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Black travelers want the tourism industry to recognize their full identity. That will require more than procedural checkboxes and targeted advertising.
These highways displaced many Black communities. Some Black activists are using mapping to do the opposite: highlight hidden parts of history.
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With growing polarization, political attitudes have begun to coincide with moral convictions. Partisans increasingly view each other as immoral. New research reveals the depth of that conviction.
Irisan yang terlihat pada bagian Bumi yang memperlihatkan intinya, digambarkan dengan warna kuning cerah.
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Kamu harus menggali hampir 2.000 mil sebelum mencapai inti Bumi. Tidak ada yang bisa bertahan hidup dalam perjalanan itu - dan panas 10.000 derajat F begitu sampai di sana akan menguapkan kamu.
A woman with flowers walks past a building fortified with sandbags in the Podil neighborhood of Kyiv, Ukraine.
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The fragility of peace settlements in the Balkans provides a cautionary tale. US and EU policymakers may inadvertently make matters worse by acceding to the aggressor’s territorial ambitions.
Paying attention to the same thing strengthens bonds between observers.
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Even in a moment of extreme partisanship, ‘we’ still exist if ‘we’ can witness something together. Researchers are exploring how shared attention can build connection.
You may hardly feel a raindrop, but for some tiny insects, one drop can have an intense impact.
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The bottoms of boats and docks can accumulate lots of dirt, but semiaquatic animals like otters avoid having ‘fouled’ fur. Their secret could one day help keep underwater infrastructure clean.
The potential health benefits of cannabis are appreciable only when its products are safe to consume.
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Hemp flowers and certain cannabis products contain fungal toxins, including Aspergillus and Fusarium, that can exceed acceptable regulatory levels.
Daoism, which emphasizes harmony with nature, can inform individuals on their relationship with the environment.
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A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the larger cosmos.
A Lotus Sutra scroll praising the manifold mercies of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
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Positive psychology focuses on science-based ideas about how to increase your happiness and live a satisfying life. Studies are following how school-based interventions affect students.
Is American democracy an ‘experiment’ in the bubbling-beakers-in-a-laboratory sense of the word? If so, what is the experiment attempting to prove, and how will we know if and when it has succeeded?
A gilded statue of the Buddha at Wat Phanan Choeng Temple in Thailand.
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Through the power of rituals, inanimate objects can be understood to transform into agents who can see, hear, taste and respond to the concerns of those who worship them.
Native Americans depicted at the first Thanksgiving feast, in a 1960 film about the Pilgrims’ first year in America.
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A scholar of Native American and Indigenous rhetorics writes about the harm done to Native American nations through colonization and what can be done to reduce it.
The North Carolina memorial stands in Gettysburg National Military Park on Aug. 10, 2020.
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How should opposing armies be commemorated on a battlefield? Gettysburg offers an especially interesting example of today’s debates over Confederate monuments.