Primary schools in India's capital New Delhi will shut to protect children from the toxic smog choking the megacity of 20 million people, authorities said Friday.
Environment
Nov 4, 2022
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38
When former Vice President Mike Pence declared, in a speech to a conservative group, that "democracy depends on heavy doses of civility," several attendees stood up and walked out of the Georgetown University auditorium.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2022
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20
A new study shows a systematic connection between major sporting events in autocracies and the persecution of political opponents.
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2022
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67
Empathizing with your political opponents increases your chances of changing their minds.
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2022
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15
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established the nationwide right to choose an abortion. If the court's decision hews close to the leaked draft opinion first ...
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2022
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6
When it comes to attitudes and behaviors among members of American political parties, the conventional wisdom is that hate is stronger than love.
Political science
May 20, 2022
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Recent turns in popular rhetoric have inspired discussions about what it means to be politically tolerant and the degree to which Americans believe in the principle of rights reciprocity. Do people imagine their fundamental ...
Political science
Oct 26, 2021
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6
Standing on the deck of Berta Cáceres, the now-iconic pink boat, Emma Thompson addressed a sprawling crowd of protestors and gave a slew of media interviews. It was April 2019, Extinction Rebellion had occupied Oxford Circus ...
Environment
May 5, 2021
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7
A new study has discovered that not all cockroaches are equal and "super athletes", with larger respiratory systems, are more likely to win physical mating battles.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2021
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50
Young people's faith in democratic politics is lower than any other age group, and millennials across the world are more disillusioned with democracy than Generation X or baby boomers were at the same stage of life.
Political science
Oct 20, 2020
0
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