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The ‘warrior ethos’ promises victory — history says it leads to defeat
Loyalty outranks expertise, and reality bends to the leader’s word. From Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, fascist war machines collapse on the same contradictions.
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SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact
SpaceX is poised to test its latest, most powerful rocket and to become a publicly traded company, all while under pressure from environmentalists.
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Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss to the workforce
The US lacks the capacity to treat long COVID, and HHS defunding is taking the country further away from being able to handle the country’s growing number of long COVID...
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The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate
Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.
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Nonprofit fraud: Amid high-profile prosecutions, an accountant explains what’s really going on
The responsibility for policing nonprofits generally falls to state attorneys general, rather than federal authorities.
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Teen self-harm: responses should focus on social context, not just mental health
Young people across different cultures describe self-harm less as a symptom of mental health difficulties, and more as a response to unbearable pressures.
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Prescriptions for ivermectin soar after Mel Gibson claims it cured friends of cancer
Actor Mel Gibson claims that two deworming drugs taken together can cure people of stage 4 cancer.
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Decarbonising everything is impossible – here’s why
The solution is not to eliminate carbon from industry but to change where it comes from.
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The “carbon lock-in,” or why major oil companies like Shell are abandoning their decarbonization projects
Major oil groups such as Shell: Can they really achieve their energy transition? Behind the difficulties lies the central notion of "carbon lock-in." This is primarily related to the lifespan...
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Why talking like Yoda can help you to master British Sign Language
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Victoria-Elliot Bush, PhD Candidate, Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London I’m not surprised that Talk Like Yoda Day exists. Over 40 years since...