Iran and America: A forgotten friendship
611 Views July 31, 2018 Be first to comment Daniel Thomas Potts
Students at the American Memorial School, Tabriz, 1923 shahrefarang.com As President Donald Trump’s rhetoric…
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July 2018
The lifesaving power of gratitude (or, why you should write that thank you note)
456 Views July 31, 2018 Be first to comment Richard Gunderman
An attitude of gratitude may relieve stress, which in turn may lead to better…
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A new look at racial disparities in police use of deadly force
447 Views July 31, 2018 Be first to comment Joseph Cesario
Protesters on the University of Cincinnati campus. AP Photo/John Minchillo One of the most…
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Designing a ‘solar tarp,’ a foldable, packable way to generate power from the sun
334 Views July 31, 2018 Be first to comment Darren Lipomi
What if it were a lot easier to install solar power? zstock/Shutterstock.com The energy-generating…
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More Republicans in the news? That’s not media bias
366 Views July 31, 2018 Be first to comment Dominik Stecula
It's difficult to measure media bias. Lawrey/shutterstock.com A July 20 report, analyzing news content…
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For many Muslim grocery shoppers, a shifting definition of ‘halal’
422 Views July 31, 2018 Be first to comment Febe Armanios
For many non-Muslims, the fast food carts that line the streets of New York…
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Yes, humans are depleting Earth’s resources, but ‘footprint’ estimates don’t tell the full story
324 Views July 30, 2018 Be first to comment Robert B. Richardson
Purse seiner fishing in the Indian Ocean. Footprint estimates do not assess how sustainably…
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Could your gut microbes hinder your cancer treatment? A new first-in-human trial investigates
409 Views July 30, 2018 Be first to comment Diwakar Davar
Gut microbes in the small intestine are essential for good physical and mental health.…
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Weaponized information seeks a new target in cyberspace: Users’ minds
264 Views July 30, 2018 Be first to comment Richard Forno
Cyberattacks target Americans' thinking. Fancy Tapis/Shutterstock.com The Russian attacks on the 2016 U.S. presidential…
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After summit Russians like Trump more, Americans less
309 Views July 28, 2018 Be first to comment Erik C. Nisbet
President Donald Trump has garnered a great deal of criticism in the United States…