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/ 10 months agoTrump’s Iowa political organizing this year is nothing like his scattershot 2016 campaign
Donald Trump’s Iowa caucus campaign is very nuts-and-bolts. That may be a recognition that celebrity will only take him so far...
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/ 10 months agoWith higher fees and more ads, streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu are cashing in by using the old tactics of cable TV
Like their cable predecessors, streaming companies have lured customers in with low rates and promises of a better viewing experience. Now...
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/ 10 months ago‘Designated contrarians’ could improve nonprofit boards by disrupting the kind of consensus and groupthink that contributed to the NRA’s woes
A legal scholar argues that assigning a designated contrarian and rotating this role over time will help nonprofit boards resist the...
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/ 10 months ago2 colonists had similar identities – but one felt compelled to remain loyal, the other to rebel
What might appear to be common values about shared political and cultural identities can at times serve not as a bridge...
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/ 10 months agoThe chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’ for climate change in the Sierra Nevada mountains
These tiny songbirds have extraordinary memories for the tens of thousands of spots where they hide food. But that doesn’t help...
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/ 10 months agoHow the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns
A political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and how the small, rural state became influential in presidential...
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/ 10 months agoPundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust
Pundits are everywhere, giving their analyses of current events, politics and the state of the world. You’ll hear a lot more...
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/ 10 months agoFocus on right now, not the distant future, to stay motivated and on track to your long-term health goals
Long-term goals can be hard to stick to if the benefits are only way off in the future. Research suggests ways...
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/ 10 months agoDrugs of the future will be easier and faster to make, thanks to mRNA − after researchers work out a few remaining kinks
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the promise of using mRNA as medicine. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need...
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/ 10 months agoSeeing the human in every patient − from biblical texts to 21st century relational medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on how fragmented medical care can be. Relational, or person-centered, medicine is attempting to provide...
