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/ 3 months agoJob supervisors with disabilities can boost productivity, new research shows
The imperative for employers to accommodate people with disabilities is partly driven by the need to keep older workers on the...
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/ 3 months agoAmericans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new research shows
New research shows that Americans have positive feelings toward nature but also detects strong undertones of longing, guilt and worry.
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/ 3 months agoI documented dozens of shrines to people who’ve died in North Philly − here’s what they tell us about memory, grief and trauma
Makeshift memorials are public expressions of private mourning in response to trauma and tragedy.
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/ 3 months agoWhen Paralympic athletes fake the extent of their disability
Parasports couldn’t exist without classifying competitors by their physical and mental limitations. But the process is far from perfect, and a...
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/ 3 months agoWhat is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña’s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season
It’s rare to see both Nina’s at the same time, but both appeared to be developing in August 2024. That could...
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/ 3 months agoWhy people stay after local economies collapse − a story of home among the ghosts of shuttered steel mills
When southeast Chicago’s steel industry collapsed, the loss reverberated through neighborhoods built around the mills. Former mill workers explain why they...
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/ 3 months agoHow a survey of over 2,000 women in the 1920s changed the way Americans thought about female sexuality
A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged the idea that respectable women did not – and should not – experience...
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/ 3 months agoIn a new era of campus upheaval, the 1970 Kent State shootings show the danger of deploying troops to crush legal protests
The author of a new book about the 1970 shootings at Kent State University explains why using armed troops to respond...
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/ 3 months agoAn unseen problem with the Electoral College – it tells bad guys where to target their efforts
The Electoral College system puts most of the attention on just a few states – and paints a target on those...
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/ 3 months agoEach Jewish couple’s story starts long before the wedding − and so does the celebration of their life together
Jewish traditions to mark a marriage often involve ceremonies and celebrations before the big day, whether it’s a ritual bath or...
