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‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘private jet’: Michelle Wu, Josh Kraft trade barbs as Boston mayor’s race gets off to a fiery start

‘Marie Antoinette,’ ‘private jet’: Michelle Wu, Josh Kraft trade barbs as Boston mayor’s race gets off to a fiery start

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that substantive engagement is a good starting place for an election, since candidates can’t differentiate themselves without attacking their opponents.

Americans say benefits of MMR vaccine for children outweigh risks by nearly 5-1

Americans say benefits of MMR vaccine for children outweigh risks by nearly 5-1

While many Americans know how measles can spread, most cannot accurately estimate the prevalence of complications associated with measles such as hospitalization or the risks it presents during pregnancy, according to the latest Annenberg Science and Public Health survey, which was conducted by Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center.

What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?
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What behavioral strategies motivate environmental action?

A collaborative study from researchers affiliated with the Annenberg School for Communication, Annenberg Public Policy Center, and School of Arts & Sciences tested 17 strategies in an “intervention tournament.”

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Convergence and consensus

Convergence and consensus

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that claims of convergent evidence honor science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed.

Do ‘harm reduction’ interventions for substance use lower or raise trust in government?

Do ‘harm reduction’ interventions for substance use lower or raise trust in government?

“Harm reduction” interventions for substance use such as needle exchange programs and methadone distribution aim to reduce the adverse effects of substance use, rather than punish or prevent it, and have repeatedly shown to lower the risk of overdoses, mortality, and drug-related crime. But in many communities in rural America, there is a stigma attached to these approaches.