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Criminal Justice, Economics

Gasoline prices and their relationship to drunk-driving crashes

by Christopher Olver | April 1, 2011

2011 study for the Transportation Research Board on link between fuel prices and alcohol-related car accidents.

Expert Commentary

Media

Measuring influence in Twitter: The million follower fallacy

by John Wihbey | March 31, 2011

2010 study for the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence on how social media users wield influence.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Health

Effects of cell phone use on brain glucose metabolism

by John Wihbey | March 31, 2011

2011 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the effects of cell phone exposure on brain activity.

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Media, Race & Gender

Hispanics trail other groups in Web usage, confidence

by Christopher Olver | March 31, 2011

2011 poll by the Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard School of Public Health on Internet usage among Latinos.

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Criminal Justice

Raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina

by Rozanne Larsen | March 30, 2011

2011 study by the Vera Institute of Justice on the potential benefits of treating criminals under 18 as juveniles and not as adults.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice

Action following a nuclear blast in a U.S. city

by John Wihbey | March 30, 2011

2007 report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on necessary steps in the aftermath of an act of nuclear terrorism in a U.S. city.

Expert Commentary

Economics, Media

Attacks against media and human rights websites

by John Wihbey | March 29, 2011

2010 study by Harvard’s Berkman Center on the frequency and type of Internet attacks on targeted groups.

Expert Commentary

Environment

Microbial quality of food in poorer communities

by Katie Gleason | March 28, 2011

2010 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the conditions of fresh food in stores in lower-income neighborhoods.

Expert Commentary

Criminal Justice, Economics, Politics & Government

Effects of nuclear conflicts and acts of nuclear terrorism

by John Wihbey | March 22, 2011

2006 study by the University of Colorado, Rutgers and UCLA on the likely effects of a nuclear explosion in a densely populated city.

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Criminal Justice

Firearm ownership and homicide across the United States

by Rozanne Larsen | March 21, 2011

2002 study published in the American Journal of Public Health on the relationship between firearm-ownership rates and homicide rates.

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