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When you’re an astronaut landing on the Moon, you can’t rely on the same gravitational cues we have on Earth. But regimented training with sensory devices could one day prevent spatial disorientation.
Six years after the #MeToo hashtag went viral, women in minority communities still face extra challenges addressing harassment and abuse.
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In minority faith groups that already face hate, women who have experienced harassment sometimes fear bringing negative attention to their community.
Chaplains talk with anyone, regardless of whether or not the patient has a religious affiliation – and some chaplains themselves are not religious.
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As more Americans step away from organized religion, so do more chaplains – but they are prepared to offer spiritual care regardless of a patient’s beliefs.
The natural world is an important part of Pagan practice.
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Practitioners of Pagan religions no longer need to go into a forest to find an object for their altars. Commercialization means that sacred objects are available online.
Donors’ bodies lie covered in an anatomy lab at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany.
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Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.
“Les adieux d'Hector et d'Andromaque”, tableau du XVIIIe siècle représentant une scène de l'épopée antique L'Iliade.
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Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and motherhood.
An ancient Greek relief depicting a baby with its mother and grandmother.
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We often talk about the American political landscape as if it were a line – Democrats on the left, Republicans on the right. Two political scientists say that view doesn’t reflect reality.
Eugene Debs, center, imprisoned at the Atlanta Federal Prison, was notified of his nomination for the presidency on the socialist ticket by a delegation of leading socialists who came from New York to Atlanta.
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Native Americans are struggling to find sage for their spiritual practices as the plant is being overharvested for sale to the wider public.
Bagian dari lukisan dinding “Triumph of Galatea,” yang dibuat oleh Raphael sekitar tahun 1512 untuk Villa Farnesina di Roma.
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Seorang ahli klasik Yunani awal menjelaskan apa yang disampaikan mitologi dewa cinta pembawa senjata, Cupid, anak dewa cinta dan perang, tentang kesenangan dan bahaya hasrat.
Scholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.
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As the 20th century’s preeminent scholar-activist on race, W.E.B. Du Bois would not be surprised by modern-day attempts at whitewashing American history. He saw them in 1930s and 1940s.
President Barack Obama presents NBA champion and human rights advocate Bill Russell the Medal of Freedom on Feb. 15, 2011.
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America’s complicated history with race can be told through the lives and times of Black Americans, a view that some GOP-controlled state legislatures want to restrict, if not outright ban.
A painting showing Odysseus recognizing Achilles, who is disguised as a woman.
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A classics scholar reflects on Greek myths and what they can help us understand about recreating relationships – as a bridge from our past to present selves.
A rally for Uber and Lyft drivers in 2019 reflects desire for workers to have same benefits as employees.
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What a ‘gig worker’ is remains ill-defined, which can suit employers. But the spread of the gig economy means more workers don’t have the same rights and protections as employees.
Visiting Senior Faculty Fellow, Ash Center for Democracy Harvard Kennedy School / Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University