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Shifting from quantity to quality in climate adaptation finance to create real impact

The quantity of adaptation finance has been a controversial political issue, and a critical negotiating point for developing countries in international climate negotiations. At the United Nations climate conference (COP29) in Baku last year, developed […]

More and more people are missing from official census data

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Researchers are warning that millions of people around the world aren’t being counted in census and survey data, leaving policymakers in the dark about the populations they govern.This post was originally published on this site

Police in England and Wales to get more money—but increasing funding won’t necessarily mean less crime

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Police spending will rise by a real-terms 2.3% per year between now and 2028–29, the government announced in its latest spending review, drawn from local council tax. The government says this will help its mission […]

Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

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The food industry will go to great lengths (and spend a fortune) to lobby policymakers, confuse the public and politicize scientific findings. You can see the results in the UK’s delay of a ban on […]

Why a US court allowed a dead man to deliver his own victim impact statement—via an AI avatar

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In November 2021, in the city of Chandler, Arizona, Chris Pelkey was shot and killed by Gabriel Horcasitas in a road rage altercation.This post was originally published on this site

AI perceived more negatively than climate science or science in general

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ChatGPT was released to the public in late 2022, and the promise and perils of artificial intelligence (AI) have loomed large in the public consciousness ever since. Because perceptions of a new technology like AI […]

Is ranked choice voting a good electoral system? New York City could be a test case, experts say

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New York City’s mayoral election has become the race to watch because of its surprisingly competitive nature but also the electoral system that’s helped it become so competitive: ranked choice voting.This post was originally published […]

Iran-Israel ‘threshold war’ has rewritten nuclear escalation rules

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Israel’s conflict with Iran represents far more than another Middle Eastern crisis—it marks the emergence of a dangerous new chapter in nuclear rivalries that has the potential to reshape global proliferation risks for decades to […]

Highways to hell: West Africa’s road networks are the preferred battleground for terror groups

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What’s the connection between roads and conflict in West Africa? This may seem like an odd question. But a study we conducted shows a close relationship between the two.This post was originally published on this […]

Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem. Federal research cuts will only make the problem worse

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Research on misinformation and disinformation has become the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s restructuring of federal research priorities.This post was originally published on this site

Experience does not guarantee success for hiring CEOs, study finds

When companies replace their CEOs, the stakes are high. But a new study shows that hiring boards might not be getting better at the process, even with practice.This post was originally published on this site
Experts weigh in on why return-to-office policies may be stalling women’s career growth

Remote and hybrid work became the norm after the COVID-19 pandemic, but more workplaces, like Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Disney and even the federal government have mandated that employees return to offices in recent years. But [...]
Personalized pricing can backfire on companies, says study

Personalized pricing, where merchants adjust prices according to the pile of data about a consumer’s willingness to pay, has been criticized for its potential to unfairly drive-up prices for certain customers.This post was originally published [...]