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/ 1 year agoTurkey’s Erdoğan took a page from US presidents and boosted reelection campaign by claiming to have killed a terrorist
Invading, attacking and killing adversaries abroad can boost the political prospects of leaders doing poorly at home.
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/ 1 year agoAnesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma
Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing they have been sexually...
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/ 1 year agoVatican centralizes investigations on claims of Virgin Mary apparitions – but local Catholics have always had a say
The Vatican plans to set up an ‘observatory’ to investigate apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A scholar of global Christianity explains...
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/ 1 year agoHappy birthday, Buddha! Why the founder of Buddhism has so many different birthdays around the world
Buddha’s birthday has not always been a major holiday for Buddhists, but is now celebrated in diverse ways throughout Asia.
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/ 1 year agoTravelers will refuse an upgrade to sit near a loved one — new research into when people want to share experiences
New research on our desire to create shared memories with the people we care about offers insights for companies that want...
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/ 1 year agoMore than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At...
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/ 1 year agoIs generative AI bad for the environment? A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins
Generative AI, those astonishingly powerful language- and image-generating tools taking the world by storm, come at a price: a big carbon...
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/ 1 year agoWhat Greek mythology teaches us about women’s resistance and rebellion
Female characters in Greek mythology lived under strict patriarchal rules, but they spoke truth to power and resisted injustice.
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/ 1 year agoCoca-Cola’s biggest challenge in greening its operations is its own global marketing strategy
Coca-Cola has made ambitions climate and sustainability pledges, but marketing its products worldwide will always be a top priority.
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/ 1 year agoSalman Rushdie renews fight against book-banning — 3 essential articles on right-wing challenges to what schoolkids can read
The constitutionality of the recent wave of proposed book bans is unclear, as the US Supreme Court has given states wide...
