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/ 9 months agoIntellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress
An intellectually humble person may have strong commitments to various beliefs − but balanced with an openness to the likelihood that...
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/ 9 months agoGlyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
New research provides evidence for the first time that the primary chemical in Roundup is reaching people in nearby homes, and...
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/ 9 months agoCitizen science projects tend to attract white, affluent, well-educated volunteers − here’s how we recruited a more diverse group to identify lead pipes in homes
For a project on identifying lead water pipes in homes, outreach through partner groups produced a more representative set of volunteers.
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/ 9 months agoBook explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions
The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become...
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/ 9 months agoPreguntar a las personas con pérdida de memoria sobre las vacaciones pasadas puede ayudarles a recordar momentos felices
Los estudios sugieren que pedir a los seres queridos con problemas de memoria que hablen de los recuerdos de las fiestas...
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/ 9 months ago5 lecciones de marketing del romance entre Taylor Swift y Travis Kelce
Por supuesto que la NFL abraza a Taylor Swift.
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/ 9 months agoHanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically − but the same is true of Christmas
Assimilation no doubt played a role in making Hanukkah the commercialized holiday it is today. But other factors shaped the modern...
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/ 9 months agoReal or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it’s made of
How many years you reuse a fake holiday tree matters. So does what happens to a live tree when you’ve packed...
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/ 9 months agoHow a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast’s Great Marsh ecosystem
South of Cape Cod, fiddler crabs and marsh grass have long had a mutually beneficial relationship. It’s a different story in...
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/ 9 months ago‘Inert’ ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought
Inert ingredients are added for purposes other than killing pests and are not required under federal law to be tested for...
