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Expert Commentary

Climate change effects (ippc.org)
Environment

IPCC: Climate change adaptation to reduce the risks of extreme events and disasters

by Leighton Walter Kille | November 22, 2011

2012 report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the potential impacts of climate change and potential management strategies.

Expert Commentary

Politics & Government

The New Hampshire effect in presidential nominations

by John Wihbey | November 21, 2011

2004 study in Political Research Quarterly on the impact of the New Hampshire primaries on overall election outcomes.

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Economics, Media, Race & Gender

Global shift in the social relationships of networked individuals: Meeting and dating online comes of age

by Margaret Weigel | November 21, 2011

2011 study by University of Oxford on global online dating practices, focusing on how the couples met, how they communicate, and the role of the Internet in their daily lives.

Expert Commentary

Politics & Government

Resources, contests and the exit of candidates during the U.S. presidential primaries

by John Wihbey | November 18, 2011

2006 study in the British Journal of Political Science on the factors that most strongly predict the duration of presidential candidacies.

Expert Commentary

Politics & Government

Dynamics of poll performance during the 2008 presidential nomination contest

by John Wihbey | November 18, 2011

2009 study in Public Opinion Quarterly on the failures of polls to predict the outcomes of the 2008 presidential primaries.

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Politics & Government

“Sour grapes” or rational voting? Decision making among thwarted primary voters in 2008

by John Wihbey | November 17, 2011

2010 study in Public Opinion Quarterly about how Clinton supporters ultimately voted in the general election in 2008.

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Economics, Environment, Politics & Government

Energy and economic value of plastics and municipal solid wastes

by Margaret Weigel | November 17, 2011

2011 study by Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center on the energy contained in discarded plastics and its economic value.

Expert Commentary

Research chat: PBS NewsHour’s Margaret Warner

by John Wihbey | November 16, 2011

Interview with PBS NewsHour journalist Margaret Warner about how she prepares for interviews and assignments.

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Environment, Media

Evaluating sugary drink nutrition and marketing to youth

by Elise Shanbacker | November 16, 2011

2011 report by Yale University evaluating the claim that the consumption and marketing of sugary drinks is harmful to children and adolescents

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Politics & Government

How did the primary vote forecasts fare in 2008?

by Margaret Weigel | November 16, 2011

2009 study from DePaul University in Presidential Studies Quarterly on changing variables in forecasting U.S. presidential primaries.

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