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“#Why it’s not empowering to abandon the male pseudonyms used by female writers” Portrait of the writer Vernon Lee by John Singer Sargent. Credit: Wikimedia In a letter to James AH Murray in 1879, the writer ME Lewes wrote “I wish always to be quoted as George Eliot.” She perhaps would not have been pleased…
Another day, another critic of online gaming. This time, it is one of the most well known faces, or voices, in popular culture today. Joe Rogan, host of the third most popular podcast in the world called “The Joe Rogan Experience” (JRE), recently called video games a “waste of time.” Instead of gaming, Rogan advocates for one to learn…
“#Tackling issues of diversity and inclusion in science, with a fact-based approach” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A group of 31 world-renowned chemists have come together to articulate the value of diversity in science, calling for a paradigm shift in the ways that the scientific community nurtures and values its marginalized members. Isaiah Speight, a graduate…
“#The downsides of dating apps, and how to overcome them” In an ABC survey, 35% of people found their current partner online. Credit: Candice Picard/Unsplash, CC BY Increasingly, people are turning to dating sites and apps to find love. And while the pool may seem larger, and access is at our fingertips, using them doesn’t…
“#Reopen Mapping Project shows health and job tradeoffs for policies in US cities” As states and cities grapple with how to reopen businesses, schools, and other staples of everyday life amid surges in COVID-19 infections, Asst. Prof. Abhishek Nagaraj and a team of researchers across four universities are building an interactive website that shows how…
“#Society perceives the poor as less affected by distress than those with more means” The poor are perceived to be “hardened” by negative events and therefore less harmed by them than those with more means, even when this is patently false, according to a series of studies published by Princeton University. Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton…
“#Machine learning reveals role of culture in shaping meanings of words” Researchers used machine learning to create the first large-scale, data-driven study to illuminate how culture affects the meanings of words. Credit: Painting of the Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria What do we mean by the word…
“#Almost half of US teens who date experience stalking and harassment” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Falling in love for the first time can be a thrill, and teen dating is important to adolescent development. But according to the results of a study that my research team recently conducted, these early forays into romance often veer…
“#Digital transformation will be key to ensuring survival of theatre industry during coronavirus, research shows” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Digital transformation will be key to ensuring the survival of the theater industry during coronavirus because people are willing to pay to see shows online, new research shows. Virtual performances can help theaters to keep functioning…
“#Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: A severe setback for development” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain COVID was late to arrive in Africa, with initial infection and death rates lower than elsewhere in the world. Community transmission is however now accelerating in most countries, with lack of safe water as a major contributing factor. The pandemic also…