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An election worker during mail-in ballot counting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Nov. 6, 2020. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Making it easier to vote does not threaten election integrity

A record number of people voted in the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump lost, Joe Biden won. Now, GOP legislators across the country are trying to pass measures to limit voting.

Could a human enter a black hole to study it?

Difficile de trouver plus plaisant que de rire entre amis. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Les vertus du rire

Rire, que ce soit en douce ou à gorge déployée, a des bénéfices physiologiques, sociaux, et pour notre santé mentale.
Eugene DePasquale, left, Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District, in Harrisburg, Penn., Sept. 19, shows that even the traditional handshake with voters has changed in pandemic-era campaigns. om Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

From recording videos in a closet to Zoom meditating, 2020’s political campaigns adjust to the pandemic

How do you run a political campaign in a pandemic? From data brokers to advertising firms to voter registration volunteers, the players in campaigns are making adjustments, large and mostly small.



International adoptions have dropped 72 percent since 2005 – here’s why

Several school systems have become engulfed in cheating scandals as of late. Is the pressure to boost school performance becoming too much? Lightspring/Shutterstock

Why school leaders fake academic success

An education professor, who worked as a teacher in Atlanta Public Schools during a cheating scandal that began in 2009, explains what factors and forces lead educators to fake academic success.

Trump’s immigration order is bad foreign policy

Ne vous moquez pas des études sur l’humour ! Shutterstock

L'humour, un sérieux atout

Les mécanismes de l'humour sont intimement mêlés à ceux de la mémoire et de l'intuition. Depuis quelques années, c'est un sujet que les psychologues prennent très au sérieux.
Just who were the voteres these elections? Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Minority voters tell their stories



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