Over winter break, I was back home in Beijing, China, where I was once again struck by the stark income inequality that defines so much of our society. This inequality does not hit me as hard when I’m in Medford, where the visual uniformity of the suburbs …

In the fabric of social interactions, the subtle yet pervasive forces of the halo and horn effects sculpt our perceptions and experiences, often unbeknownst to us. These cognitive biases, which attribute a person’s external beauty to positive or negative …

This past Thanksgiving break, I stayed at my uncle’s suburban home just outside Nashville, Tenn., where I saw life in American suburbia firsthand. The whole time I felt like I was in an “American Beauty” fever dream. To put it simply, I absolutely hated it …

Sudanese who have fled fightingt in Sennar state at a displacement camp in the country's east, in July - Copyright AFP TAUSEEF MUSTAFA It would be so easy to define a failed state in political terms. Political terms mean nothing and never have. Let’s …

October 28, 2024 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Black and Hispanic …

BlackEconomics.org® Why should one be concerned about possessing very limited knowledge of one’s origin(s) and the reason(s) for, or the meaning(s) of, one’s existence? One reasonable response is the adage: “If you are not at the dining table when …

Study: Understanding the rationales and information environments for early, late, and nonadopters of the COVID-19 vaccine (DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00962-5) COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic …

The quest for cleaner energy sources has propelled lithium into the spotlight as an essential component for our sustainable future. Often termed “white gold,” lithium is crucial in making rechargeable batteries, which power everything from electric …

  By Hannah Vinueza McClellan  A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute released this week studied the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on disparities in reading, mathematics, and science achievement among racial and ethnic groups of …

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