The climate crisis is making gender inequality in developing coastal communities worse

Sea-level rises and storm surges don’t discriminate, but societal structures do.

Andi Misbahul Pratiwi, PhD Candidate, School of Geography, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 • ~7 min

How to redesign social media algorithms to bridge divides

Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?

Aviv Ovadya, Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments

Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.

Sofia Stathi, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Greenwich • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 • ~5 min

Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida

A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.

William Butler, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 • ~11 min

Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem

Many people with sickle cell disease don’t receive adequate treatment to ease their pain and are subjected to racial discrimination and stigmatization.

Diana J. Wilkie, Professor of Nursing, University of Florida • conversation
Sept. 18, 2023 • ~10 min

A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and make it less profitable to pollute – a new analysis shows why

Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

Jared Starr, Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst • conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~8 min

A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and quickly make it less profitable to pollute − here's why

Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

Jared Starr, Sustainability Scientist, UMass Amherst • conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~8 min

Tuberculosis on the rise for first time in decades after COVID-19 interrupted public health interventions and increased inequality

Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, yet before the pandemic, it killed more people than any other infectious disease.

Carlos Franco-Paredes, Associate Faculty Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Colorado State University • conversation
July 7, 2023 • ~8 min

How inequality shapes your experience of a heatwave

Tackling poverty can protect people from rising heat extremes in Britain and abroad.

Laurie Parsons, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
June 19, 2023 • ~7 min

American Indians forced to attend boarding schools as children are more likely to be in poor health as adults

Native Americans sent to government-funded schools now experience significantly higher rates of mental and physical health problems than those who did not.

Ursula Running Bear, Assistant Professor of Population Health, University of North Dakota • conversation
June 15, 2023 • ~9 min

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