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'Law, Order & Algorithms' data project aims to identify bias in the criminal justice system
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- Written by Edmund L. Andrews
Stanford, California - If future scholars of American history remember 2015 for one defining issue, it may well be the rising public uproar over ugly and often fatal encounters between police and black citizens.
Scientists Find a New Way to Make Nanowire Lasers
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- Written by Glenn Roberts Jr.
Berkeley, California - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have found a simple new way to produce nanoscale wires that can serve as tiny, tunable lasers.
Peering inside the minds of Raiders fans
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- Written by UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California - A couple of professors at the Berkeley-Haas School of Business who are pioneering the use of neuroscience to sort out how consumers think and feel about companies and products were recently drafted to help the Oakland Raiders assess what happens in the minds of the team’s loyal fans, and how that might be duplicated among fans who sit more on the sidelines.
Worldwide bee epidemic linked to human cause: colony trafficking
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- Written by Robert Sanders
Berkeley, California - Just as world travel is contributing to the Zika virus epidemic spreading through Latin America and into North America, so too is world traffic in bee colonies fueling a worldwide bee epidemic.
Study indicates women are winners when it comes to crowdfunding
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- Written by UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California - Research conducted in part by a Berkeley-Haas School of Business professor shows that women in the business world may struggle to keep up with their male counterparts when it comes to jobs and financing, but come out ahead with crowdfunding.
Imaging with an “optical brush”
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- Written by Larry Hardesty
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a new imaging device that consists of a loose bundle of optical fibers, with no need for lenses or a protective housing.
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