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/ 1 year agoEnglish dialects make themselves heard in genes
People with a common history – often due to significant geographic or social barriers – often share genetics and language. New...
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/ 1 year agoAmericans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg
On the 160th anniversary of the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg, a political scientist finds that residents of formerly Confederate states...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
Nationalism and patriotism are sometimes treated as synonyms, but they have very different meanings.
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/ 1 year agoThe New York Times worried that publishing the Pentagon Papers would destroy the newspaper — and the reputation of the US
The New York Times’ publication of the Pentagon Papers showed the paper was willing to jeopardize connections to other powerful institutions,...
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/ 1 year agoUS music education has a history of anti-Blackness that is finally being confronted
The predominantly white European field of music education in the US is changing radically these days as schools confront anti-Black histories.
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/ 1 year agoMedical students honor body donors through words, deeds and ceremonies
The lessons students learn from dissecting donor bodies go beyond anatomy – and they try to pay that gift forward.
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/ 1 year agoOvertime Elite – a private school, basketball league and media conglomerate – just sent two players to the NBA
The organization – which offers its high school-age players a minimum salary of $100,000 – represents a new model for young...
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court says state lawmakers can’t just ignore state law when drawing voting districts or choosing presidential electors
It’s official: State courts can review lawmakers’ election-district boundary decisions to ensure they comply with state law.
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/ 1 year agoPutin’s Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends — but not for him
A historian explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin, weakened by a short-lived mutiny, might find a path to peace with Ukraine.
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/ 1 year agoLab-grown meat techniques aren’t new – cell cultures are common tools in science, but bringing them up to scale to meet society’s demand for meat will require further development
Cell cultures are common tools in biology and drug development. Bringing them up to scale to meet the meat needs of...