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2024-05-05T17:31:01Z
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Almost 40% of vehicles on the road in the early 1900s were electric. So while EV sales have been soaring recently, it’s not because the idea is new. It’s because of a confluence of improved infrastructure, improved technology, and the right mix of government incentives and regulations. An expert on entrepreneurship looks at the factors:https://theconversation.com/electric-vehicles-are-suddenly-hot-but-the-industry-has-traveled-a-long-road-to-relevance-219315
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2024-05-03T21:43:24Z
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Another mRNA #vaccine win:Scientists have developed a cancer vaccine that can deliver treatments more effectively in people who have brain cancer and teach their immune systems to fight back. They’ve tested it successfully in four people now, and are moving on to more testing.https://theconversation.com/brain-cancer-in-children-is-notoriously-hard-to-treat-a-new-mrna-cancer-vaccine-triggers-an-attack-from-within-228666 #health #science #vaccine #cancer
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2024-05-21T20:31:03Z
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The US government has a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms – and now California is saying guns should be taxed like the other two products.They do all have a common history: All have been associated with criminal organizations seeking to profit from illicit markets. It’s unclear how the new tax will affect #gunviolence, but it could reduce sales of guns and ammunition. https://theconversation.com/california-is-about-to-tax-guns-more-like-alcohol-and-tobacco-and-that-could-put-a-dent-in-gun-violence-229431
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2024-05-29T19:31:01Z
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"In high-stakes situations, it can be morally permissible to choose to peacefully break certain laws in order to raise awareness of greater injustices."https://theconversation.com/campus-protests-are-part-of-an-enduring-legacy-of-civil-disobedience-improving-american-democracy-230152 #News #CampusProtests #GazaProtests
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2024-05-30T23:55:04Z
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Today's conviction of Trump won’t end the legal case, which could quickly be appealed and possibly rise to the level of the US Supreme Court.It's a historic conviction, no doubt.But practically speaking, the verdict means only that Trump can't possess a firearm – like all other felons. A felony conviction won’t keep him from running or serving as president.A law professor explains a few other key points:https://theconversation.com/trump-found-guilty-5-key-aspects-of-the-trial-explained-by-a-law-professor-231236
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2024-05-31T01:47:04Z
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@barney Thank you. We have corrected the oversimplification in our post.
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2024-06-03T20:42:43Z
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The idea that seeing or talking about LGBTQ+ themes in books poses a threat to children or society goes back to medieval times. Records of queer people and their lives from the Middle Ages are more plentiful than many people realize, but writings about the history were censored by religious leaders. https://theconversation.com/dont-say-gay-rules-and-book-bans-might-have-felt-familiar-in-medieval-europe-but-queer-themes-in-literature-survived-nonetheless-228974 #LGBTQ #History #Histodons @histodons #pride
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2024-06-08T22:53:01Z
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Georgia is in play in 2024.“I believe that Trump can be placed among a long line of demagogues who possess the skills needed to tap into the fears and anxieties of a group of people that perceives itself as marginalized, at risk and not in control.”It worked for Democrat Lester Maddox in 1967, and it’s working for Trump this yearhttps://theconversation.com/preying-on-white-fears-worked-for-georgias-lester-maddox-in-the-60s-and-is-working-there-for-donald-trump-today-227749 #Trump #Election2024 #USPolitics @blackmastodon
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2024-06-12T13:25:00Z
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“When those in power frame dissent and poverty as disorder, more than freedom of expression is at stake.” https://theconversation.com/who-gets-to-decide-what-counts-as-disorder-229783
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2024-06-16T14:09:00Z
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"Dad, I’m hungry.""Hi, hungry. I’m Dad."There's an example of the beloved form of humor: The Dad Joke.But what makes something a dad joke instead of just a corny joke? We've got two folklorists answering that question and looking at the history of the 'art' form. Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there, funny or not! Leave a favorite #DadJoke in the replies, so we can all groan togetherhttps://theconversation.com/an-homage-to-the-dad-joke-one-of-the-great-traditions-of-fatherhood-231996 #FathersDay #Dads @folklore
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2024-06-18T15:53:04Z
