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Kay Bradley

THE HARRIS SCHOOL - Research - Research Report - 0 views

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    good example of CoPo research Good example of online porfolio
syeh98

Does debt relief improve child health ? evidence from cross-country micro data (English... - 4 views

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    This research paper looks into the data behind debt relief and its correlation with infant mortality. Many studies were conducted in countries that were deep in debt, infant mortality was also very high in these countries. The researches found that when these countries received debt relief, the infant mortality rate goes down by ~0.5%.
Kay Bradley

US foreign aid is worth defending now more than ever - 0 views

  • he U.S. government is giving short shrift to international development goals and American values, China appears poised to eclipse America’s economic dominance, and the climate crisis is now an existential threat to us all.
  • current U.S. administration will almost assuredly continue to favor transactional deals and brinksmanship over preserving America’s role as a transformational leader in foreign assistance.
  • we need a new narrative.
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  • With U.S. leadership adrift and progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) halting at best, what can motivate the community of nations to redouble their efforts to realize a better world?
  • aid delivery is being reshaped thanks to citizen-driven social movements, multinational companies motivated to be socially responsible, and powerful foundations backing experimental approaches.
  • The climate crisis, which is hitting developing countries hard, was a central topic at our roundtable, since its effects are already transforming development prospects and confounding those who track long-term environmental and social trends
  • Thus, climate-based migration may soon create one of the greatest sources of insecurity and conflict in the latter part of the 21st century.
  • Developing countries also face a youth bulge; unless we equip youth for the workforce of the future, unemployment will skyrocket and an entire generation will lack purpose and hope for the future, making them particularly vulnerable to radicalization strategies of extremist movements.
  • These individuals need both soft skills and competency in science, technology, engineering, and math if they are to be successful in the economy of tomorrow.
  • Today, China oversees major financial assets and development via the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), its ambitious strategy to broaden and deepen its economic relationships and build and fund infrastructure worldwide.
  • Chinese focus on infrastructure lending presents an alternative to grant aid offered by the U.S. and like-minded donors who traditionally promoted human rights and democratic governance.
  • policymakers would do well to find areas around which they can cooperate—for example, on pollution reduction, anti-poverty programs in South Asia, or the prevention of health pandemics
  • Opinion polls clearly highlight that Americans care deeply about doing good in the world.
  • Put simply, American values are alive and well, despite increasing U.S. government disengagement on these issues.
  • The city of Pittsburgh just signed a partnership agreement with Aarhus, Denmark, to work together to transform their old industrial areas into thriving and equitable urban spaces running on clean energy. Another example is Hawaii—a U.S. state that is sharing its experiences in creating innovative partnerships to advance sustainable development with islands such as Palau,
mayas2021

Why Does the Coronavirus Hit Men Harder? A New Clue - 1 views

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    Researchers have found that men produce weaker immune responses to the corona virus than women, and that men over 60 may need to depend of a vaccine more than others. These findings suggest that vaccine dosing may vary depending on the sex of the patient, and the FDA has asked companies pursuing vaccines to release data analyzed by participants' sex.
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    This was very interesting. A closer look suggests that older men have a much weaker activation of T cells which directly correlates to their poor responses to the disease. Even very old women aged 90 years old have a "decent immune response".
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    Hi Maya! This is such an interesting topic. I had always just assumed that everyone would get the same amount of vaccines. I am concerned how this will impact minorities. In the past, doctors and researchers have mostly examined only how sex (not race, ability, ect) plays a role in dosage (which has caused problems for minority populations). I am curious if researchers will examine how these other factors play a role in dosage rather than just sex.
Kay Bradley

Link to Crisis in Pakistan Article - 1 views

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    "Crisis in Pakistan," December 2008, CQ Global Researcher
nilavenkat

Israeli jets strike military facility in Hama: Syria | Syria News | Al Jazeera - 0 views

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    Israeli air force strikes military site in western Syria. Israel has got involved in the past if they were worried about chemical weapons. Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) in Syria suspected of developing sarin gas weapon.
taylorw2021

Russia Is Miffed by Cool Reception for Coronavirus Vaccine - The New York Times - 1 views

