture the world’s attention – but surprisingly, an innovative solution might just be found in one of the Earth’s driest places.
