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| High vaccination rate is key to future course of COVID-19 pandemic, computer modeling shows Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:33 AM PDT Data scientists who developed highly accurate computer modeling to predict trends for COVID-19 cases nationwide have new research that shows how important a high rate of vaccination is to reducing case numbers and controlling the pandemic. |
| Finding the optimal way to repay student debt Posted: 29 Apr 2021 09:33 AM PDT Though legislative reform is necessary to combat the growing burden of student loan debt in the U.S. on a grand scale, individual borrowers can take steps to repay their loans with as low long-term costs as possible. A new mathematical model develops a strategy for minimizing the overall cost of repaying student loans. |
| A psychologist's guide to donating more effectively to charities Posted: 29 Apr 2021 08:24 AM PDT Donating to a charity is often driven by emotion rather than by calculated assessments based on how to make the biggest impact. A new article looks at how people can be encouraged to direct their charitable contributions in ways that allow them to get more bang for the buck. |
| Many Hispanics died of COVID-19 because of work exposure, study suggests Posted: 29 Apr 2021 07:49 AM PDT Hispanic Americans have died of COVID-19 at a disproportionately high rate compared to whites because of workplace exposure to the virus, a new study suggests. |
| Is forest harvesting increasing in Europe? Posted: 28 Apr 2021 08:37 AM PDT Is forest harvesting increasing in Europe? Yes, but not as much as reported last July in a controversial study. Forest harvest has increased by just 6% in recent years, not 69% as reported by the European Commission's Joint Research Center. The errors are due to satellite sensitivity and natural disturbances according to a response paper authored by 30 scientists from 13 European countries. |
| Social tensions preceded disruptions in ancient Pueblo societies Posted: 26 Apr 2021 12:48 PM PDT Drought is often blamed for the periodic disruptions of ancient Pueblo societies of the U.S. Southwest, but in a study with potential implications for the modern world, archaeologists found evidence that slowly accumulating social tension likely played a substantial role in three dramatic upheavals in Pueblo development. The findings show that Pueblo farmers often persevered through droughts, but when social tensions were increasing, even modest droughts could spell the end of an era of development. |
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