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Southern California is on the front line of climate change, and recent survey data shows that residents are feeling its effects in many ways.
Critical thinking means seeking out new information – especially facts that might run contrary to what you believe – and being willing to change your mind. And it’s a teachable skill.
Two film crews comprised of Latino and Black cinematic arts graduate students made short films to counter vaccine fears in both communities.
Experts help explain the context around the murder trial and convictions of Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William Bryan.
A scholar of Christian spirituality argues that prayers are meant to bring together a faith community – something apps aren’t likely to achieve.
Private companies rate all kinds of investments, from stocks to used cars. Now, they’re starting to analyze climate risks to local real estate – but how reliable are their findings?
The communion between Native Americans and the Pilgrims makes for a compelling narrative. But it masks the suspicions and brewing violence that were far more representative of the era.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act designates broadband internet access as an essential service and targets billions of dollars to close the digital divide.
An economic approach to emancipation.
Machine learning algorithms can help public health officials identify areas of high vaccine hesitancy by ZIP code to better target messaging and outreach and counter misinformation.
When death is looming, the warmth of a held hand can communicate deeply where words fail.
To qualify as a Catholic ‘saint,’ someone must have two miracles credited to them. But how does the church define a miracle in the first place?
The language around climate change can feel overwhelming. A psychology and public policy expert breaks it down in plain English.
Arts-related activities for people living with Alzheimer’s and other related disorders could improve people’s quality of life, but collaborating in communities requires a common language.
The US has learned that it cannot suppress its way to a healthy relationship with fire in the West. That strategy failed, even before climate change proved it to be no strategy at all.
Pemerintah dan perusahaan swasta memanfaatkan insentif demi menarik masyarakat Amerika untuk divaksinasi COVID-19. Seorang peneliti ekonomi menjelaskan cara kerja nya.
Plus, new research chronicling the experiences of Japanese Americans interned by the US government during the second world war. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
In the wake of 9/11, some called for rounding up whole groups of people viewed as potential threats to the nation. But Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta knew the U.S. had done that before.
Common sense is a broad and diverse set of abilities that help define what it means to be human. AI researchers are struggling to endow computers with it.
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Assistant Professor of Research in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California
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Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Southern California
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Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California
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Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Southern California
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Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
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Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California
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Director of the USC Dornsife Brain Health Observatory, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Executive in Residence, University of Southern California
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Research Scientist, Center for Economic and Social Research, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
