A Dartmouth study of mathematicians gives a snapshot of the world of math.
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Genetic risk scores are increasingly being used in health care settings, but scholars, policy makers, and the general public are increasingly concerned that genetic information could be used in other non-medical settings to make decisions--such as insurance providers, schools, or financial institutions. In a new study, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science Rebecca Johnson and colleagues examined public attitudes towards the use of genetic information in non-medical settings.
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The January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol exposed what has been obvious to scholars for years: political extremism and white supremacist ideologies are unsettlingly common in the United States. Critics argue that online platforms such as YouTube play an important role in exposure to extremist ideas, but there has been little research on who accesses this content or how often they do so. In a recent report, Professor Nyhan and colleagues address this question and examine exposure to political extremist content on Youtube.
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John Conway, Ronald Graham, and Freeman Dyson all explored the world with their minds.
[more]Former Dartmouth QSS Postdoc David Cottrell (now an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia) and QSS faculty member Michael Herron recently published a working paper.
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