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    Recently, Russia announced that it had created the first Covid-19 vaccine. They were immediately met with skepticism by many Western countries, as well as from doctors around the world. I find it very interesting that Russia named their vaccine "Sputnik V" after Sputnik 1, the first space satellite; it seems like Russia wants to mirror the Space Race by racing to find a vaccine while other countries focus on trials to ensure a potential vaccine's safety and effectiveness.
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    Although it is obvious that this vaccine has not undergone enough testing for researchers to fully understand its efficiency or possible side effects, I find it interesting that western countries were so quick to dismiss it completely. I recently read an article on Dr. Fauci that explained his time as a health official during the AIDS crisis. Because scientists did not know how the virus spread and the majority of its victims were a part of the gay community, researchers refused to go off the strict track of trials usually regulated. In short, thousands and thousands of ill people were rapidly dying yet being told they could not undergo treatment for fear of bad side effects or results. After lots of protest from the LBGTQ community, Fauci, as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, allowed for more experimental drug treatment due to the deadliness of the virus. Today, he is regarded as a hero and a scientific humanist who did the right thing when it was necessary. Yet when Russia follows a similar track, it is regarded as rushed and faked for nice press or some Cold-War feud against the US. Although the death rate was much higher, and subsequently side effects would matter less if the patient would ultimately die without intervention (whereas with Covid, side effects could be catastrophic by worsening large groups of the population who would have otherwise survived), I find it interesting that Americans still harbor so much resentment towards Russia (or at least assume that everything must be a competition). I wonder how this was reported on in other countries.
Kay Bradley

International Research - RepresentWomen - 0 views

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    Page of Voting Systems around the world and percentage of women in office.
samuelws

PolitiFact | How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy th... - 2 views

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    This is a fascinating article that explains how the way that conspiracy theories spread was revolutionized when 9/11 happened just as the internet was really taking off. It talks mostly about the USA, but it's very relevant to the issues of censorship, both government and private, throughout the world.
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    This article is really thorough! I never thought about conspiracy theories that way because it never occurred to me that they have played such a big role in some historical events. It is so interesting to know that the idea "to do your own research" is related to the formation and spread of conspiracy theories because I thought when people do more research, they will end up with the more facts.
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    This is a really good article! It does a great job of tracing the commonalities of conspiracy theories and showing how the tools crafted by 9/11 truthers shape conspiracies today
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    Yes, good find, Sam. The failure of facts in the pandemic is another powerful example of how the Internet seems to have helped those who know how to ask good questions to improve their knowledge and also facilitated the spread of a false reality among those who do not know how to ask good questions or check/corroborate their sources.
Lexi Gentry

Rapid Economic Growth in China Is Chipping Away at Coastal Wetlands - 0 views

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    BEIJING - Coastal wetlands in China have vanished at an alarming rate because of the country's economic development, and current economic plans could diminish them to below the minimum needed for "ecological security," including fresh water, fishery products and flood control, according to a report released on Monday by Chinese scientists and an American research center.
olivialucas

INDIA: PBS Photo Gallery and Frontline Article - 1 views

I spent the majority of my research time browsing the PBS photo gallery and the information that accompanied the images because they were so interesting! From all of the images, the main message I ...

started by olivialucas on 25 Oct 13 no follow-up yet
Tommy Cella

Researching India - 1 views

I learned that India has a rich history in agriculture, as Bronze Age farming technology has been found and a second century dam is still in use today. Currently, two thirds of the populace work in...

India agriculture crimes against women Mumbai

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Lexi Gentry

Politics this week - 2 views

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    Thought I'd share a rundown of this week's global events. This article gives enough detail for you to be in the know and continue research on certain topics if you're interested but not so much detail that you're reading for hours!
quinnlewis

Closing the Back Door to Europe - 11 views

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    In recent months European nations have worked to block the main route taken by migrants fleeing war and upheaval. This article shows different countries' approaches to increasing border security. May be useful for research on individual countries for long block
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    Super helpful map of migrants meeting blockades and what happens next. Great find, Quinn!
Heather Anderson

