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Some of the Passover Seder traditions are occurring through Zoom this year. A historian of the Bible explains how ancient Israelites changed the ways of their worship.
A ministry program student at a Texas prison. Some inmates cite religion to avoid gang recruitment.
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Gangs are still a significant reality in US prisons. But most inmates say that their power has been watered down, and they no longer rule facilities with an iron fist.
The NBA suspended its season on March 11, citing the coronavirus risk. A force majeure clause in the NBA contract means players could lose money with each canceled game.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing companies, universities and even the NBA to break contracts. What does the law say about liability in a situation like this, and does the money have to be returned?
In the German town Winterbach, Catholic Church services are being streamed through YouTube.
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Faith communities are changing many traditional practices to deal with coronavirus restrictions. A historian of the Bible argues how innovation has long been part of religious practice.
A block of sand particles held together by living cells.
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Researchers are turning microbes into microscopic construction crews by altering their DNA to make them produce building materials. The work could lead to more sustainable buildings.
The point is to make sure hospitals have space for those who get sick.
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Best-case estimates suggest 40 million American adults may come down with COVID-19. But an epidemiologist explains why now is not the time to just give up.
Cesarean sections have become more common in the U.S.
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A scholar who spent 24 months in the Uighur-dominated regions of China recalls when the Chinese crackdown on Uighurs started in 2017 – people were picked up and never returned.
Even if all the necessary precautions are taken, reminders of your ex can still crop up and catch your eye.
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Archaeologists have long argued over when and how people first domesticated horses. A decade ago, new techniques appeared to have provided answers – but further discoveries change the story again.
Tubeho Neza community distributions of household water filters and cookstoves in western Rwanda in 2014.
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Banking deserts make it harder for children and young adults to become financially literate, which leads to worse credit and a lifetime of disadvantage.
Copies of ‘American Dirt’ sit on a rack at a bookstore in New York.
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Publishers funnel massive amounts of resources into promoting titles that they think will become bestsellers. But they’ve become spellbound by ‘stories of struggle’ that can succumb to stereotypes.
Individuals working together as one.
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A swarm of honeybees can provide valuable lessons about how a group of many individuals can work together to accomplish a task, even with no one in charge. Roboticists are taking notes.
While 97% of Romance Writers of America members are women, only 14% are people of color.
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Perancang teknologi dan masyarakat perlu melihat dengan saksama bagaimana informasi dari sistem kecerdasan buatan digunakan dalam proses pengambilan keputusan.
The old joke says you can tell a politician is lying if his lips are moving.
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When a person or agency backed by the power and resources of the government tells a lie, it sometimes causes harm that only the government can inflict.
Emotion recognition technology, an outgrowth of facial recognition technology, continues to advance quickly.
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A report calls for banning the use of emotion recognition technology. An AI and computer vision researcher explains the potential and why there’s growing concern.
A new way is needed for schools to engage with parents.
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In the wake of the New Deal, the business community realized that appealing to widely shared American values could get the public to oppose measures that curbed corporate power.