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When purely economic incentives drive the media business, says Duke University's James Hamilton, important civic benefits are lost. Read More

Duke University Professor Negar Mottahedeh says Islamic law in Iran helped produce the country's distinctive film aesthetic. Read More

Duke University Professor Randy Jirtle gives a definition of the emerging science of epigenetics. Read More

William Chafe explains how Ella Baker nurtured the movement—and sometimes challenged its male leadership. Read More

Duke University Professor David Schanzer says President Obama has largely maintained the Bush administration's anti-terrorism tactics and personnel. Read More

As the Duke historian explains, soccer, first brought to Algeria by their French colonizers, later became a symbol for Algerian nationalism. Read More

Duke University Professor Donald H. Taylor, Jr. says the worst health care policy option is the status quo. Read More

Andy Warhol's art junk? Not even close, according to the director of the Nasher Museum of Art: it's gone from avant-garde to old standard. Read More

Duke University Chapel Dean Sam Wells says Jesus' way of leading puts devotion and service ahead of prominence and power. Read More

Plans to unveil a new strategy to "finish the job" in the country were announced today, but a former national security adviser for the Bush administration reminds the president that he in fact settled on a solution long ago. Read More

Duke University Professor Priscilla Wald says the TV series 'Heroes' illumines human nature. Read More

Duke University Professor Noah Pickus says the health care reform debate is already affecting the fate of potential immigration legislation. Read More

Duke University Professor William "Sandy" Darity says a "Baby Bonds" program could address racial wealth disparities. Read More

Duke University Professor David Goldstein says genetics researchers must be vigilant against sensationalism. Read More

Duke University New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre says Saint Paul would be more inclined to Twitter. Read More

Duke University Professor Jen'nan Read says September 11 raised issues of identity among some Muslim women. Read More

Bill Chameides, dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, says plans for humans to control the global climate are premature. Read More

Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University Blair Sheppard talks about how sustainability became embedded into global business plans and where to search for the next big opportunities. Read More

Duke University Professor Cathy N. Davidson says scholars in the humanities need to unlearn old ways of teaching and publishing. Read More

Duke University professor Ruth Grant says that selflessness and goodness are not necessarily the same. Read More

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