U.S. Apologizes for Syphilis Experiment in Guatemala - 2 views

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    Maybe more of an ethics topic, but I'd say it affects U.S.-Guatemala relations, too...
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    I'd heard about the experiment in the news, but the details that come to surface in this article are just appalling. I'm horrified and embarrassed. It's just one of the many examples of why other countries hate us, and quite frankly, I can't blame them.
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    I found this article truly shocking. The U.S.'s hypocrisy in the past century has been baffling, and one line in the article (that criticized the U.S.'s prosecution of Nazi's while commiting aweful humanitarian crimes itself) in particular really highlights this point. The fact that these crimes occurred, and moreover, the fact that the U.S. got away with it for over half a century, sheds light on how America viewed the rest of the world. This article reminded me of the exploitation of have-not's that we have studied in history by the have's (bourgeoisie vs. proletariats). This is also relevant to the domestic crimes involved with Tuskegee and the socioeconomic divide in America during those times. While I appreciate the efforts to improve transparency in the government, I totally believe that apologies are not enough. There should be reparations.
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    I agree with all that has been said. I was horrified when I was reading this article. I had heard stories of some unethical scientific experiments before, but I never thought that the US could be involved in something as terrible as this, something just as terrible as the experiments of the Nazi's. This article highlighted my beliefs and prejudices that the US was more ethical than other countries, when in reality we have a similar, if less well known, history.
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    I am very proud of Clinton for issuing an appology for the actions of the US government. I am glad that there was a public statement made in order to admit to our crimes as a nation. I find it hard to believe that the US would do these horrible things, and it serves as a reminder that the US was not always a free and accepting nation. We have a deep history of racism. I don't think that appologies are enough to repent for the horrors we caused, but I think they are a step in the right direction. Articles like this are a great way to prompt discussion aobut our racist past as well as remember what has happened in order to make sure these crimes will never be repeated.
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    I have to admit that when I first heard about this, I thought that it was some sort of twisted joke. I found it particularly appalling that these studies were conducted on prison inmates and mental patients, people who were completely at the mercy of the government system and had little or no other independence (and therefore no way to get out of this). The fact that the United States could do something so completely hypocritical, especially while leading the Nuremberg trials (as Harrison pointed out) is shocking. I am glad that Secretary of State Clinton and the US government seem to be ready to apologize for this heinous program without attempting to justify or conditionalize it and that they openly apologized to the Guatemalan government. I hope that they will continue to be as transparent during the Guatemalan investigation.
Kay Bradley

The Story of Catherine's iPod on Vimeo - 3 views

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    "The Story of Catherine's iPod"
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    I had heard about the conditions at foxconn, but I was surprised about how bad conditions are for the extraction of raw materials like tungsten.
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    I would say that I was equally shocked to learn that the conditions for workers mining the metals put into the our Ipods; as I discovered while researching about flags, the products that have become quintessential parts of our consumer society harm those in other, less powerful countries.
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    I was very surprised to find out about the rape attacks that are happening in congo in connection to the mines. The fact that our materials are coming from the places, I feel that in some way we are supporting these actions. These conditions are terrible and something needs to be done to improve them, but I don't see anyone working on this.
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    I had no idea that the minerals needed for Ipods were mined in the Congo, and I was appalled at the militarization of the area. This just shows how sensitive the corporations are about protecting their businesses. This ties in to the fact that the corporations make it impossible to accurately trace the materials to its exact source in the Congo. I am also wondering if mining has negative health impacts on the workers and to the manufacturers in China.
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    In response to Catherine's essential question, often we feel powerless to stop such things. A few people boycotting Apple products isn't going to change anything. Education, really, is the best way to combat the terrible effects our consumer economy has on the world. If enough people are made aware of the conditions and care enough to give a voice to those workers in China and the Congo, then only will change occur.
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    What really struck me after watching Catherine's video was the inescapability of these problems. I may not need an Ipod, but to get by in school I certainly need to use a computer. And even if this computer isn't made by Apple, the same problems still apply. I agree with Arshia that education is the best way to try to eliminate terrbile practices such as those that happen in the "rape capitol." Many people at the diversity conference I just attented agreed that education was the best way to solve those problems as well.
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    I had absolutely no idea conditions for the "3 t's" mining was so awful and that the congo was such a hostile environment for women. This part of the video really puts an emphasis on how different our worlds are. I really like Arshia's point- I definitely agree- education is the key.
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    It was disturbing to learn that all the mines in Congo are militarized. Also, the crazy stickness of the factory in China struck me as disturbing.
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    I, too, agree with Arshia on using education to help solve this problem and one's similar. Reading all the comments to this video, it's obvious that most of us had no idea of the brutal rape in the congo-- most of us probably also didn't know the details of China's brutal labor conditions before taking this class. It's scary to think that people are so obsessed about getting the newest gadget, but generally don't know about all the horrible practices that go into making it.
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    I was pretty shocked to hear about the origins of what you called the "Three T's." Like you, until you read the article in the Huffington post, i had no idea about where the IPod came from (i just assumbed "assembeled in china") but really, also like the Prius, much more of the world is involved. Great Video!
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    The disconnect here is so weird. It begins with people digging in the mountainside with sticks, and ends with a tiny, sleek, lightweight computer that makes images flick past at the swipe of your finger and makes music. It's like magic, except instead of the instead of using "toe of newt and eye of frog" the world is making these products by allowing people to be greatly mistreated. Beyond educating people, as Arshia and Alison said, it seems we must either: find other materials to make electronics out of (although that doesn't strike me as very likely?) or pressure companies (who have the money and the leverage) to enforce better regulation. To follow up on Catherine's video, I put three t's into google and got an article about an investigation into the mining in the Congo (maybe Catherine has already seen this): http://africarising2010.blogspot.com/2009/11/tracing-3-ts-from-congo.html. It says: "Even though they found that it is relatively easy to determine the source of minerals based on different coloration and texture based on the source mine, there is insufficient regulation to make this work....Export companies are required to register with the government, but their method of determining the source of minerals they buy is to merely ask the seller whether their goods are from conflict mines. There is no system of confirming what the seller says."
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    This presentation kept shocking me. I was surprised to hear that basic parts of the iPod (the Three Ts) originate in the Congo rather than China. I was then shocked (and horrified) by the rape statistics. I had heard the statistics before, but not in relation to the acquisition of the Three Ts and production of products that we use. The story about the woman whose brother was ordered to rape her and then stabbed to death when he refused was particularly awful. I was also In summary, I was appalled at all the crimes that took place in the Congo- before the Three Ts even got to the factories in China that Catherine talked about. When Catherine started talking about the factories in China, I was again shocked at the working conditions- 100 workers sleeping to a room and clothes locked in a bucket with no visitors allowed (to protect the secrecy of Apple's product plans) while workers worked 15 hour days. The suicide reports from the FoxCon (spelling) factories were also shocking, as was the revelation that workers make just half of what they did in the 1800s. It was sad that the factory earns only $4 per iPod sold- while Apple earns $80. This presentation was very thought provoking- I had never assumed that Apple would be one of the "bad" companies with very questionable labor and humanitarian practices (a la Wal-Mart). Thanks for bringing it up, Catherine. I'm now thinking about it in a whole new light.
big_red

