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/ 1 year agoPhiladelphia police rarely release body camera videos – here’s why it may happen in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
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/ 1 year agoWhy managers’ attempts to empower their employees often fail – and even lead to unethical behavior
An expert on employee motivation explains four challenges companies should address if they truly want to empower their workers.
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/ 1 year agoThe beautiful pessimism at the heart of Jimmy Buffett’s music
For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
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/ 1 year agoSeparating molecules is a highly energy-intensive but essential part of drug development, desalination and other industrial processes – improving membranes can help
Around half of US industrial energy use goes toward separating molecules in industrial processes. Developing materials that can withstand harsh industrial...
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/ 1 year agoIRS is using $60B funding boost to ramp up use of technology to collect taxes − not just hiring more enforcement agents
The agency hopes to make paying taxes less onerous for the majority of Americans who follow the rules.
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/ 1 year agoSecondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds
Researchers found that children exposed to secondhand smoke had higher than average levels of lead in their blood.
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/ 1 year agoDo unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump’s trials in the age of social media?
Trump’s lawyers, and those prosecuting him, aren’t the only ones grappling with the problem of finding unbiased jurors in the age...
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/ 1 year agoReligious leaders without religion: How humanist, atheist and spiritual-but-not-religious chaplains tend to patients’ needs
As more Americans step away from organized religion, so do more chaplains – but they are prepared to offer spiritual care...
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/ 1 year agoHeat pumps will cool your home during the hottest of summers and reduce your global warming impact
Heat pumps can be 400% more efficient than a gas furnace.
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/ 1 year agoNanoparticles will change the world, but whether it’s for the better depends on decisions made now
Nanoparticles have contributed to profound medical advances like the COVID-19 vaccine, but without oversight, they pose ethical and environmental issues.
