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/ 6 months agoWhat is quantum advantage? A quantum computing scientist explains an approaching milestone marking the arrival of extremely powerful computers
Several companies have made quantum computers, but these early models have yet to demonstrate quantum advantage: the ability to outstrip ordinary...
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/ 6 months agoThanksgiving sides are delicious and can be nutritious − here’s the biochemistry of how to maximize the benefits
The turkey doesn’t have to be the star this Thanksgiving. Vegetable side dishes are packed with nutrients − depending on how...
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/ 6 months ago5 marketing lessons from the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce romance
Of course the NFL is embracing Taylor Swift.
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/ 6 months agoGettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after the Civil War
How should opposing armies be commemorated on a battlefield? Gettysburg offers an especially interesting example of today’s debates over Confederate monuments.
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/ 6 months agoUnthanksgiving Day: A celebration of Indigenous resistance to colonialism, held yearly at Alcatraz
The origins of the Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Sunrise Ceremony, held on the traditional lands of the Ohlone people, go back to...
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/ 6 months agoHamas isn’t the first military group to hide behind civilians as a way to wage war
The Taliban and the Islamic State group are among the militant groups that have been known to use civilians as human...
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/ 6 months agoColleges face gambling addiction among students as sports betting spreads
The rise of sports betting has made gambling addiction a bigger issue on college campuses, but there are steps universities can...
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/ 6 months agoFewer U.S. college students are studying a foreign language − and that spells trouble for national security
A new report from the Modern Language Association shows an unprecedented drop in the study of foreign languages among college students.
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/ 6 months agoNo, you’re not that good at detecting fake videos − 2 misinformation experts explain why and how you can develop the power to resist these deceptions
When you view photos and video through the fog of war, first ask yourself: Do I really know what I’m looking...
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/ 6 months agoWomen’s activism in Iran continues, despite street protests dying down in face of state repression
Iranian women are still pressing for women’s rights and equality, just in quieter forms, including not wearing mandatory hair covers. Imprisoned...
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/ 6 months agoJury convictions of Bannon and Navarro for refusing congressional subpoena may energize lawmakers’ ability to hold powerful people accountable
The convictions of two former Trump aides who refused to comply with the House Jan. 6 committee’s information requests could revive...
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/ 6 months ago‘From the river to the sea’ – a Palestinian historian explores the meaning and intent of scrutinized slogan
The slogan has been attacked as ‘antisemitic’ and defended as a ‘call for freedom.’ Behind the controversy is decades of usage.
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/ 6 months agoFDA’s latest warnings about eye drop contamination put consumers on edge − a team of infectious disease experts explain the risks
A bacterial contamination of the work environment at facilities that produce eye drops can lead to severe infections and even death,...
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/ 6 months agoVolcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice
Iceland’s volcanic activity is generally tame compared with explosive eruptions along the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. This time, it’s shaking up...
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/ 6 months agoPoor men south of Richmond? Why much of the rural South is in economic crisis
After a 20th-century manufacturing boom, the region has been in a decadeslong decline. Rural factory towns can blame technology and globalization...
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/ 6 months agoFrom ancient Greece to Broadway, music has played a critical role in theater
The use of music in theater goes back to ancient Greece, and its popularity has grown to the modern-day productions of...
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/ 6 months agoAs the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life
A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for...
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/ 6 months agoA TikTok Jesus promises divine blessings and many worldly comforts
A scholar of American religion explains how a new phenomenon of Jesus images on TikTok is tapping into the prosperity gospel,...
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/ 6 months agoThe universe is expanding faster than theory predicts – physicists are searching for new ideas that might explain the mismatch
The universe is expanding faster than physicists would expect. To figure out what processes underlie this fast expansion rate, some researchers...
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/ 6 months agoScientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it
Some dark craters on the Moon are never exposed to light − ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions,...