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Africa and Europe Should Rethink Scientific Collaboration
European science cooperation with Africa needs redefining, as it is failing to address wide-ranging needs and challenges experienced by...
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A New “Master Teacher Corps”?
President Obama has proposed spending $1 billion to fund a “Master Teacher Corps” initiative, which would reward top-performing educators...
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Upbeat U.S. Research Trends Buck Trend
The headline on the press release about a new report warns of “R&D trends posing a threat” to the...
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The Ecology of Disease
If we fail to understand and take care of the natural world, it can come back to haunt us...
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The Poverty of Moral Toughness
In his most recent column in The New York Times, David Brooks laments the results of a study led...
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The Spreading Scourge of Corporate Corruption
The misconduct of the financial industry no longer surprises most Americans. Only about one in five has much trust...
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Four Keys to Successful Family Planning
Making progress on family planning will require not only principles and commitments, but successful implementation, which must include four...
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Why “Big Science” Is Worth the Cost
Physicists at CERN delivered big news when they announced the almost certain discovery of the Higgs boson — the...
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Thirteen Animal-to-Human Diseases Kill 2.2 Million People Each Year
Diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans, such as bird flu and tuberculosis, can wreak havoc on...