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In World First, Twitter Blocks Neo-Nazi Account in Germany
By the Editor on October 18, 2012
Using its country-specific content-blocking tool for the first time, Twitter has shut down access to a neo-Nazi group’s account...
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The Brain Drain Within Africa
By the Editor on October 17, 2012
The following is from a guest post to the Chronicle’s WorldWise blog, written by John D. Holm, the former...
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The Latest Effort to Smear Evolution By Natural Selection
By the Editor on October 16, 2012
As a biographical sketch, Darwin: Portrait of a Genius is brisk and sufficient. But as an exploration of Darwin’s...
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Does Record Number of Religious ‘Nones’ Mean Decline of Religiosity?
By the Editor on October 12, 2012
“ ‘Nones’ On the Rise,” released by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life in affiliation with PBS’...
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Megacities Pose Serious Health Challenge
By the Editor on October 12, 2012
Rapid urbanization will take a heavy toll on public health if city planning and development do not incorporate measures...
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Why Climate Change Is a Winning Political Strategy
By the Editor on October 10, 2012
He’s been called “America’s fiercest climate blogger.” And as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a...
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Education Reform Is Impossible Without Addressing Racism
By the Editor on October 9, 2012
From Michaela Pommells at Huffington Post: Let’s face it, race inequity may not be a deliberate goal of education...
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Inspiring Eureka: Rethinking Math and Science Education
By the Editor on October 8, 2012
The United States ranks just 31st globally in student achievement in math. Annually, fewer than 60,000 American college graduates...
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Of the Creation Persuasion
By the Editor on October 8, 2012
From SciAm guest blogger Kyle Hill: The Earth is flat. A full moon leads to more crime. Humans were...
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Romney’s America Doesn’t Need Public Colleges
By the Editor on October 6, 2012
A Romney presidency would pose an obvious hardship for the country’s public colleges and universities. Romney and Ryan, austerity...
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