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/ 1 year agoWhat is USB-C? A computer engineer explains the one device connector to rule them all
With Apple’s capitulation on the latest iPhone models, USB-C is poised to become the standard connector for all devices.
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/ 1 year agoA constitutional revolution is underway at the Supreme Court, as the conservative supermajority rewrites basic understandings of the roots of US law
The changes wrought by the new conservative majority in the US Supreme Court are revolutionary.
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/ 1 year agoRosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul-searching, but not on your own – community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays
Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes.
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/ 1 year agoShelters can help homeless people by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal
As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and...
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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...
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/ 1 year agoWhat Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy
Arizona is considering a multibillion-dollar desalination project to address its urgent water needs. Three water experts call for a go-slow approach...
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/ 1 year agoWhat are strike funds? A labor-management relations expert explains
When unions amass large sums of money to parcel out to workers, it can give them more leverage in negotiations with...
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/ 1 year agoWhy ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ made 2023 the dead girl summer
People might go to the movies to escape reality. Yet Barbie and Ariel choose to live in the world their audiences...
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/ 1 year ago5 ways that college campuses benefit from diversity, equity and inclusion programs
Diversity programs benefit schools and students in multiple ways, research shows.
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/ 1 year agoHow evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered
Researchers still don’t know how well BA.2.86 will evade immunity or whether it will cause more severe disease than its predecessors.
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/ 1 year agoLooking for your ‘calling’? What people get wrong when chasing meaningful work
The idea of a ‘calling’ has stretched far beyond its religious roots. But the way US society talks about meaningful work...
