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/ 1 year agoThe ‘Barbie’ and ‘Star Wars’ universes are entertaining, but they also unexpectedly can help people understand why revolutions happen
Before a revolution can take place, the oppressed first have to recognize that they actually do not have many rights.
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/ 1 year agoThe fight for 2% − how residuals became a sticking point for striking actors
Studios say the number is unrealistic − that it amounts to actors not assuming any financial risk for content that flops....
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/ 1 year agoSci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science
Despite their scarcity, science fiction books are highly sought after by elementary school students.
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/ 1 year agoFrom pests to pollutants, keeping schools healthy and clean is no simple task
For students to learn in a safe, healthy environment, school administrators must deal with a myriad of potential environmental contaminants, from...
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/ 1 year agoFrench schools’ ban on abayas and headscarves is supposedly about secularism − but it sends a powerful message about who ‘belongs’ in French culture
Catholicism, ‘Frenchness’ and secularism are often conflated in French culture, a scholar writes, while non-Christian traditions are viewed with suspicion.
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/ 1 year agoJust 3 Nobel Prizes cover all of science – how research is done today poses a challenge for these prestigious awards
The Nobel Prize categories were set up more than a century ago. Since then, science has grown and evolved in unpredictable...
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/ 1 year agoShutdowns are a uniquely American drama − in the UK, it’s just not Parliament’s cup of tea
With the US government seemingly heading toward a potentially painful federal shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in...
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/ 1 year agoTaylor Swift and the end of the Hollywood writers strike – a tale of two media narratives
What does it say about the online media ecosystem when the end of a 146-day strike is buried under headlines and...
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/ 1 year agoGovernment shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume − especially for those considered ‘nonessential’
While a single shutdown is unlikely to push a government worker to quit, the cumulative effect of multiple shutdowns can lead...
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/ 1 year agoTropical climates are the most biodiverse on Earth − but it’s not only because of how warm and wet they are
A new study reveals how the geography of global climates influences the rich patterns of species diversity in an ever-changing world.
