Can ‘red flag’ laws curb gun violence? Here’s what the research says.
…types of gun violence Vox has tallied more than 2,000 mass shootings since 20 children and six staff members were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. The…
…types of gun violence Vox has tallied more than 2,000 mass shootings since 20 children and six staff members were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. The…
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…algorithms. A growing body of research, for example, is exploring how adults and children interact with smart speakers. Alexa, the voice of the Amazon Echo, is backed by sophisticated algorithms…
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…children,” explains Dr. Jack Turban, resident physician in psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital and lead author of the study. The researchers found that those who received…
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…stories, John P. Ackerman, senior author on the paper and the suicide prevention coordinator for the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio explains….
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…professor, Boston University School of Medicine. Louis Lee, senior associate in medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital. Jens Ludwig, Crime Lab director, University of Chicago. Matthew Miller, professor, Northeastern University. John Vernick,…
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…for the large part, share the pro-democracy sentiments. Many Chinese look upon the Hong Kong protesters as spoiled children who should be working harder and not protesting. As for the…
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…gap that remains at the top, the authors find when reviewing the literature. “Considerable empirical evidence indicates a negative relationship between children and women’s wages, commonly known as the motherhood…
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…programs are designed for certain subsets of the population — for example, Title I grants for schools are based specifically on the number of low-income children living in the school…
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…says. Reporting tip: Don’t assume — ask. “Sexual assault and abuse of children is a huge problem in Alaska,” Hopkins says. “We always struggle with how to cover it. Part…
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…else.” That said, news reports should rely sparingly on opinions and speculation about issues researchers still know little about — for instance, why children appear less likely to develop severe…
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