False confessions, new data and law enforcement interrogations: Research findings
2011 study by Iowa State, Central Michigan University and the RAND Corporation in the Journal of Law and Human Behavior.
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Gas prices and their societal effects: Health, driving, economics and policy
2015 roundup of research on the global decline in gas and oil prices, and the potential effects on public health, transportation and driving, business economics and public policy decisions.
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The possibilities of digital discrimination: Research on e-commerce, algorithms and big data
2014 review of recent studies and reports on online discrimination and potential downsides of digital marketplaces featuring user profiles and data.
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China, cookstoves and highways: Effects of black carbon on human health
2014 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examining the health impacts of particulate matter and black carbon from burning biomass, fossil fuels and other sources.
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“Missing workers” and the labor force: Research on unemployment and getting back to work
2015 roundup of research relating to Americans who have dropped out of the labor force, including the changing nature of new jobs and the human impacts of unemployment.
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Diverse classrooms and attitudes toward immigrant inclusion across Western societies
2014 study from the University of London published in the European Sociological Review showing relationships between ethnically diverse classrooms and positive attitudes toward immigrants.
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Human trafficking and the “new slavery”: Definitions, enforcement, understanding
2014 paper in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science that explores current debates and findings relating to the area of human trafficking.
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Research tip sheets: Lessons on online search techniques, reading studies, understanding data and methods
Curriculum overview with links to a variety of materials that help foster basic research competencies.
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Major administrative datasets of the U.S. government — all in one place
2014 list of data sources and tools from a range of federal agencies, courtesy of Katherine R. Smith, executive director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics.
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How “good enough” technology can stifle innovation
2015 essay on how early adoption of technology can stifle later innovation, by Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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