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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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...
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/ 11 months agoReining in AI means figuring out which regulation options are feasible, both technically and economically
There are many ideas about how to regulate AI, but not all of them are technologically feasible, and some of those...
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/ 11 months agoWhat’s the best diet for healthy sleep? A nutritional epidemiologist explains what food choices will help you get more restful z’s
A growing body of research is finding a robust link between diet and sleep quality. But it’s not just the usual...
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/ 11 months agoIceland battles a lava flow: Countries have built barriers and tried explosives in the past, but it’s hard to stop molten rock
Iceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to save cities in the past. A volcanologist explains the methods.
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/ 11 months agoConnecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence
Researchers want real-world impact. Lawmakers want programs that work. The public wants to benefit from taxpayer-funded research. Building a bridge from...
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/ 11 months agoHelium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it’s nonrenewable and difficult to recycle
With the fourth significant shortage of helium in a decade continuing, companies and researchers are looking for alternative sources.
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/ 11 months agoChef Bill Granger’s inadvertent legacy – the avocado toast meme
Granger, who died in December 2023, is credited with making avocado toast fashionable. Little did he know that his lasting legacy...
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/ 11 months agoGaza’s oldest mosque, destroyed in an airstrike, was once a temple to Philistine and Roman gods, a Byzantine and Catholic church, and had engravings of Jewish ritual objects
Gaza’s Omari Mosque embodies the history of Gaza – as a site of frequent destruction, but also of renewal, writes a...
