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When a white candidate makes vague statements, voters project their own policy positions onto the candidate, increasing their support

6 years ago journals.uchicago.edu

Scientists conclude 13,000 years ago a 60 mile wide comet plunged Earth into a mini-Ice Age, after examining rocks from 170 sites around the globe

6 years ago journals.uchicago.edu earth

Medicaid’s introduction reduced infant and child mortality in the 1960s and 1970s

6 years ago journals.uchicago.edu

In 2013, NYC police stopped using the “stop, question, and frisk” method and mandated instead that officers provide thorough justifications for stopping suspects

6 years ago journals.uchicago.edu

A new study conducted by anthropologists challenges the popular notion that as nations and modern societies develop and advance, that there is less violence and death from war.

7 years ago journals.uchicago.edu

The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity

7 years ago journals.uchicago.edu

Cities with a larger share of black city residents generate a greater share of local revenue from fines and court fees, but this relationship diminishes when there is black representation on city councils.

7 years ago journals.uchicago.edu

The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity

7 years ago journals.uchicago.edu

The mere presence of your smartphone reduces brain power

7 years ago journals.uchicago.edu brain

The Clean Air Act of 1970 led to an over 10 percent reduction in pollution ("ambient TSP levels") in the three years after the regulation went into effect

7 years ago journals.uchicago.edu