In many friend groups, politics is not the most popular topic of discussion. The potential for tension puts a damper on informal political conversations which have valuable democracy-sustaining benefits. Nevertheless, mutual ...
Political science
Jan 25, 2022
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In 2018, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was arrested and charged with multiple criminal sexual acts. Weinstein's conduct brought further attention to the viral #MeToo movement and also made those in positions of power rethink ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2021
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Antibiotics on the cocoon protect the offspring of beewolves, a group of digger wasps, from detrimental fungi. These protective substances are produced by symbiotic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, which live in these ...
Ecology
Apr 19, 2021
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During COVID-19 the government ran what turned out to be a giant real-world experiment into what happens when you boost someone's unemployment benefits and free them of the "mutual obligation" to apply for jobs.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2021
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Early in the pandemic, many nurses in Wuhan, China, cut their hair short or shaved their heads in an effort to reduce transmission of the COVID-19 virus. At the same time, groups of volunteers supported Wuhan residents sequestered ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2021
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"Buy low and sell high" says the old adage about investing in the stock market.
Economics & Business
Jan 15, 2021
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A study published recently in the journal Review of Financial Studies by the researchers Javier Gil-Bazo, Sergio Mayordomo and Peter Hoffmann, shows clear evidence that in Spain, bank-affiliated funds provided funding support ...
Economics & Business
Nov 25, 2020
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The sign of a healthy personal relationship is one that is equally mutual—where you get out just as much as you put in. Nature has its own version of a healthy relationship. Known as mutualisms, they are interactions between ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2020
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A recent study found strong associations between the financial holdings of legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives and how those lawmakers voted on key financial legislation. The study suggests that many lawmakers ...
Economics & Business
Sep 15, 2020
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Radio astronomers have detected jets of hot gas blasted out by a black hole in the galaxy at the heart of the Phoenix Galaxy Cluster, located 5.9 billion light-years away in the constellation Phoenix. This is an important ...
Astronomy
Aug 31, 2020
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