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/ 5 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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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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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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/ 5 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...
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/ 5 months agoTrump supporters wasted no time in claiming Kamala Harris is ineligible to be president, but they’re wrong
A falsehood once used on Barack Obama – that he wasn’t eligible to be president – is being recycled to challenge...
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/ 5 months agoOlympic arson attacks highlight growing danger of low-tech terrorism on public transit systems
Al-Qaida propaganda indicates a shift toward low-tech, high-impact attacks that can be executed by lone actors to disrupt daily life and...
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/ 5 months agoSustainability and resilience: What do they mean, and how do they matter for policy?
There’s more than one way to be resilient.
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/ 5 months ago7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges
The law doesn’t govern political prisoner exchanges. These are political processes done in secret, as governments can agree to whatever deals...
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/ 5 months agoOceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research
A broad review of shark research shows that sharks play critical roles in keeping ocean ecosystems such as coral reefs and...
