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Confronting Indigenous enslavement, one story at a time
October 18, 2022 | Brown.edu | Linford Fisher
About 350 years ago, in the midst of a conflict known as King Philip’s War, the English captured and enslaved a group of Wampanoag Native Americans.
Fishers Or Farmers? What Your Ancestors Did Has A Surprising Influence On Your Wealth
October 13, 2022 | Forbes | Oded Galor
PSTC Economist Oded Galor discusses how ancient factors like geography, culture and diversity impact today’s wealth inequality.
How Much Should I Meditate? The science and practice of dosing mindfulness meditation
October 11, 2022 | Psychology Today | Eric Loucks
Eric Loucks, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, offers ideas on how to begin a meditation regimen.
A Brown data scientist on what the pandemic has meant for student achievement
October 7, 2022 | Boston.com | Emily Oster
PSTC Economist Emily Oster highlights disparities within the overall decline in student test score growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Could Tutoring Be the Best Tool for Fighting Learning Loss?
October 6, 2022 | The New York Times | Matthew Kraft
Associate Professor of Education and Economics Matthew Kraft discusses compelling evidence for the implementation of high-cost, intensive, long-term tutoring as a tool in academic recovery from the pandemic.
RI scientists think they can predict and prevent future pandemics
September 22, 2022 | Providence Journal | Mark Lurie
PSTC Epidemiologist Mark Lurie explains how a major new Brown University initiative—the Center for Mobility Analysis for Pandemic Prevention Strategies, or MAPPS—could avoid another public health crisis like COVID-19.
'In distress': Humans face ‘Perilous Course’ on threatened East Coast
September 20, 2022 | USA Today | Elizabeth Fussell
PSTC Sociologist and Demographer Elizabeth Fussell explains why people remain in places threatened by climate crises, despite the hazards, in this USA Today investigative series.
Proposed Manhattan congestion fee could make return to office even harder
September 9, 2022 | Marketplace.org | Matthew Turner
PSTC Economist Matthew Turner explains how proposed "congestion pricing" would disincentivize travel. “People reschedule their trips, or take them by a different mode, or don’t take them at all,” he said.
Are teachers leaving the classroom en masse?
August 28, 2022 | Vox.com | Matt Kraft
Drawing upon his recent paper co-authored by Annenberg Institute post doc Josh Bleiberg, PSTC affiliate Matt Kraft explains the difficulty of studying the teacher labor market in real time and the need for better data systems.
"Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas" Receives NEH Grant
August 25, 2022 | Brown.edu | Linford Fisher
The tribal collaborative database project, led by PSTC affiliate Linford Fisher, seeks to understand settler colonialism and its impact through the lens of Indigenous enslavement and unfreedom.