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September 21, 2020
“In 2017 … Republicans trumpeted a radically different truth about human nature when they pronounced that cutting taxes on the wealthy would incentivize them to work harder, invest more and spur rapid economic growth,” wrote Margaret (Peggy) Somers, professor emerita of sociology. “But how is it that extra money incentivizes the rich to become paragons of moral virtue and economic rainmakers, whereas for working people it incentivizes them to become social parasites and economic saboteurs?”
The Guardian (U.K.) -
September 21, 2020
“Continuous recording of data can be really interesting to see trends,” said Cathy Goldstein, associate professor of neurology at the U-M Sleep Disorders Centers. But it’s important to have a framework for thinking about the health data provided by the new Apple Watch and to share it with a primary care physician to place it into context with one’s overall health.
The New York Times -
September 18, 2020
“One of the primary concerns is that this is part of a pattern of retaliation against social media platforms that the president does not like, either because of how the platform has treated his speech or because of how users have deployed the platform against him,” said Len Niehoff, professor from practice at the Law School, who believes President Trump’s decision to ban TikTok violated free speech rights.
Salon -
September 18, 2020
Research by Benjamin Goldstein, a research fellow at the Erb Institute, and colleagues found that homes of wealthy Americans generate 25 percent more greenhouse gases than those in lower-income neighborhoods: “You can have a really large home and throw solar panels all over and it can be low carbon. But if it is supplied by a standard electrical grid, which is using fossil fuels, then that’s just going to exacerbate the climate.”
WEMU Radio -
September 18, 2020
“It is … sobering that this is likely one of the best reports we will see at least for a long time. No one yet knows the full impact of the economic and public health crisis that is consuming our lives today and disproportionately impacting the poorest American families,” said H. Luke Shaefer, professor of public policy and social work and director of Poverty Solutions, commenting on last year’s record-high U.S. median household income.
Reuters -
September 17, 2020
The latest Monitoring the Future Panel Study by principal investigator John Schulenberg, professor of psychology and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, found that 43 percent of college-age adults, including those not in school, use marijuana — the highest level in nearly four decades: “Daily marijuana use is a clear health risk. The brain is still growing in the early 20s, and … scientific evidence indicates that heavy marijuana use can be detrimental to cognitive functioning and mental health.”
WWJ Radio -
September 17, 2020
Being happy is a fine goal but if taken too far, the pursuit of happiness can actually turn into harmful ‘toxic positivity.’ “It’s a problem when people are forced to seem or be positive in situations where it’s not natural or when there’s a problem that legitimately needs to be addressed that can’t be addressed if you don’t deal with the fact that there is distress or need,” said Stephanie Preston, professor of psychology.
Inc. -
September 17, 2020
“Official misconduct damages truth-seeking by our criminal justice system and undermines public confidence. It steals years — sometimes decades — from the lives of innocent people. The great majority of wrongful convictions are never discovered, so the scope of the problem is much greater than these numbers show,” said Samuel Gross, professor emeritus of law, whose research shows that more than half of criminal exonerations over the past 30 years involved corruption or negligence.
The Detroit News -
September 16, 2020
“I am so disappointed with the pandemic situation in India. It is getting worse and worse each week but a large part of the nation seems to have made the choice to ignore this crisis,” said Bhramar Mukherjee, professor of biostatistics, epidemiology and global health, who has been tracking India’s COVID situation closely.
Reuters -
September 16, 2020
“The classic case we all have in our hands is not always what really happens. For the patients I have followed, many continue to complain of cough, breathing issues and severe fatigue long after their first infection,” said Meilan King Han, professor of internal medicine. Such results fly in the face of a narrative that took hold early in the pandemic that the average COVID-19 patient would be sick for a couple of weeks, clear the virus and be fine afterward.
CNN
