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/ 6 days agoSimple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study
Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.
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/ 6 days agoWhen algorithms take the field – inside MLB’s robo-umping experiment
Technological advances that lead to fairer, more accurate calls are often seen as triumphs. But new technology doesn’t mean perfect precision...
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/ 6 days agoBig cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
The layoffs further complicate staffing shortages at the Office for Civil Rights, which plays a vital role in promoting a fair...
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/ 6 days agoWhy parents of ‘twice-exceptional’ children choose homeschooling over public school
A better understanding of why parents of children with special needs choose homeschooling can provide insights to help improve public schools.
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/ 1 week agoEnvironmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why
President Trump’s national energy emergency declaration does not qualify as an emergency that would exempt energy projects from environmental laws and...
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/ 1 week agoAre Ukrainians ready for ceasefire and concessions? Here’s what the polls say
More Ukrainians are willing to negotiate for peace now than in the early stages of the conflict − but clear red...
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/ 1 week agoHow an unexpected observation, a 10th-century recipe and an explorer’s encounter with a cabbage thief upend what we know about collard greens’ journey to the American South
Collards may have arrived in southern Morocco via early Muslim traders, and Morocco may have been a stop in the journey...
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/ 1 week agoPhilly Roller Derby league turns 20 – here’s how the sport skated its way to feminism, anti-racism and queer liberation
Since its start in 1935, roller derby has evolved from a Depression-era fad to TV spectacle to an unabashedly feminist sport...
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/ 1 week agoI study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US
The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end...
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/ 1 week ago3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the Moon and Mars
3D printing in outer space and on alien planets comes with otherworldly challenges.
