Why Are Republicans Greenhorns at Rounding Up Them Absentee Votes?

COSTA MESA, Calif.—“I can’t begin to understand what ballot harvesting is,” Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the former Republican House Speaker, said in an interview in the wake of a 2018 political upset in Orange County, California. Democrats had swept the congressional seats in one of California’s few Republican strongholds, largely due to a well-executed… Continue reading Why Are Republicans Greenhorns at Rounding Up Them Absentee Votes?

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There’s No Evidence for Claims That Environmentally Friendly Investments Are Bad for the Poor

CLIMATEWIRE | Conservatives are leveraging a new argument against ESG: It’s hurting poor families. Energy analysts say the criticism lacks any supporting evidence. But it builds on Republicans’ intensifying opposition to environmental, social and governance investing, which refers to the practice of considering risks like climate change when making financial decisions. Mandy Gunasekara, a former Trump… Continue reading There’s No Evidence for Claims That Environmentally Friendly Investments Are Bad for the Poor

The Key to Species Diversity May Be in Their Similarities

Back in 2001, the paradoxically high biodiversity on Barro Colorado Island inspired Hubbell to propose the groundbreaking neutral theory of ecology. Traditional ecology theory stressed the competition for niches between species. But Hubbell pointed out that species might not really matter in that equation because, in effect, individuals compete for resources with members of their… Continue reading The Key to Species Diversity May Be in Their Similarities

Recounting the History of Math’s Transcendental Numbers

It was not obvious that transcendental numbers should exist. Moreover, it’s challenging to prove that a given number is transcendental because it requires proving a negative: that it is not the root of any polynomial with integer coefficients. In 1844, Joseph Liouville found the first one by coming at the problem indirectly. He discovered that… Continue reading Recounting the History of Math’s Transcendental Numbers

Have Astronomers Seen the Universe’s First Stars?

 SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify Lee Billings: Hi, and welcome to Cosmos, Quickly. This is Lee Billings.  Carin Leong: And this is Carin Leong.  [CLIP: Show theme music] Billings: Carin, thanks for being here. A quick question for you: What’s super-duper bright and hundreds or even thousands of times heavier than our entire solar system, yet… Continue reading Have Astronomers Seen the Universe’s First Stars?

After Supreme Court Ruling, Reparations Fight Lives On as ‘Not Race-Based’

A California Reparations Task Force hearing in Oakland last year. AP Task force members repeatedly stated that their damning historical analysis of American racism, and their proposed remedies, are intended to serve as a blueprint for the entire nation to adopt in atonement for what they see as the original sin of slavery and its… Continue reading After Supreme Court Ruling, Reparations Fight Lives On as ‘Not Race-Based’

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What Can Jellyfish Teach Us About Fluid Dynamics?

The jellyfish that move through the seas by gently pulsing their saclike bodies may not seem to hold many secrets that would interest human engineers. But simple as the creatures are, jellyfish are masterful at harnessing and controlling the flow of the water around them, sometimes with surprising efficiency. As such, they embody sophisticated solutions… Continue reading What Can Jellyfish Teach Us About Fluid Dynamics?