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/ 1 year agoWhy humans can’t trust AI: You don’t know how it works, what it’s going to do or whether it’ll serve your interests
People can trust each other because they understand how the human mind works, can predict people’s behavior, and assume that most...
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/ 1 year agoSummer 2023 was the hottest on record – yes, it’s climate change, but don’t called it ‘the new normal’
There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.
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/ 1 year agoWhy the earth quakes – a closer look at what’s going on under the ground
A geologist explains where earthquakes are most common and why.
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/ 1 year agoHow September 1993, when Latter-day Saints leaders disciplined six dissidents, continues to trouble the church
Many faiths face conflicts over dissent and institutional control. In Latter-day Saints history, the episode around the ‘September Six’ is particularly...
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/ 1 year agoHumility is the foundation to a virtuous life
Humility doesn’t get the fanfare of virtues like courage, compassion or generosity. But without humility, those other virtues won’t get much...
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/ 1 year agoWisconsin GOP’s impeachment threat against state Supreme Court justice is unsupported by law and would undermine judicial independence
Impeaching a recently elected Wisconsin Supreme Court justice for conduct neither criminal nor corrupt would negate the people’s votes – and...
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/ 1 year agoOffering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows
Police diversion programs for drug users shift officers’ focus from criminalization to treatment.
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/ 1 year agoWhy China’s real estate crisis should make the global travel industry nervous
Big-spending Chinese tourists once buoyed the global travel industry. But with Chinese economy looking a little shaky, more are staying at...
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/ 1 year agoCDC greenlights two updated COVID-19 vaccines, but how will they fare against the latest variants? 5 questions answered
Only time and data will tell whether the CDC-recommended reformulated shots can stand their ground against the ever-changing SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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/ 1 year agoRepublicans call for impeachment inquiry into Biden — a process the founders intended to deter abuse of power as well as remove from office
The founders of the United States viewed impeachment as a way to remind the country and president that he is not...
