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/ 2 days agoWhat do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize
Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate...
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/ 2 days agoGood feedback is an art – here’s how I teach it
Giving and receiving criticism can be difficult. This class tries to make it easier.
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/ 2 days agoXylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly − a nurse explains potential causes and proper treatment
The wounds contain black and yellow dead tissue and tunnel deep into the skin. Deep stigma around them can make getting...
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/ 2 days agoCancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid
When patients spend large sums on their cancer care, it can be hard for them to afford basics such as food...
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/ 2 days agoBiden dropped out − is the news media to blame?
Are journalists to blame for Biden dropping out? This assumes that the power of the press is significant and straightforward. It’s...
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/ 2 days agoArrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus
The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An...
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/ 2 days agoCan a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace
An assassin’s bullet couldn’t knock George Wallace out of politics − but it made him seek redemption.
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/ 2 days agoSupreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were
Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined...
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/ 3 days agoSure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional
You think 2024 has been packed with a ceaseless and exhausting stream of consequential events? So did Americans in 1940, 1968...
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/ 3 days agoLincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words
Keeping the United States together meant more than defeating the Confederacy. Lincoln first had to unite a fractured North.