Date: 2024-04-29 Page is: DBtxt003.php txt00019765
Media / Headlines The Conversation
The Conversation ... October 28th 2020
Peter Burgess
- The dangers of targeting herd immunity through infection
- America’s suburbs aren’t as lily white as Trump imagines
- Canonizing kids is nothing new for the Catholic church
-----------------------------
A moral minority of evangelicals are moving away from Trump. Scott McIntyre/For The Washington Post via Getty Images For a growing number of evangelical Christians, Trump is no longer the lesser of two evils Stewart Clem, Aquinas Institute of Theology Polls show that a majority of evangelicals back Trump. But that hides a growing divide between enthusiasts of the president and those who question his fitness for office, argues a moral theologian.
-----------------------------
Ethics + Religion An Italian teen is set to become the first millennial saint, but canonizing children is nothing new in the Catholic Church Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross Italian teenager Carlo Acutis, who died at the age of 15, is on the path to becoming a saint. A scholar explains the long history of child saints in the Catholic Church.
-----------------------------
Science + Technology Giant ‘toothed’ birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago Peter A. Kloess, University of California, Berkeley Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
-----------------------------
Health Achieving COVID-19 herd immunity through infection is dangerous, deadly and might not even work Steven Albert, University of Pittsburgh
-----------------------------
Some have suggested the US allow healthy people to return to normal life, catch the coronavirus and get the population to herd immunity. The science says this plan is doomed to fail from the start. Cigarette smoke can reprogram cells in your airways, causing COPD to hang on after smoking ends Bradley Richmond, Vanderbilt University A new discovery offers hope for ways to treat a debilitating disease that has become a leading cause of death in the US..
-----------------------------
Environment + Energy
-----------------------------
Scientists at work: Sloshing through marshes to see how birds survive hurricanes Scott Rush, Mississippi State University; Mark Woodrey, Mississippi State University Birds found along the Gulf Coast have evolved to ride out hurricanes and tropical storms. But with development degrading the marshes where they live, it's getting harder for them to bounce back.
-----------------------------
Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters Mark Serreze, University of Colorado Boulder The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted, but are we really headed for a tipping point?
-----------------------------
Politics/Election '20
-----------------------------
No, President Trump, suburbia is no longer all white — and Black suburbanites are more politically active than their neighbors Ernest B. McGowen III, University of Richmond President Trump's image of the suburbs is filled with white people; he wants their votes. But there is another contingent of suburban residents: African Americans, and they're not in his corner.
-----------------------------
Americans living overseas could tilt the 2020 election – if only they voted Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University About 2.9 million eligible American voters live abroad, including members of the military and embassy staffers. Just 5% of them cast their ballots in 2018.
-----------------------------
How state courts – not federal judges – could protect voting rights Steven Mulroy, University of Memphis State constitutions and laws protect voting rights, and state courts may be more receptive to efforts to protect Americans' right to vote.
-----------------------------
Fox News viewers write about ‘BLM’ the same way CNN viewers write about ‘KKK’ Mark Kamlet, Carnegie Mellon University; Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Carnegie Mellon University; Tom Mitchell, Carnegie Mellon University Using machine learning to study over 85 million YouTube comments, a research team has, for the first time, identified linguistic differences among cable news viewers.
-----------------------------
Refugees don’t undermine the US economy – they energize it Ramya Vijaya, Stockton University Refugees hinder the US economy, the Trump administration has said as it cuts refugee admissions to record lows. But data show that they boost economies, revive neighborhoods and expand tax bases.
-----------------------------
Arts + Culture
-----------------------------
3 things I learned from teaching students about horror pioneer George Romero’s movies during these scary times Carl Kurlander, University of Pittsburgh Now that the whole world is echoing Romero's films, everyone can learn from his legacy.
-----------------------------
Economy + Business
-----------------------------
Trump’s ultra-low tax bills are what happens when government tries to make policy through the tax code Gary Winslett, Middlebury Congress tends to use the tax code to implement policy, which increases complexity and creates loopholes wealthy taxpayers like Trump can exploit.
-----------------------------
Trending on Site
-----------------------------
The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice Bill Sullivan, Indiana University Who knew that black licorice had a dark side? A scientist explains when this treat becomes a threat.
-----------------------------
African Americans’ economic setbacks from the Great Recession are ongoing – and could be repeated Vincent Adejumo, University of Florida It's been a decade since the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and blacks still haven't fully recovered financially, leaving them unprepared if another recession hits.
-----------------------------
Your dog’s nose knows no bounds – and neither does its love for you Ellen Furlong, Illinois Wesleyan University Dogs process the sensory world very differently than humans, but love in a way that is entirely familiar.