New digital technologies are exacerbating inequality. Here’s how scientists creating AI can make better choices. The economy is being transformed by digital technologies, especially in artificial ...

Inequality in education is a defining challenge of our time. Around the world, students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are far more likely to underperform in school than are students ...

A flurry of new books highlights broad disagreements over how to address the problem. “Most of us agree that inequality is a problem — even if we can’t agree on what that actually means and what to do ...

How do the largest US corporations contribute to inequality? This research report summarizes the framework and findings of a first-of-its-kind assessment of the inequality performance of the largest ...

In the 1960s, policy shifted from calling for the redistribution of wealth to enforcing an ideology of personal responsibility. “The critical edge of 1963 was blunted in the legislation of 1964, as ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team at Chicago’s Field Museum has published a first-of-its-kind ...