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Commentary: What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words

Four years ago, I traveled around America, visiting historical archives. I was looking for documents that might reveal the hidden history of climate change – and in particular, when the major coal, oil and gas companies became aware of the problem, and what they knew about it. I pored over boxes of papers, thousands of […]

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Commentary: State spending on anti-poverty programs could substantially reduce child abuse and neglect

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea States’ financial investments in public benefit programs for low-income families are associated with less child abuse and neglect, also known as maltreatment. These investments are also associated with less need for foster care and maltreatment-related deaths, according to our recent publication […]

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David Treadwell: The Oratorio Chorale and the Bowdoin Chorus Take on Netflix

When I interviewed Emily Isaacson, the artistic director of the Oratorio Chorale and interim director of the Bowdoin Chorus, about the challenge of being a conductor, she said, “My main competition is Netflix. I want people to get off their couches and go out and experience the power and magic of live music.” A native […]