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Five Myths About COVID-19 Politicians Insist Are True

July 9, 2020

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has jumped to around 50,000 a day, and the virus has killed more than 130,000 Americans. Yet, I still hear myths about the infection that has created the worst publi...

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Most White Parents Don’t Talk About Racism With Their Kids

The Conversation

June 28, 2020

Though race and racism are at the top of Americans’ public discussion, most white parents don’t talk about those issues with their kids. Research on how white parents discuss race with their children is spar...

The Unique Harm of Sexual Abuse in the Black Community

The Conversation

June 27, 2020

What makes R. Kelly’s alleged sexual abuse of black girls different than that of other big-name alleged perpetrators, like Woody Allen? What are the different pressures faced by Anita Hill and Christine Blas...

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COVID-19 Spread Ends If 80% of People Wear a Mask in Public

The Conversation

June 26, 2020

I’m a data scientist at the University of San Francisco and teach courses online in machine learning for fast.ai. In late March, I decided to use public mask-wearing as a case study to show my students how to c...

Supreme Court to Decide the Future of the Electoral College

The Conversation

June 23, 2020

Many Americans are surprised to learn that in U.S. presidential elections, the members of the Electoral College do not necessarily have to pick the candidate the voters in their state favored. Or do they? ...

Legal Hurdle to Removing Confederate Statues in Virginia: Wishes of Their Long-Dead White Donors

The Conversation

June 22, 2020

A controversial statue of Robert E. Lee will remain in place in Richmond, the former capital of the American Confederacy –- at least temporarily. On June 18, a judge extended an injunction barring the remova...

A Guide to Understanding the Genius of Trump’s Dangerous Rhetoric

The Conversation

June 21, 2020

All leaders are demagogues. You may not realize this, because we’ve come to associate the word “demagogue” with only dangerous populist leaders. But in Greek, the word just means “leader of the people” (dēmos “...

Going Online Due to COVID-19 This Fall Could Hurt Colleges’ Future

The Conversation

June 14, 2020

When the California State University system decided to conduct all of its classes online this coming fall, administrators said it was to avoid the health risks associated with COVID-19. Many other colleges are ...

Am I Immune to COVID-19 If I Have Antibodies?

The Conversation

June 14, 2020

Perhaps the most important question now about COVID-19 is the degree to which a prior infection protects from a second infection by the new coronavirus. This affects vaccine development and herd immunity and is...

A Few Superspreaders Transmit the Majority of Coronavirus Cases

The Conversation

June 7, 2020

The coronavirus has traveled the globe, infecting one person at a time. Some sick people might not spread the virus much further, but some people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 are what epidemiologists call “supe...

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If 80% of People Wear a Mask in Public, COVID-19 Spread Ends

Five Myths About COVID-19 Politicians Insist Are True

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A Few Superspreaders Transmit the Majority of Coronavirus Cases

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Five Myths About COVID-19 Politicians Insist Are True

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