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/ 2 years agoWhat is insider trading? Two finance experts explain why it matters to everyone
The SEC is investigating whether executives at First Republic Bank, which was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase, improperly...
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/ 2 years agoThese four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats
Even if you don’t live near farm country, you’ve got a stake in the upcoming farm bill – including what kind...
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/ 2 years agoClothes moths: Why I admire these persistent, destructive, difficult-to-eradicate and dull-looking pests
An appreciation for the moths that chomp holes in your clothes. They eat the inedible, occupy the uninhabitable and overcome every...
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/ 2 years agoDebunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average
The idea that the least skilled are the most unaware of their incompetency is pervasive in science and pop culture. But...
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/ 2 years agoGain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research
From cancer immunotherapy and antibiotics to GMO crops and pandemic surveillance, gain of function is a cornerstone of basic research.
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/ 2 years agoWhat is that voice in your head when you read?
Called your ‘inner voice,’ it develops along with your reading skills.
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/ 2 years agoMedicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around
Adults insured by Medicaid who are 19 to 55 years old and don’t have children or other dependents would need to...
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/ 2 years agoWhite Lotus Day celebrates the ‘founding mother of occult in America,’ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
Theosophy and its founders had an outsize impact on Americans’ ideas about spirituality and Asian religions.
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/ 2 years agoThe exploitation of Hollywood’s writers is just another symptom of digital feudalism
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
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/ 2 years agoThe exploitation of Hollywood’s writers is just another symptom of digital feudalism
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
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/ 2 years agoMindfulness, meditation and self-compassion – a clinical psychologist explains how these science-backed practices can improve mental health
Many studies show that consistent meditation practice lowers depression, anxiety and self-criticism.
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/ 2 years agoObesity in children is rising dramatically, and it comes with major – and sometimes lifelong – health consequences
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new obesity management guidelines in order to help address the growing obesity crisis...
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/ 2 years agoBiden’s dragging poll numbers won’t matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more
It doesn’t make for inspiring politics, but political scientists have determined that for candidates, it’s more valuable to have an unpopular...
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/ 2 years agoCan China broker peace in Yemen – and further Beijing’s Middle East strategy in the process?
Yemen’s brutal civil war has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. But a recent Beijing-brokered rapprochement between...
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/ 2 years agoAI exemplifies the ‘free rider’ problem – here’s why that points to regulation
As a society, everyone is motivated to regulate AI development. For individual companies, though, the opposite is true.
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/ 2 years agoReconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics
Ancient microbes likely produced natural products their descendants today do not. Tapping into this lost chemical diversity could offer a potential...
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/ 2 years agoProud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy – 3 essential reads on the group and right-wing extremist white nationalism
Who are the Proud Boys, what do they want and is there a path back into society for these extremists?
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/ 2 years agoCloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a lot more effective – podcast
Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently...
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/ 2 years agoProm price index shows cost of celebration is getting relatively cheaper – even at a time of high inflation
Prom can be very expensive, but prices for clothes, photographers and other traditional gear haven’t climbed as much as everything else.
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/ 2 years agoMontana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing
Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, first established a set of political decorum rules in legislatures to help...
