Digital Gems

Fear and deception are just a two roots of the misinformation problem that can have serious consequences. Here's how you can ask people to stop sharing it -- including understanding their intentions, softening your approach and being prepared.

UT sociologist Jennifer Glass on why so many people are leaving their jobs

New data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows where urban development and sprawl is happening across the United States.

States with a large number of renters at risk of eviction and very few vacant homes for rent could see the biggest disruptions to their housing markets.

For the first time, Miami was the top destination among people looking to move to a different metro. It was followed by Sacramento, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman joins "Closing Bell" to discuss how climate change could affect homebuying as extreme weather becomes more common and puts properties at risk.

The housing market continues to set new records.The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index just reported its highest one-year gain in history, up nearly 19% through the end

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The worst problems are in the neighborhoods that aren’t gentrifying.

The new multifamily buildings in your neighborhood actually slow displacement.

The company is still figuring out which colleges will be part of the program, which rolls out in January, but Amazon may be imposing a yearly maximum of $5,250 per employee.

The science of decision making can help us understand the process we use to identify and choose alternatives and to produce a final choice.

In this brief, William Frey recaps the year's immigration trends and examines alternative Census Bureau projections that reinforce the crucial role immigration will play in future population growth.

Gilbert N. Michaels, of West Los Angeles, Calif., preyed on tens of thousands of small businesses and charities by overcharging them for toner they didn’t need, federal prosecutors said.

An Alameda County judge ruled that UC Berkeley must study the impacts of its enrollment growth before it expands any further.

The collective action by student residential staff is a significant escalation with the University just over a week before frosh are set to arrive on campus.

Veronica Wu serves on the board of VF Corporation, one of the world's biggest apparel companies.

New research by sociologist Andrew Cherlin suggests a historic shift away from the traditional marriage-then-baby continuum among college-educated moms

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The western mega-drought has dried up alarming new sections of some of the largest lakes of the southwest, satellite comparisons show.

[July 20, 2021] Our work was recently covered by the New York Times here. You can also find a technical preprint here.

Increasingly, books are something that libraries do not own but borrow from the corporations that do.

Bad things lead to more bad things. But (some) bad things can be fixed.

One of San Francisco's tallest skyscrapers, Millennium Tower has sunk since construction began in 2006 and is tilting.

The troubling interaction between NIMBYs and the knowledge economy.