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    Health Care Reform: Don't Do Nothing

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    Duke University Professor Donald H. Taylor, Jr. says the worst health care policy option is the status quo. Read More

    November 14, 2009   |  In Health & Medicine, Politics & Policy

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    How Warhol Became the Establishment

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    Andy Warhol's art junk? Not even close, according to the director of the Nasher Museum of Art: it's gone from avant-garde to old standard. Read More

    November 9, 2009   |  In Arts & Culture

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    Christians Should Lead From the Bottom Up

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    Duke University Chapel Dean Sam Wells says Jesus' way of leading puts devotion and service ahead of prominence and power. Read More

    October 30, 2009   |  In Belief

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    A Reminder to President Obama: You Already Decided About Afghanistan

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    Duke University Professor Peter Feaver says options are narrowing as President Obama reviews his own decision about Afghanistan. Read More

    October 16, 2009   |  In Politics & Policy

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    The Humanity of 'Heroes'

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    Duke University Professor Priscilla Wald says the TV series 'Heroes' illumines human nature. Read More

    October 13, 2009   |  In Arts & Culture, Truth & Justice

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    Connected at the Hip: Health Care and Immigration Reform

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    Duke University Professor Noah Pickus says the health care reform debate is already affecting the fate of potential immigration legislation. Read More

    October 13, 2009   |  In Health & Medicine

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    Reparations Later, "Baby Bonds" Now

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    Duke University Professor William "Sandy" Darity says a "Baby Bonds" program could address racial wealth disparities. Read More

    October 2, 2009   |  In Business & Economics, Truth & Justice

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    Geneticists, Tame Thy Tongues!

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    Duke University Professor David Goldstein says genetics researchers must be vigilant against sensationalism. Read More

    September 25, 2009   |  In Health & Medicine, Science & Tech

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    Would Jesus Tweet?

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    Duke University New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre says Saint Paul would be more inclined to Twitter. Read More

    September 18, 2009   |  In Belief, Media & Internet

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    Jen'nan Read Says 9/11 Prompted Some Muslim Women to Wear The Hijab

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    Duke University Professor Jen'nan Read says September 11 raised issues of identity among some Muslim women. Read More

    September 11, 2009   |  In Belief, Identity, Politics & Policy

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    Geoengineering: Don't Go There

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    Bill Chameides, dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, says plans for humans to control the global climate are premature. Read More

    September 8, 2009   |  In Environment, Science & Tech

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    New Rules of Business Sustainability

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    Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University Blair Sheppard talks about how sustainability became embedded into global business plans and where to search for the next big opportunities. Read More

    July 28, 2009   |  In Business & Economics

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    Cathy N. Davidson Says it is Time to Relearn Learning

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    Duke University Professor Cathy N. Davidson says scholars in the humanities need to unlearn old ways of teaching and publishing. Read More

    July 24, 2009   |  In Politics & Policy

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    Ruth Grant says altruism is not always good

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    Duke University professor Ruth Grant says that selflessness and goodness are not necessarily the same. Read More

    May 19, 2009   |  In Love, Sex, & Happiness

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    Peter Feaver Says Presidents Obama and Bush Have the Same Foreign Policy

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    Duke Professor Peter Feaver on Obama's national security policy. Read More

    May 14, 2009   |  In Politics & Policy

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    Adrian Bejan Proposes a New 'Constructal' Law of Nature

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    Duke University Professor Adrian Bejan says a Constructal Law of design in nature describes the evolution of flow system configurations. Read More

    May 5, 2009   |  In Science & Tech

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    Arlie Petters Explains How Scientists Could Demonstrate a Fourth Dimension of Space

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    Duke University Professor Arlie Petters on how to detect a fourth dimension. Read More

    April 20, 2009   |  In Science & Tech

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    Dan Ariely Unravels Human Reason

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    Dan Ariely on why it's so difficult to be rational. Read More

    March 31, 2009   |  In Belief

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