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7 days ago
Current Event hedmanApple bows to China by censoring Taiwan flag emoji
The keyboard has become a political battleground.
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3 weeks ago
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Most People Strongly Desire One Trait in a Long-Term Partner
A new study reports that men and women around the globe put kindness at the top of the list when ranking characteristics they would value most in a hypothetical "ideal long-term partner." These findings (Thomas et al., 2019) were published on September 8 in the Journal of Personality.
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3 weeks ago
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Taking A Placebo Can Reduce Anxiety Before An Exam — Even When You Know The Pills Are Inert
The placebo effect is a curious phenomenon. A wealth of literature has shown that inert treatments can not only produce medical benefits like pain relief, but also have cognitive effects like boosting creativity and learning. And while many of those studies involve misleading people into thinking that they are receiving an effective intervention, a new study in Scientific Reports shows that this deception is not always necessary. Researchers have found that taking a placebo can reduce people’s...
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1 month ago
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A church needed money, so members held homeless people captive and forced them to beg, prosecutors say
A dozen leaders of a California-based church lured homeless people into group homes and forced them to panhandle, according to an indictment.
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1 month ago
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13 Savage Jokes Roasting Vegans to a Leafy Crisp
Enjoy, a meatless roast.
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1 month ago
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Compasses to point true north for first time in 360 years
If you think your compass has been directing you true north, you are wrong. At some point over the next two weeks compasses at Greenwich will point true north for the first time in about 360 years. And for some parts of the UK, this may not happen for another 20 years.
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1 month ago
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Don’t Give Up If Getting Over Social Anxiety Takes Time
New research shows social anxiety treatment can help even if it takes longer.
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1 month ago
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At age 101, this woman released her first collection of poems
After decadeslong careers in landscape architecture and sculpture, centenarian finds art in words
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1 month ago
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Why Does Elon Musk Want to Nuke Mars?
Mars has the closest resemblance to Earth in our solar system. So, when humans become capable of interplanetary travel and consider colonising any planet, Mars would automatically be the first target due to its proximity and similarity to Earth.
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1 month ago
And talks over people when losing a debate or discussion
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1 month ago
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Astronomers probably just saw a black hole swallow a dead star
Ripples in the fabric of spacetime reveal what may be a first-of-its-kind cosmic collision.
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2 months ago
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Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Internet' Denounced as Dangerous, Unconstitutional Edict
"In practice, this executive order would mean that whichever political party is in power could dictate what speech is allowed on the Internet."
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2 months ago
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Climate change could trigger a global food crisis, new U.N. report says
If average global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius, the risk of food supply instabilities “are projected to be very high,” according to the report.
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2 months ago
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Twins Born Conjoined at the Head Are Separated Successfully
A 30-hour procedure by a medical team lead by 35 Hungarian doctors separates the three-year-old girls at a military hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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2 months ago
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Impossible Foods gets FDA approval to sell fake meat in grocery stores
Fake meat is coming to a barbecue near you. Impossible Foods has been granted approval by the FDA to sell its plant-based meat in US grocery stores this fall, reported Bloomberg. After expressing some initial doubts, the agency formally ruled that soy leghemoglobin -- the additive in Impossible Burgers that gives it a meat-like flavor and makes it "bleed" -- is safe for consumers to eat. If no objections are raised, the FDA rule change becomes effective on September 4th.