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/ 4 months agoColumbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Many US states and cities have renamed Columbus Day as Indigenous People’s Day. But wrestling over the explorer’s legacy has a...
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/ 4 months agoBlitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good
Americans are being targeted with an unprecedented number of political attack ads this election season, and research shows that these ads...
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/ 4 months agoHow a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize
Two researchers whose work has led to the AI revolution won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. A materials physicist explains...
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/ 4 months agoMisspoke: The long and winding road to becoming a political weasel word
Politicians have long used the phrase ‘I misspoke’ when backpedaling for verbal inaccuracies or blunders. Now it’s used as a euphemistic...
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/ 4 months agoSo you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them
If you’re an unhappy voter and want other unhappy voters to hold their noses and vote for the major candidate they...
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/ 4 months agoDEA could reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons
Moving marijuana to a less restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act poses benefits and potential risks. But no effective medicine...
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/ 4 months ago5 kinds of American evangelicals and their voting patterns
Evangelicals are often regarded as a uniform, monolithic group − but there are differences within their politics and social engagement.
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/ 4 months agoThe woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due
A woman with dwarfism, Judy-Lynn del Rey founded the imprint that put out fantasy hits such as ‘The Chronicles of Thomas...
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/ 4 months agoThough home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial change
The rapidly changing social conditions in Ohio have played a significant role in the growth of extremism as some alienated white...
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/ 4 months agoHarris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older Americans and their caregivers
Her proposal is aimed at easing the burden for family caregivers. She says that negotiating lower drug prices for Medicare could...
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/ 4 months agoNobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution − making machines that learn
The Nobel Prize shows that the field of artificial neural networks – and the deep learning AI revolution the technology unleashed...
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/ 4 months agoTrump and Harris are sharply divided on science, but share common ground on US technology policy
Based on federal budgeting requests from the past 2 administrations, Trump and Harris placed different values on science research funding.
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/ 4 months agoHow foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views
Social media platforms, the modern public squares, are being manipulated by foreign influence campaigns. AI makes those campaigns more effective.
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/ 4 months agoIs it COVID-19? Flu? At-home rapid tests could help you and your doctor decide on a treatment plan
A fever and a nasty cough can be symptoms of a range of respiratory illnesses. An antigen test that narrows down...
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/ 4 months agoCan Montana’s ‘last rural Democrat’ survive another election?
Montanans used to split tickets, voting for Democrats and Republicans. Growing partisanship looks likely to kill that tradition, which may mean...
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/ 4 months agoNo antidote for bad polls: Recalling the New York Times’ 1956 election experiment in shoe-leather reporting
The New York Times, dismayed by wayward polls in the 1952 presidential race, sent teams of reporters across the country to...
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/ 4 months agoKamala Harris has spoken of her racial backgrounds − but a shared identity isn’t enough to attract supporters
In order to effectively appeal to voters with a shared identity, Kamala Harris and other politicians would need to show that...
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/ 4 months agoSwing state voters along the Great Lakes love cleaner water and beaches − and candidates from both parties have long fished for support there
For decades, presidential candidates from both major parties have committed to cleaning up and protecting the Great Lakes. Here’s why.
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/ 4 months agoEuropean court ruling finds just cause to award soccer players greater freedom of movement
The decision will shake up a transfer market that is weighted in favor of clubs over players – it could also...
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/ 4 months agoWhy wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain
The US has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect...
