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/ 3 months agoDemocratic Party’s choice of Harris was undemocratic − and the latest evidence of party leaders distrusting party voters
Handing VP Kamala Harris the Democratic presidential nomination without having her compete in primaries is a throwback to less democratic ways...
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/ 3 months agoIn ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries
Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony...
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/ 3 months agoI researched the dark side of social media − and heard the same themes in ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
An expert on mental health and social media explains why Taylor Swift’s latest album resonates with her.
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/ 4 months agoAIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations
Brains encode language by matching words to patterns of activity. Large language models can do the same thing.
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/ 4 months agoGov. Josh Shapiro has a reputation for getting things done in Pennsylvania – but not necessarily things all Democrats like
Pennsylvania’s governor has a long history of bipartisan negotiations and seizing moments in the spotlight.
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/ 4 months agoPsilocybin legislation is helping psychedelic drugs make a comeback – a drug researcher explains the challenges they face
Pharmaceutical giants like Johnson & Johnson as well as smaller startups are investing in psychedelic drug development, and both are pursuing...
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/ 4 months ago‘House of the Dragon’ was inspired by the chaos of the Middle Ages, a world without law and order
In medieval Europe, vigilantism was rampant. Though there were rudimentary efforts to develop legal frameworks, the precepts could be bizarre, with...
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/ 4 months agoMissy Elliott tours as a headliner − and it’s about time
The six-time platinum-selling artist invites fans into an imagined future that celebrates Blackness and queerness.
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/ 4 months agoThe French baron who revived the Olympics believed they were more than sport – they were a religion of perfection and peace
Pierre de Coubertin hoped to channel the best of the ancient ceremonies into a new tradition that could foster both national...
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/ 4 months agoCAPTCHAs: The struggle to tell real humans from fake
CAPTCHAs are a key part of the arms race between AI deceivers and AI deception detectors. A computer scientist explains how...
