#Fair justice systems need open data access

“#Fair justice systems need open data access” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Although U.S. court documents are publicly available online, they sit behind expensive paywalls inside a difficult-to-navigate database. A Northwestern University-led team says these barriers prevent the transparency needed to establish a fair and equal justice system. Making all court records open and available will…

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#Our itch to share helps spread COVID-19 misinformation

“#Our itch to share helps spread COVID-19 misinformation” Credit: CC0 Public Domain To stay current about the COVID-19 pandemic, people need to process health information when they read the news. Inevitably, that means people will be exposed to health misinformation, too, in the form of false content, often found online, about the illness. Now a…

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#Los Angeles: Birthplace of the Future

“#Los Angeles: Birthplace of the Future” Credit: Dennis Lan The first time David Ulin visited Los Angeles in the late 80s, he stayed with a friend who had a giant, aerial map of the city pinned to his breakfast room wall. “What was amazing about it was that every piece of that grid, from the…

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#Research explores how youth are excluded from public spaces, design practices

“#Research explores how youth are excluded from public spaces, design practices” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain America’s youth have historically been excluded from using public spaces how they want, in addition to being left out of design discussions. Including them in this process will have long-term societal benefits, according to an Iowa State University researcher. A…

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#Why nature, history and American culture all make social isolation difficult

“#Why nature, history and American culture all make social isolation difficult” Credit: CC0 Public Domain As politicians consider ways to stem the rising number of COVID-19 cases, public spaces have become battlegrounds for those tired of the closures. But the controversy has roots deeper than political or economic interests—social isolation is mentally and emotionally taxing….

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#COVID-related discrimination disproportionately impacts racial minorities

“#COVID-related discrimination disproportionately impacts racial minorities” Credit: University of Southern California Discrimination by someone who perceives you to be infected with coronavirus is an experience nearly a quarter of all U.S. residents have in common—particularly racial minorities. Since the beginning of the pandemic, one in three Black, Asian and Latino people have experienced at least…

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#Evidence for rapid growth of ‘orthodox’ Anglican churches in sub Saharan Africa questioned

“#Evidence for rapid growth of ‘orthodox’ Anglican churches in sub Saharan Africa questioned” New research published by an Aberdeen academic has drawn into question claims that churches in the global south have experienced a growth in new converts as a result of their ‘orthodoxy’, particularly when it comes to the LGBTQ movement. Andrew McKinnon, a…

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