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Do Countries With Stricter Gun Laws Really Have Fewer Homicides?
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Ask a card-carrying member of the NRA and you'll get one answer. Ask a member of Everytown for Gun Safety and you'll get another. We look at the research that underlies this controversial topic.
How Forensic Accounting Works
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Forensic accounting involves investigating crimes within the field of finance. Learn why forensic accounting is important to government and big business.
How White-collar Crime Works
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White-collar crime typically involves fraud and other nonviolent crimes. Learn more about white-collar crime.
Should race still be a factor in college admissions?
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Is race a factor in college admissions or are people considered on an equal basis? Find out if race is a factor in college admissions.
Hypergamy: The History and Evolution of 'Marrying Up'
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Explore hypergamy, the practice of marrying someone of higher social status, its historical roots, and how modern shifts in education and gender roles have transformed this tradition.
The Chance a Stranger Helps You in a Medical Emergency Is Depressingly Low
Help from a stranger in an emergency is rare, and rarer for black people or those in poor neighborhoods. Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
How the Living Earth Simulator Will Work
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You may have noticed that our planet isn't terribly predictable. Could a German polymath and an unfathomable pile of data change that?
Does a Mug Shot Muddy 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty'?
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Former President Donald Trump was arraigned but didn't have his mug shot taken. Why not and what's the deal behind this police photograph?
What Really Happened at Kent State?
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What really happened at Kent State? Learn more about the Kent State shootings at HowStuffWorks.
Will robots get married?
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Robot weddings between a human and a robot could be possible by the year 2050. Learn about these robot weddings and the ethics of robot marriages.