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/ 10 months agoFace recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features
Face recognition technology follows earlier biometric surveillance techniques, including fingerprints, passport photos and iris scans. It’s the first that can be...
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/ 10 months agoMac at 40: User experience was the innovation that launched a technology revolution
Apple’s phenomenal success and the field of user experience design can be traced back to the launch of the Macintosh personal...
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/ 10 months agoI’m an artist using scientific data as an artistic medium − here’s how I make meaning
Sarah Nance uses geologic data and a variety of artistic media to help people think about their place in the landscapes...
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/ 10 months agoThe US is struggling to handle an immigration surge – here’s how Europe is dealing with its own influx
Germany and Italy are among the countries that are looking for ways to handle rises in undocumented migration and, in many...
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/ 10 months agoBoeing door plug blowout highlights a possible crisis of competence − an aircraft safety expert explains
Boeing is under increased public and government scrutiny in the wake of dangerous events that have people worried about the safety...
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/ 10 months agoBeijing may have brokered a fragile truce in northern Myanmar – but it can’t mask China’s inability to influence warring parties
Beijing is losing patience with Myanmar’s military, as well as its influence with resistance groups.
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/ 10 months agoOld forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory...
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/ 10 months agoStudents in this course learn the art of the apology
Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.
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/ 10 months agoLatin America’s colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem − despite the Inquisition’s attempts to police religion
Conversion was often a violent affair, but that doesn’t mean it was 100% successful. Colonial Latin America was home to many...
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/ 10 months agoTrump defends himself to the Supreme Court, saying he called ‘for peace, patriotism, respect for law and order’ on Jan. 6 and is not an insurrectionist
The first shoe has dropped in the Supreme Court’s process of considering whether Donald Trump is eligible to be president.
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/ 10 months agoWhy did Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have a sealed-off emergency exit in the first place? The answer comes down to money
A commercial pilot turned management expert and author of ‘The Next Crash: How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety,’ explains the...
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/ 10 months agoStudents do better and schools are more stable when teachers get mental health support
Mental health for teachers carries critical benefits for students.
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/ 10 months agoNot all underwater reefs are made of coral − the US has created artificial reefs from sunken ships, radio towers, boxcars and even voting machines
Artificial reefs are structures that humans put in place underwater that create habitat for sea life. A new study shows for...
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/ 10 months agoWomen presidential candidates like Nikki Haley are more likely to change their positions to reach voters − but this doesn’t necessarily pay off
Nikki Haley is the latest American female politician to shift her language, depending on whom she is talking to and where....
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/ 10 months agoUS law permits charities to encourage voting and help voters register, making GOP concerns about this assistance unfounded
A professor of nonprofit law explains why drafting any restrictions on charities requires proceeding with great care.
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/ 10 months agoConflict over William Penn statue removal in Philadelphia misses a point – Penn himself might have objected to it
A proposal to remove William Penn’s statue from a Philadelphia park was pulled after public outcry. Penn’s biographer says his Quaker...
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/ 10 months agoNicaragua released imprisoned priests, but repression is unlikely to relent – and the Catholic Church remains a target
When President Daniel Ortega returned to power in 2006, church figures supported him. Violent repression after the 2018 protests has soured...
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/ 10 months agoWhat are the principles of civilian immunity in war? A scholar of justice in war explains
Just-war theory insists that civilians are not legitimate targets. However, civilian immunity does not provide blanket protection from harm.
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/ 10 months agoBill Belichick’s hidden playbook – the 19th century origins of ‘The Patriot Way’
The coach’s legendary terseness and his rejection of technological trends belie a wealth of knowledge about the game and its history.
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/ 10 months agoExtreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
While the world can expect fewer severe cold events as average temperatures rise, people still need to be prepared for wintery...