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Collectors relish these “hidden mother photographs” as historical oddities.A scholar who studies the photos notices something special about them – mom's face isn't visible but her supportive arms hold the child, and offer a sweet reminder of the enduring care of moms.Photos: © Andrea Kaston Tange https://theconversation.com/hidden-mother-photos-dont-erase-moms-rather-they-reveal-the-labor-and-love-that-support-the-child-228848
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2024-07-02T12:49:01Z
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With a bronze medal, an athlete might feel “At least I won a medal” or “It could have been worse.” A silver medal gets a different comparison: “I almost won gold.” More about reframing your perceptions of success – whether you’re running a marathon or trying for a promotion: https://theconversation.com/for-many-olympic-medalists-silver-stings-more-than-bronze-228655 #olympics #psychology
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2024-07-03T22:53:05Z
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Sea cucumbers – overharvested for years as a delicacy in Asia – could play an important role in protecting corals if repopulatedhttps://theconversation.com/coral-reef-recovery-could-get-a-boost-from-an-unlikely-source-sea-cucumbers-the-janitors-of-the-seafloor-227212 #oceans #oceanlife #science
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2024-07-22T11:25:06Z
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Big Brother at the Olympics? It’s not just the eyes of the world that will be watching – AI-powered surveillance systems will be watching, too.France's surveillance plans are so extensive that the country had to change its laws to make it all legal. They include expanded wiretapping; collecting geolocation, communications and computer data; and capturing more visual and audio data from cameras.https://theconversation.com/ai-mass-surveillance-at-paris-olympics-a-legal-scholar-on-the-security-boon-and-privacy-nightmare-233321 #AI #tech #Olympics2024
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2024-08-03T22:53:00Z
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Allowing misinformation to spread makes it more likely that even more people will start to believe it – because people come to believe things they hear repeatedly, even if they know at first that it's not true.There is no easy or perfect solution. But you can go a long way toward protecting yourself and those in your social networks from confusion, deception and falsehood. Here are 7 tips from social psychologists:https://theconversation.com/7-ways-to-avoid-becoming-a-misinformation-superspreader-157099 #news #misinformation
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2024-08-12T19:31:00Z
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“If Democrats truly want to make this election about democracy, they might start by looking at the recent trends in their own house.”Since #KamalaHarris wasn’t on the primary ticket for voters, delegates choosing her as the nominee is undemocratic, and follows on a long history of party leaders not trusting their voters, writes a political scientist:https://theconversation.com/democratic-partys-choice-of-harris-was-undemocratic-and-the-latest-evidence-of-party-leaders-distrusting-party-voters-236002 #Election2024 #News #USPolitics
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2024-08-17T22:53:00Z
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Elon Musk's recent announcement about the development of Neuralink's Blindsight, a brain implant to restore vision, has a big problem: neurons in the brain aren't like pixels on a screen. https://theconversation.com/neuralinks-235627 #health #science
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2024-08-18T14:09:01Z
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JD Vance has proclaimed that poor people are “my people,” but his poverty credentials are slim, and he often leans into what this scholar calls “poornography” – spreading harmful stereotypes about (actual) poor people. https://theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-no-pauper-hes-a-classic-example-of-poornography-in-which-the-rich-try-to-speak-on-behalf-of-the-poor-236209 #JDVance #USPolitics #News
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2024-09-26T18:43:50Z
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#EricAdams is NYC’s first mayor to be charged with a crime, but he's hardly the only politician to run afoul of rules that govern raising and spending funds in elections. And if history shows anything it's this: Campaign finance violations are often just the first chapter in a much wilder story.https://theconversation.com/eric-adams-indictment-how-campaign-finance-violations-often-grow-into-dramatic-scandals-238971#news #uspolitics #nyc #election #history
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2024-09-22T14:09:00Z
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Democrats need to remember: Just because a voter cares deeply about #abortion rights does not necessarily mean they will vote for Democrats. Republican women voters overwhelmingly support the right to abortion in all states, but Harris and Walz will need to appeal to more than that to win those women’s votes.https://theconversation.com/abortion-rights-are-on-10-state-ballots-in-november-democrats-cant-count-on-this-to-win-elections-for-them-238373 #USPolitics #Election2024 #AbortionRights