Research

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If a tree falls in the forest, and only artificial intelligence is listening, is a data point recorded? Such questions have become pertinent to a collaborative research project by scientists from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory and
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The authors’ previous analyses have found that Medicaid increases healthcare use across settings, improves financial security, and reduces depression, but has no detectable effects on several physical health outcomes.
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There is widespread worry among the American public about cyber-attacks, and majorities view the governments of China (73%) and Russia (72%) as major threats to cybersecurity.
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Authors provide the first estimate of El Niño’s impacts on child nutrition throughout the global tropics. They do so by assembling data on more than a million children spanning four decades and all developing country regions.
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Almost all Americans see the spread of misinformation as a problem, and significant majorities believe social media users, social media companies, and U.S. politicians are responsible for spreading misinformation.
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The American Families Plan under debate in Congress proposes to eliminate the existing Child Tax Credit (CTC), which is based on earned income, and replace it with a child allowance that would increase benefits to $3,000 or $3,600 per child.