SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, their parents in southwest Germany
What The Study Did: In this observational study, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection during a period of lockdown in southwest
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The idea of an environmental tax is finally gaining strength
An extra 290,000 pounds a year for lighting and cleaning because smog darkens and pollutes everything: with this cost estimate for the industrial city of Manchester, the English economist Arthur Cecil Pigou once founded the theory of environmental taxation.
Read moreAssociation of social, economic inequality with COVID-19 across US counties
What The Study Did: This investigation analyzed U.S. county-level associations of income inequality, racial/ethnic composition and political attributes with COVID-19
Read moreLow-carbon policies can be ‘balanced’ to benefit small firms and average households
Some of the low-carbon policy options currently used by governments may be detrimental to the households and small businesses less
Read moreThe end of domestic wine in 17th century Japan
September 1632 document likely shows the order for the last batch of Japanese wine in the Edo period
Read moreChanges in political administration come with increased danger of international conflict
A new paper including faculty at Binghamton University suggests that when democratic publics vote out an administration, this change comes with an increase in the danger of undesirable conflict.
Read moreChanges in political administration come with increased danger of international conflict
Research shows role of domestic politics in international conflict
Read moreStudy finds NRA stakeholders conflicted in wake of shootings
A recent study finds that, in the wake of a mass shooting, National Rifle Association (NRA) employees, donors and volunteers
Read moreMotherhood Does Not Drive Support For Gun Control
Moms are not more likely than other women to support gun control efforts. In fact, a new study finds that parenthood doesn’t have a substantial effect on the gun control views of men or women.
Read moreDelivering the news with humor makes young adults more likely to remember and share
In the early decades of televised news, Americans turned to the stern faces of newsmen like Walter Cronkite, Tom Brokaw, and Dan Rather as trusted sources for news of the important events in America and around the world, delivered with gravitas and measured voices.
Read moreTraditional stereotypes about masculinity may help explain support for Trump
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — American politicians have long been expected to uphold a certain veneer: powerful, influential and never vulnerable.
Read moreVoluntary or compulsory? New evidence on motivation for anti-COVID-19 policies
Policies to contain the Covid-19 pandemic require widespread cooperation in order to be successful.
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