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/ 4 weeks agoWhy federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks
The problem goes beyond the political leanings of judges to the speed of change and the administration’s apparent willingness to ignore...
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/ 4 weeks agoHow Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’
In 1866, journalist Andrew Halliday led his readers on a guided tour of one of London’s foremost card manufacturers – to...
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/ 4 weeks agoHow much does scientific progress cost? Without government dollars for research infrastructure, breakthroughs become improbable
It costs money to maintain the various facilities, utilities and personnel that allow scientists to conduct research in the first place....
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/ 4 weeks agoIn spite of anti-DEI pressures, top corporations continued to diversify in 2024: new research
The boards of directors for the top 50 Fortune 500 companies are slightly more diverse than they were in 2023.
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/ 4 weeks agoRepatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights − an archaeologist describes the day that lesson hit home
Repatriation is now a legal responsibility, but also a matter of human rights, an anthropologist writes.
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/ 4 weeks agoChina flexes its media muscle in Africa – encouraging positive headlines as part of a soft power agenda
Beijing has long used infrastructure development as a means of building influence in Africa. Now, it’s using media as well.
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/ 4 weeks agoAddress science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community
For science to have a meaningful impact on a group of people, new information needs to spread between trusted members of...
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/ 4 weeks agoTeenagers turning to AI companions are redefining love as easy, unconditional and always there
Young people have led makeovers of the concept of love before. But relationships with AI chatbots leave out the compromises and...
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/ 4 weeks agoHelping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences
The nonpartisan arm of the Education Department supports research and shares data on student progress. It identifies what works and what...
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/ 4 weeks agoEven as polarization surges, Americans believe they live in a compassionate country
Compassion starts with the individual – self-care and personal wellness. It then radiates out to the wider community in the form...
