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/ 3 weeks agoTrump’s die-hard support may be explained by one of his most misunderstood character traits – ‘charisma’
Throughout modern history, charismatic leaders have shown their extraordinary ability to elicit devotion to themselves and their causes.
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/ 3 weeks agoIndia’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in water flow every day
The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives...
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/ 3 weeks agoHumans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
Infectious diseases can spill over from animals to humans as well as spill back. Each cross-species transmission gives pathogens a chance...
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/ 3 weeks agoPreparing for a pandemic that never came ended up setting off another − how an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu’
An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab...
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/ 3 weeks agoNew NFL helmet accessory reduces concussions − but players and fans may not be ready to embrace safety over swag
For the first time, players will be permitted to wear Guardian Caps over their helmets during regular season games.
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/ 3 weeks agoHow HIV/AIDS got its name − the words Americans used for the crisis were steeped in science, stigma and religious language
The nascent LGBTQ+ rights movement and the Christian right each strongly shaped the early years of HIV/AIDS, a historian explains.
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/ 3 weeks ago‘Social profit orientation’ can help companies and nonprofits alike do more good in the world
Generating financial returns, noble and important as that goal is, is no longer enough, 3 scholars of marketing argue.
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/ 3 weeks agoPoor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty and entrepreneurship hold them back
A poverty expert debunks the false narratives that hold back disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
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/ 3 weeks agoDomesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened
New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses.
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/ 3 weeks agoChip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of the future
As more internet devices run increasingly data-heavy apps, there’s a squeeze on the wireless spectrum. High-frequency terahertz waves could ease the...