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/ 7 months agoGetting services to people in need often relies on partnerships between government and nonprofits, but reporting requirements can be too onerous
By relying heavily on privately run organizations to deliver social services, the government employs fewer people, reducing the size of its...
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/ 7 months agoAI search answers are the fast food of your information diet – convenient and tasty, but no substitute for good nutrition
An information scientist explains that while Google’s AI Overviews and other AI search tools may look enticing, you shouldn’t rely on...
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/ 7 months agoScientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska
Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of...
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/ 7 months agoScientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an interstellar probe, they don’t know much about its shape
An interstellar probe could help scientists answer fundamental questions about how the Sun influences Earth, space and other planets in the...
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/ 7 months agoMenopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms – but many people aren’t aware of the latest advances
The number of patients prescribed hormonal therapy plummeted after 2002, due to findings experts have since questioned. With better understanding, more...
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/ 7 months agoBeyond Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted’ – lessons from Michigan’s serial cereal entrepreneurs
The Pop-Tart teaches an entrepreneurial lesson: While first movers may have an advantage, a fast follower often wins the game in...
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/ 7 months agoNew database features 250 AI tools that can enhance social science research
A new database of AI tools could help social scientists revolutionize the way they do their research, from scanning large datasets...
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/ 7 months agoRecords of Pompeii’s survivors have been found – and archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives
The story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is no longer one of annihilation; it also includes the people who managed...
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/ 7 months agoLaws meant to keep different races apart still influence dating patterns, decades after being invalidated
Romantic attraction is driven by a complex set of factors, including who people grow up around and what is familiar and...
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/ 7 months ago5 reasons Supreme Court ethics questions are more common now than in the past
Are concerns about Supreme Court justices’ ethics an old problem, a new one, political gamesmanship, or something more serious? Yes to...
