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/ 1 year agoRe-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century
The modern representative democracy was the best form of government mid-18th-century technology could invent. The 21st century is a different place...
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/ 1 year agoUS autoworkers may wage a historic strike against Detroit’s 3 biggest automakers – with wages at EV battery plants a key roadblock to agreement
A strike would shake up the auto industry even though both the union’s ranks and the share of the US automotive...
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/ 1 year agoWhat’s the difference between a startup and any other business?
Traditional businesses operate with an established solution to a known problem. Startups focus on a product or service no one else...
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/ 1 year ago‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop
A scholar explains how a concept that appeared in Nation of Islam literature nearly a century ago essentially defines hip-hop’s consciousness...
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/ 1 year agoCollege students with loans more likely to report bad health and skip medicine and care, study finds
College students who postpone medical care to save money end up paying for it down the line in the form of...
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/ 1 year agoMore adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications – an ADHD expert explains what could be driving the trend
The COVID-19 pandemic may have played a considerable role in the uptick of adults being treated for ADHD. But more data...
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/ 1 year agoAre we alone in the universe? 4 essential reads on potential contact with aliens
Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening...
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/ 1 year agoBefore developing the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s early work revolutionized the field of quantum chemistry – and his theory is still used today
Remember building model molecules with balls and sticks in chemistry class? You have J. Robert Oppenheimer to thank for that, as...
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/ 1 year agoOnline romance scams: Research reveals scammers’ tactics – and how to defend against them
Dating apps have given an ancient profession, confidence scamming, a high-tech boost.
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/ 1 year agoA brief history of the Ku Klux Klan Acts: 1870s laws to protect Black voters, ignored for decades, now being used against Trump
One of the charges against Donald Trump dates back to the 1870s and was designed to give the federal government the...
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/ 1 year agoTrump’s political action committee wants a $60 million refund on paying his legal fees – 3 key things to know about PACs
There are different kinds of PACs, but it is not clear if Trump’s use of them to pay his large legal...
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/ 1 year agoTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour is a potent reminder that the internet is not real life
Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.
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/ 1 year agoShaligrams, the sacred fossils that have been worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists for over 2,000 years, are becoming rarer because of climate change
Many Hindus, Buddhists and people who follow the shamanic religion of Bon undertake a pilgrimage each year to northern Nepal to...
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/ 1 year agoCats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
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/ 1 year agoImmune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors – new research
T cells recognize and kill cancer cells but quickly lose their effectiveness. This fast dysfunction may help explain why immunotherapy doesn’t...
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/ 1 year agoTrump indictment: Here’s how prosecutors will try to prove he knowingly lied and intended to break the law
A key element in proving Trump’s guilt or innocence is determining the former president’s state of mind and whether he has...
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/ 1 year agoMany global corporations will soon have to police up and down their supply chains as EU human rights ‘due diligence’ law nears enactment
A new EU law would require thousands of multinational companies, including many based in the US, to look for signs of...
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/ 1 year agoUS preterm birth and maternal mortality rates are alarmingly high, outpacing those in all other high-income countries
A March of Dimes report gave the US a grade of D+ for maternal and infant health care, highlighting that the...
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/ 1 year agoMost Americans support NASA – but don’t think it should prioritize sending people to space
A new survey catalogs Americans’ expectations about the future of space, from NASA to SpaceX. Two space policy experts describe how...
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/ 1 year agoDismantling the myth that ancient slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’
There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what...
