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/ 2 years agoHow building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis
Though accessory dwelling units have been around for centuries, a recent survey found that 71% of Americans were unfamiliar with the...
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/ 2 years agoHow hip-hop learned to call out homophobia – or at least apologize for it
Greater representation in rap from LGBTQ artists comes as mainstream artists atone for past lyrics.
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/ 2 years agoIs there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered?
From fluffy crabs that wear sea sponge hats to worms that glow in the dark, scientists are constantly finding amazing new...
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/ 2 years agoArsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer
Millions of people worldwide are exposed via soil and water to arsenic, whether naturally occurring or related to pollution. Chronic exposure...
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/ 2 years agoSaying that students embrace censorship on college campuses is incorrect — here’s how to discuss the issue more constructively
The quality of public debate over free speech in higher education matters. And the debate right now gets the facts all...
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/ 2 years agoSudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer
Andrew Brimmer, the first African American on the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, helped develop the blueprint for...
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/ 2 years agoBaseless anti-trans claims fuel adoption of harmful laws – two criminologists explain
Transgender people are more than four times as likely to be the victim of a crime as cisgender people.
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/ 2 years agoCharities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system
Getting an extra star or two from a prominent ratings group can make a bigger difference than a social media campaign...
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/ 2 years agoBirth of a story: How new parents find meaning after childbirth hints at how they will adjust
How you tell the story of a momentous event can help you make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’...
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/ 2 years agoHow AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to millions of people individually...
