A 2014 US Presidential Commission set a guideline that voters should not have to wait more than 30 minutes to cast their ballots. In some voting districts, it’s taking longer than an hour.
- Professor of History, Texas A&M University
Experts explain five big threats to this year’s election, from Russian interference to voter intimidation at the polls – plus some tips to make sure every vote is counted.
Overall, waiting times may be improving – but long waits are still common in Black communities.
In Asian countries, many people wield umbrellas to protect them from the sun. American women used to as well – but then stopped.
It’s 2019. And yet faxing is still often more secure, easier to use and better suited to existing work habits than computer-based messaging.
Standards, like electrical plugs, are usually so simple we don’t even really notice them. But they’re extremely important: Good ones can drive innovation; bad ones can stifle growth.
How did an administration committed to restoring “science to its rightful place” actually do?
Technology has made us able to do more while understanding less about what we are doing, and has increased our dependence on others.
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