Writers, publishers, teachers and parents need to closely scrutinise gender construction in children's literature so that young children are presented with stories that promote equality and respect for both sexes according ...
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2013
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As a new parent, I've had the joy of watching animated cartoons with my two-year-old son. His favorite show is "Trash Truck," on Netflix, featuring a tight-knit ensemble of five characters: a trash truck, a young boy, a raccoon, ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2024
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From the popularity of violent video games to the skyrocketing appeal of the zombie thriller TV show The Walking Dead, it seems like everyone is talking – at least in pop culture circles – about the apocalypse.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2013
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A new MIT working paper released last month and featured on Wikimedia Monthly Research Showcase demonstrated the surprising scientific power of Wikipedia.
Other
Oct 4, 2017
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Have you ever actually recycled a pair of pants or an old T-shirt?
Other
Oct 4, 2023
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What does it mean to have "cooked" something? Is heat the only way to break down proteins and transform raw ingredients?
Other
Sep 11, 2023
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For nine years running, Carolina professor Jodi Magness has led a team of research specialists and students to the ancient village of Huqoq in Israel's Lower Galilee, where they bring to light the remains of a Late Roman ...
Archaeology
Jul 1, 2019
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In scientific publishing, how much reuse of text is too much? Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and collaborators have shown that a computer-based text-searching tool is capable of unearthing ...
Other
Oct 25, 2010
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Many people are wondering if that bad cold they had back in February or March was actually the new coronavirus.
Other
May 28, 2020
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The idea struck Robert Ietswaart, a research fellow in genetics at Harvard Medical School, while he was trying to determine how an experimental drug slowed the growth of lung cancer cells.
Biotechnology
Feb 2, 2021
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