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Emotional associations, more than knowledge, determine how much people care about the deep sea

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Carolyn Beans

With new technological advances in deep-sea mining, the ocean floor’s trove of valuable metals and rare earth elements is coming within reach of commercial mining operations. The impending reality of this practice, and its associated environmental risks, raises the question … Continue reading →

PREVIEW Editorial: Scientific versus Public Debates: A PNAS Case Study

Posted on June 16, 2020 by pnas

Douglas S. Massey1 and Mary C. Waters2,3 1. Office of Population Research, Princeton University, Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA 2. To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: mcw@wjh.harvard.edu 3. Department of Sociology, Harvard University, 540 William James Hall, 33 … Continue reading →

Categories: Editorial | Social Sciences | Statistics | Tagged gun violence, peer review, racial bias, racial profiling, science communication, significance statement | 6 Comments