Stories By Amaury Abreu
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/ 1 year agoThe exploitation of Hollywood’s writers is just another symptom of digital feudalism
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
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/ 1 year agoMindfulness, meditation and self-compassion – a clinical psychologist explains how these science-backed practices can improve mental health
Many studies show that consistent meditation practice lowers depression, anxiety and self-criticism.
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/ 1 year agoObesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes lifelong – health consequences
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new obesity management guidelines in order to help address the growing obesity crisis...
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/ 1 year agoBiden’s dragging poll numbers won’t matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more
It doesn’t make for inspiring politics, but political scientists have determined that for candidates, it’s more valuable to have an unpopular...
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/ 1 year agoCan China broker peace in Yemen – and further Beijing’s Middle East strategy in the process?
Yemen’s brutal civil war has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. But a recent Beijing-brokered rapprochement between...
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/ 1 year agoAI exemplifies the ‘free rider’ problem – here’s why that points to regulation
As a society, everyone is motivated to regulate AI development. For individual companies, though, the opposite is true.
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/ 1 year agoReconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics
Ancient microbes likely produced natural products their descendants today do not. Tapping into this lost chemical diversity could offer a potential...
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/ 1 year agoProud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy – 3 essential reads on the group and right-wing extremist white nationalism
Who are the Proud Boys, what do they want and is there a path back into society for these extremists?
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/ 1 year agoCloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a lot more effective – podcast
Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently...
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/ 1 year agoProm price index shows cost of celebration is getting relatively cheaper – even at a time of high inflation
Prom can be very expensive, but prices for clothes, photographers and other traditional gear haven’t climbed as much as everything else.
