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/ 2 years agoHow wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains
Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities like Denver with some of the worst air quality...
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/ 2 years agoWarhol Foundation v. Goldsmith: Supreme Court rules for income streams over artistic freedom
The decision may make it hard to report the news, make documentary films, write biographies or even teach a class.
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/ 2 years agoHow can I make studying a daily habit?
A researcher who studies ways to help students become better readers and writers describes how to create a homework habit using...
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/ 2 years agoShavuot: The Jewish holiday that became all about children
Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself.
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/ 2 years agoUnionized bodies in topless bar! Strippers join servers and baristas in new labor movement
Young motivated employees are pushing the movement for union representation among US workforces. Is it time for management to get on...
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/ 2 years agoBalance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling
Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related...
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/ 2 years agoWhen faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t
As governments crack down at their borders, religious groups’ teachings to help the stranger remain unchanged.
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/ 2 years agoTalking puppy or finger puppet? 5 tips for buying baby toys that support healthy development
Two experts on children’s play explain why you should be skeptical of toys that are advertised as being educational, and what...
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/ 2 years agoMilitary drones are swarming the skies of Ukraine and other conflict hot spots – and anything goes when it comes to international law
As the drone market continues to expand, a set of rules or standards that can help determine how they are used...
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/ 2 years agoCraft breweries are fermenting change, addressing local ills while serving local ales
And you thought you were just going out for a beer.
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/ 2 years agoParasitic infections hit the health of low-income Black communities where states have neglected sewage systems
Though many Americans believe that parasitic infections exist in poorer countries, research shows that the problem exists in the US and...
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/ 2 years agoWhen wolves move in, they push smaller carnivores closer to human development – with deadly consequences
Reintroducing wolves can restore important ecological processes, but it can have unintended effects when smaller predators like coyotes are driven closer...
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/ 2 years agoChatGPT-powered Wall Street: The benefits and perils of using artificial intelligence to trade stocks and other financial instruments
Wall Street’s history of embracing high-speed algorithmic trading suggests ChatGPT will pose similar – if bigger – risks to financial markets.
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/ 2 years agoFeinstein just the latest example of an old problem: Politicians have long been able to evade questions about their ability to serve
Physical ailments and deteriorated health may be the one area in which politicians can escape scrutiny.
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/ 2 years ago‘Rhetoric’ doesn’t need to be such an ugly word – it has a lot to teach echo-chambered America
Ancient Greek philosophers despised the Sophists’ rhetoric because it searched for relative truth, not absolutes. But learning how to do that...
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/ 2 years agoFrom sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism
Harry Belafonte spent much of his life supporting youth-led movements that fought against racial injustice. A historian explains how.
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/ 2 years agoTeenage brains are drawn to popular social media challenges – here’s how parents can get their kids to think twice
Adolescent brains are especially vulnerable to risk-taking and social pressure. But there are steps parents can take to steer their teen...
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/ 2 years agoIRS granted tax-exempt status to extremists, including an Oath Keepers foundation – here’s why that’s not as surprising as it sounds
The First Amendment, along with the lack of a clear divide between what counts as an educational mission, can lead authorities...
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/ 2 years ago‘Mistaken, misread, misquoted, mislabeled, and mis-spoken’ — what Woody Guthrie wrote about the national debt debate in Congress during the Depression
Folk singer and activist Woody Guthrie actually had thoughts about the national debt – and politicians in general. They’re remarkably apt...
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/ 2 years agoPivotal points in the COVID-19 pandemic – 5 essential reads
With the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, at least for now, we look back on a...