Comparing Murder Rates and Gun Ownership across Countries - Crime Prevention Research C... - 1 views

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    A bunch of data comparing gun ownership rates and homicide rates in every country.
miriambachman

Ebola Drug Could Save a Few Lives. But Whose? - 5 views

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    This article not only touches upon the dangerous and negative effects of the Ebola outbreak, but calls into questions an ethical controversy regarding preferential treatment when it comes to medical care. As the need for a cure escalates, the time allotted for the testing and developing of an anti-Ebola drug diminishes. Thus, medicine that has not been thoroughly tested has been distributed to two white Americans infected with the virus. This begs the question: Why these two? Does it have to do with their race or anti-African biases? And once the drug is fully developed, who will receive the treatment first? Who will be prioritized? Additionally, this contentious matter has added to the already distrustful African view of Western pharmaceuticals and relief efforts.
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    I think this article really shows how the US can't really win in the eyes of other countries. If they had tested people from Africa before treating the American citzens who had been infected, then America would have been accused of using the Africans as guinea pigs. Instead, the CDC is now being accused of racism and valuing the lives of Americans over Africans.
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    Fascinating article! Like Karan mentioned, countries developing vaccines are in a bit of a Catch-22 bind. I personally think that offering the drugs to those it could benefit most would be the most helpful to both research and those it could save, but the hesitance on the companies part is understandable. I think interesting questions to ask is "Where is the line between justified and unjustified fear?", and "are possible lives saved worth the risk that it may end some?" I certainly am in the boat that all participants should be warned outright of negative side effects and possible failure as a part of experimental treatment. But the most fascinating part of this article is how it never mentions polling the people of the affected countries. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only people whose opinion is really concerned is country heads and ethicists. What do the people think of getting a fighting chance?
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    I found it interesting that not only did the article touch on the ethical questions of who to give the first available drugs to, from a standpoint of where it would be most effective rather than just where it would be most convenient. The part of the article where acceptance of the drug came into question was another touchy matter. The attempt to administer the drug as a solution to the Ebola break out is difficult because of the nature of the illness and the apprehension towards Western Medicine. Even though the medicine is available there's no telling if this quick fix will actually contain and solve the crisis just as Arthur Kaplan says at the end of the article.
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    The article brings to light interesting conflicts between African countries and the western industries of medicine. I feel like it would be effective to offer medical education to the local inhabitants in the infected african countries. That way their knowledge can help them avoid getting the disease. Furthermore, they would have more knowledge to help them decide whether or not they would like to take the drug that is possibly a functioning vaccination, rather than just not giving the sick African patients the option. The complexity of this problem is interesting because it deals with issues of ethics and trust.
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