Imagine you have a bag you really like. It felt like "the one" when you bought it. Over time, it starts to look worn. There are some scuffs on it. Nothing is actually wrong with the bag, and it still works exactly as it should. ...
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Oct 21, 2026
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On the shores of Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania, a small number of people still hunt and gather their food. Today, a Hadza hunter has taken down an animal—a kudu. He can't carry it by himself, so he cuts his poisoned arrow ...
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Oct 5, 2026
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A new study led by an academic staff member from the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has analyzed trust between police and ethnic minorities in Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States, revealing meaningful similarities ...
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Oct 5, 2026
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Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study from the Brown School ...
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Oct 8, 2026
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Today, the discussions of sports analytics in the 2011 movie "Moneyball" often seem quaint. The idea of a team using data to find players who may be more valuable than meets the eye (and less expensive) no longer surprises ...
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Oct 9, 2026
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The transition to a low-carbon economy will not affect all people and places equally. Although its overall benefits may outweigh its costs, workers may lose jobs, households may face higher prices and communities dependent ...
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Oct 14, 2026
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When describing someone running, most people would say exactly that: "The person is running." They probably wouldn't say the person is moving, even though both descriptions are technically correct. But what if that person ...
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Oct 19, 2026
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Chapman University has released the results of its 12th annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears, revealing that concerns about artificial intelligence have entered the nation's top 10 fears for the first time. ...
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Oct 20, 2026
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Young women are often exposed to social media content that can contribute to negative body image, but new research has found small, deliberate changes to their feeds could help reduce body image pressures.
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Oct 22, 2026
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My ancestral languages, Boarisch (Bavarian) and Schwäbisch (Swabian), are routinely described as German dialects. That might sound like a technical linguistic distinction. For me, a Boarisch-Schwob scholar and community member, ...
