Why The Rock beats politicians for trust and leadership – and what would-be rulers can learn

Wrestler and Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson is trusted by many for his leadership qualities.

Nick Lee, Professor of Marketing, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
Oct. 16, 2024 ~6 min

Model reveals why debunking election misinformation often doesn’t work

The new study also identifies factors that can make these efforts more successful.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
Oct. 15, 2024 ~8 min


Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older Americans and their caregivers

Her proposal is aimed at easing the burden for family caregivers. She says that negotiating lower drug prices for Medicare could cover the cost of this expansion of benefits for older Americans.

Marc Cohen, Mel King Fellow, MIT CoLab; Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~9 min

How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views

Social media platforms, the modern public squares, are being manipulated by foreign influence campaigns. AI makes those campaigns more effective.

Filippo Menczer, Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~8 min

Trump and Harris are sharply divided on science, but share common ground on US technology policy

Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.

Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~9 min

Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control

Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly supported clean energy investments, while Donald Trump has railed against them. But transformative shifts in the energy landscape already are well underway.

Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
Sept. 30, 2024 ~9 min

Drug prices improved under Biden-Harris and Trump − but not for everyone, and not enough

Both Trump and Harris seek to lower drug costs for patients. What headway have they made on realizing this goal?

C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut • conversation
Sept. 26, 2024 ~10 min

What do young voters think about the 2024 election?

A new survey examines Gen Z’s and millennials' views on the issues and candidates in the 2024 election. An expert breaks the results down.

U. Chicago • futurity
Sept. 19, 2024 ~3 min


Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records

Harris and Trump have starkly contrasting records on health care. This analysis examines their differing approaches to Medicare, the ACA, drug pricing and other public health efforts.

Zachary W. Schulz, Lecturer of History, Auburn University • conversation
Sept. 17, 2024 ~9 min

Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shift

Colorado has spectacular scenery, but it comes with wild animals, and they sometimes wander into town. A ballot measure that would ban hunting wild cats is the latest test of public views on hunting.

Rebecca Niemiec, Assistant Professor in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2024 ~10 min

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