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What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras?
NextCity.org

What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras?

A study by Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues suggests that speed cameras lead to a substantial and statistically significant reduction in fatalities and crashes.

Aug 6, 2024

The bad politics of bad posture
New Republic

The bad politics of bad posture

In her book “Slouch,” Beth Linker of the School of Arts & Sciences outlines how societal pressures have driven huge swaths of people to embrace falsehoods about posture.

Aug 8, 2024

Whose Christianity do Christian nationalists want?
Religion News Service

Whose Christianity do Christian nationalists want?

In an opinion essay, Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the religious right is attempting to establish a monolithic “Christian supremacy” that has never existed in the United States.

Aug 8, 2024

Are we happy yet?
The New York Times

Are we happy yet?

Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences says that thinking about life through the lens of moment-to-moment moods is a recipe for depression and anxiety.

Aug 8, 2024

What the Supreme Court left unsaid about Trump’s criminal immunity
Politico.com

What the Supreme Court left unsaid about Trump’s criminal immunity

Kate Shaw of Penn Carey Law says that the Supreme Court’s ruling about Donald Trump’s presidential immunity is wrong as a matter of constitutional theory and doesn’t provide anything resembling an administrable test.

Aug 9, 2024

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