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He Campaigned for the East Cleveland Mayor's Opponent. Then Police Came for His Truck.

Can We Ditch BMI for an Obesity Index That Predicts Disease Risk Better?

Most authors have little cash. Scammers target them anyway. Why? Their egos make them good marks 

For women academics, feeling devalued can be a fatal career blow

Today in Supreme Court History: October 13, 1890

Trump takes credit for a new ‘golden age’ of U.S. science

Obama Campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans Sound the Alarm

China’s Platform State and the AI Race

Yu Deng ’11 and Hong Wang PhD ’19 awarded Fields Medal

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