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Whose Votes Count Least in the Electoral College
The 2016 election made clear that the Electoral College does not weigh votes from all states equally.
03/14/2017 | U.S. News -
A Visual Guide to the Women Venus's Geography Is Named For
When space tourism is in full swing, you’ll need to know how to get around foreign planets. Biology Ph.D. candidate Eleanor Lutz is already making maps to guide us.
03/13/2017 | Mental Floss -
Gaslighting in American politics: The line between disagreement and lies
UW professors Christopher Sebastian Parker and David Domke joined Wellspring Family Services vice president R. Keith Myers to discuss the question: Is President Trump gaslighting us?
03/13/2017 | KUOW -
How early do girls decide math isn't for them?
Research shows that in the U.S., both adults and older children believe that math is a male activity.
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Gender Wage Gap Wider in King County Than Elsewhere in Washington State
Although pay equity for women has improved, men are still paid more for the same work. Why is the problem even worse in King County than elsewhere?
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Americans are having less sex than they once did
"A major detractor to Americans’ sex lives has been the rising necessity of the two-income family, said Pepper Schwartz, a sociology professor at the University of Washington."03/08/2017 | Washington Post -
Iconic Seattle artist’s last works touch on themes of remorse
UW School of Art faculty member Akio Takamori, a renowned local ceramics artist, completed his final body of work just a day before dying from pancreatic cancer.
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‘Poor writing makes for poor science’: Scott Montgomery publishes new edition of popular ‘Guide to Communicating Science’
Scientific research that doesn't get communicated to the public may as well not have happened at all, says Scott Montgomery in his updated book, "The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science."03/06/2017 -
In Memoriam: Kozo Yamamura (1934-2017)
Kozo Yamamura, who taught Japan studies at the Jackson School, died on Feb. 15, 2017. A prolific scholar, he wrote and edited scores of books and articles on the Japanese economy and its history.02/27/2017 | Jackson School of International Studies -
Do dope-smugglers also peddle ivory?
Center for Conservation Biology director Dr. Sam Wasser comments on how DNA mapping illegal ivory can illustrate its wider connections to drug trafficking rings.
02/27/2017