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THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Agustín, 15, is a tenth-grader attending a public school in Charlotte, North Carolina. One Saturday evening, he posts a photo on Instagram of himself and a group Read More »
THIS CASE WILL NOT BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Amir is an immigrant to the United States, and has been living in Denver, Colorado, for just over ten years. Both he and his wife work Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Recent technological developments in artificial intelligence have enabled new techniques of manipulating images, audio, and video. Of particular concern among these is the ability to create and Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, held in summer 2021 due to COVID-19, was the first time that the U.S. Paralympic athletes received the same monetary prizes for Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS On May 19, 2021, journalist Emily Wilder was fired from the Associated Press after three weeks on the job. Wilder, who is Jewish, was fired after right-wing Read More »
THIS CASE WILL NOT BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Since 1987, over 1 million babies have been born in the United States through the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or other assisted reproductive technologies. Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS In the United States, COVID-19 cases continue to rise, and, this fall, reached the highest number of new cases since January of 2021. A consequence of this Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS The National Gallery of Art in Washington decided to indefinitely postpone a Chuck Close exhibition after the artist was accused of making lewd comments to and asking Read More »
THIS CASE WILL NOT BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Nancy, who is in her late 50s, and two of her maternal cousins gave each other gene testing kits for Christmas this year, so that they Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS One of the most enduring and fraught discussions centering upon privacy and technology is the practice of encrypting messages and files on mobile devices. We are promised Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Recently, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) in Florida sent out a letter to some of its residents informing them that they had been selected to be Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Throughout most of human history, we have lacked the capacity to significantly reduce wild animal suffering. Recently this has changed. In some countries, wild animal populations are Read More »
THIS CASE WILL NOT BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Ghosting—when one person stops texting or communicating with the other with no explanation or excuse. It happens all the time, with friends you’ve met or people Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS During the COVID-19 pandemic, the news media has played an essential role in communicating scientific information to the majority of people who receive their information as reported Read More »
THIS CASE WILL BE USED IN THE NYC/NJ & LONG ISLAND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS Across the globe, Facebook users utilize the platform in a variety of ways, and more than a third of adults report regular use of Facebook as a Read More »