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California spends less than 0.5% of its state-controlled funds on homelessness
California’s leaders have repeatedly promised to tackle homelessness. But they don’t consistently make it a high priority for using state funds, researchers found.
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Butter or margarine? A food scientist describes their subtle chemical deviations and how they can affect your baked goods
Butter and margarine are both made up of long fatty acid chains, but some slight chemical differences mean differences in how they melt.
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National Science Foundation cuts mean researchers like me are losing grants – but impacts extend far beyond academia
As the National Science Foundation starts giving out fewer grants, people worldwide will potentially lose out from potential research findings that could help improve their lives.
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Everyone wants to think they’re open-minded – here’s why most people aren’t
Practicing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.
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US and Iran’s exchange of strikes shows how far diplomacy has changed
The Middle East risks state of permanent confrontation where violence periodically erupts, diplomacy intervenes and neither changes the underlying reality.
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Des scientifiques ont identifié des sons émis par huit espèces de poissons
Source: The Conversation – in French – By Darienne Lancaster, PhD Candidate – Marine Ecology and Acoustics, University of Victoria Avez-vous déjà rêvé de nager comme un poisson ? Ou peut-être...
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Pourquoi le racisme n’est-il pas considéré comme un risque professionnel dans le soccer ?
Source: The Conversation – in French – By Maame De-Heer, Doctor of Public Health Candidate, Loma Linda University Lorsqu’un partisan du Tottenham Hotspur a lancé une peau de banane qui...
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Des villes plus inclusives grâce à l’IA ? Oui, si les communautés gardent la main
Source: The Conversation – in French – By Shin Koseki, UNESCO Chair Professor in Urban Landscape, Université de Montréal L’intelligence artificielle ouvre de nouvelles possibilités pour documenter et planifier l’inclusivité...
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Breaking free from fossil fuels is urgent but hard – Colombia shows why
Colombia expanded renewables under Gustavo Petro, but struggled to reduce its dependence on oil, gas and coal.
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I ran the Thames from source to sea – here’s what I discovered
I followed the course of the river as closely as I could over a continuous period of 14 days.