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/ 1 year agoFriendship research is getting an update – and that’s key for dealing with the loneliness epidemic
Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how...
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/ 1 year agoCancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention
From math to evolutionary game theory, looking at cancer through different lenses can offer further insights on how to approach treatment...
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/ 1 year agoRupert Murdoch’s empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work
As Rupert Murdoch prepares to hand over the keys to his media empire, what will his legacy be?
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/ 1 year agoAmerican individualism lives on after death, as consumers choose new ways to put their remains to rest
For some people, the decision over how to dispose of their body represents one last adventure – and one last consumer...
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/ 1 year agoA century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain
Led by a Black businessman named Bob Douglas, the New York Rens, who played their first game on Nov. 3, 1923,...
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/ 1 year agoLanguage induces an identity crisis for the children and grandchildren of Latino immigrants
Young Latinos in the US often navigate a contradictory landscape: Their parents see them as not Latino enough, while teachers and...
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/ 1 year ago3 reasons the House GOP is not any more dysfunctional than the Democrats − even after the prolonged speaker chaos
In the wake of the three-week internal GOP battle to choose a speaker, a scholar of Congress says that what looks...
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/ 1 year agoTrump’s violent rhetoric echoes the fascist commitment to a destructive and bloody rebirth of society
Trump’s call for violence is only part of a larger push for social disruption and destruction. For only in the wake...
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/ 1 year agoAre journalists serving Virginia’s voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level
With the balance of political power at stake in the Virginia legislature, voters in this key swing state may reveal clues...
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/ 1 year agoYoung, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland’s election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy’s decline
The autocratic Law and Justice Party looks set to be turfed out by a center-left coalition, which gained more than half...
