Effect of local weather on perceptions about global warming
2012 study by New York University and Temple University on the link between local weather patterns and perceptions of climate change.
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Energy innovation and competition among U.S., China, India, Brazil
2010 study by the Council on Foreign Relations on issues of technology research and development among major countries.
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Genetically modified corn and effects on nearby crops
2010 study in the journal Science examining the impact of genetically modified corn on neighboring un-modified crops.
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Pedestrian and bicyclist crashes with hybrid electric vehicles
2009 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on accidents involving hybrid cars and other forms of travel.
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Associations of television content type and obesity in children
2009 study in the American Journal of Public Health on the effects of certain kinds of television content on child weight problems.
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How social networks shaped disease transmission during 2009 H1N1 pandemic
2010 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the role of social networks in shaping the transmission of H1N1 influenza.
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Mental retirement: Cognition, memory and outcomes
2010 study in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the effect of early retirement on cognitive function of people in their early 60s.
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Women empowerment in Egypt and investment in children
2008 study in the Middle East Development Journal on the effect of Egyptian mothers’ education and financial position on their children’s education.
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The troubled U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
2008 study published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives on the factors that have hurt the U.S. pension-insurance corporation.
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Peak travel? Trends in passenger transport
2011 Stanford and U.C. Berkeley study on global trends in transportation and how they may impact predictions about future carbon emissions levels.
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