What is a blockchain token?
Tokens, the next stage in the development of blockchain technologies, can help expand blockchains' uses beyond simply…
August 2, 2018
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Genetic testing: Should I get tested for Alzheimer's risk?
Alzheimer's is not only the third leading cause of death in the U.S. but also the most dreaded diagnosis. Genetic testing…
August 2, 2018
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No sufra desvelos: existen muchas soluciones para dormir mejor
¿No logra conciliar el sueño? No se preocupe. Hacerlo demasiado podría empeorar su situación. Pero realizar cambios…
August 1, 2018
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Print-your-own gun debate ignores how the US government long provided and regulated firearms
A battle over the Second Amendment is exactly the wrong way to think about the government's role in the firearms industry.
August 1, 2018
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From gun kits to 3D printable guns, a short history of rogue gun makers
Since the 1980s, anyone can purchase firearms without legal restrictions, in the form of parts kits. But there is an ominous…
August 1, 2018
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Bird DNA helps explain Amazonian rivers' role in evolution
Rivers are natural boundaries for evolving populations. But scientists don't agree whether they create new species or…
August 1, 2018
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Alan Alda living with Parkinson's – a neurologist explains treatment advances
Alan Alda announced July 31, 2018 that he's been living with Parkinson's Disease. An expert on the disease explains…
August 1, 2018
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Overhydrating presents health hazards for young football players
Yes, it's hot outside. And football practice is starting for thousands of kids. But coaches and parents should be careful…
August 1, 2018
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The infantilization of Western culture
Our social institutions and politics suffer from a collective arrested development – and our relationship to technology…
August 1, 2018
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New sanctions on Russia and Iran are unlikely to work. Here's why
Recent proposals to slap new sanctions on both Russia and Iran in hopes of punishing them and changing their behavior are…
August 1, 2018
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Is Trump profiting from his office in violation of the Constitution? Judge allows emoluments case to
The court carefully considered what the word 'emoluments' meant at the time the Constitution was drafted.
August 1, 2018
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Parts of the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia fault are more seismically active than others – new imagin
A new array of seismometers provides a glimpse of what's happening deep beneath this geologic fault. New data help explain…
August 1, 2018
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The demise of US nuclear power in 4 charts
Commercial nuclear reactors provide roughly one-fifth of the electricity produced in the US. But they face grave threats…
August 1, 2018
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Why I use Harry Potter to teach a college course on child development
A developmental psychologist explains how she uses Harry Potter books to make child development more relatable to first-year…
August 1, 2018
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What the early church thought about God's gender
In early Christian texts, God gives birth to Israel and is described as a woman in labor and a mother comforting her children.
August 1, 2018
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Citizenship through the eyes of those who have lost the right to vote
More than 6 million US citizens can't vote because they've been convicted of a felony. But states are beginning…
August 1, 2018
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Niños centroamericanos siguen migrando a EEUU porque huyen de la muerte
Violencia contra los niños en Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador aumenta mientras bajan otros tipos de violencia. Es diez…
July 31, 2018
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Iran and America: A forgotten friendship
There was a time when Iran and America were friends. Americans founded schools there, helped Iran handle financial crises…
July 31, 2018
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American farmers want trade partners not handouts – an agricultural economist explains
The Trump administration's promise of $12 billion in aid to offset losses from retaliatory tariffs will not make up…
July 31, 2018
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The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note)
Most parents try to teach their children to feel grateful. Now, some therapists and doctors are encouraging people to focus…
July 31, 2018
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