Your dog’s bark isn’t just noise—it’s their version of “OMG come look at this!” From mail carriers to squirrels, they’re calling the pack (you) to attention.
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When dogs bark, are they using words to communicate?
Dogs’ barks say a lot about how they’re feeling.
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Big Tech’s AI boom is spiking power demand – and you could be paying for it. Utilities are striking secret deals with Big Tech to power data centers, pushing billions in costs onto regular ratepayers. Harvard research reveals how the public is subsidizing it:
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How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers’ energy use
If state regulators allow utilities to follow the standard approach of splitting the costs of new infrastructure among all consumers, the public wi...
Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain – a neurologist explains the science behind the cycle. https://buff.ly/K2cgDG7
Nearly everyone has encountered the unthinkable: Your smartphone landed in the toilet. A technology researcher debunks 5 common myths about devices getting wet and how to deal with them: https://buff.ly/a8JWRJw
In the 50s, ‘coming out’ meant announcing one’s sexual orientation. Today, the term has entered an array of social movements, including encouraging immigrants to ‘come out’ as undocumented. https://buff.ly/z6lopqR
Imagining new kinds of places to live is an American tradition. Walt Disney was that sort of dreamer, with Epcot. But he died during the planning phase and his vision was ignored. (From our archive):
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Walt Disney’s radical vision for a new kind of city
Imagining new kinds of places to live is an American tradition.
Opponents of surrogacy say it can be exploitative (several countries have banned it), and that surrogacy negatively affects the life of the new child. Some religions discourage it entirely and other groups see surrogates as “gifts from God” for families who are unable to conceive on their own. A theologian analyzes the ethical complexities in the arguments for and against surrogacy (in our archive):
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Becoming a parent through surrogacy can have ethical challenges – but it is a positive experience for some
Surrogacy can be exploitative, but a theologian writes how it can also remind individuals that family is not just biological but also social and re...
More than ever, research underscores that the “pills” today’s physician should be prescribing for patients are the six domains of lifestyle medicine: whole food plant-based eating, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, addiction reduction or elimination, and positive psychology and social connection. In our archive:
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They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle medicines for a better, longer life
Lifestyle medicine targets the root of chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Experts explain why everyone should embrace these...
A survey of 400 people revealed that attraction, family, investment, and intimacy were common reasons for staying in a relationship. Cheating, emotional distance, and lack of intimacy were the top reasons for leaving.
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Should I stay or should I go? Here are the relationship factors people ponder when deciding whether to break up
People have plenty of individual reasons to stick with or end a romantic relationship. But researchers have identified some common themes that infl...
3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk https://buff.ly/tnzvauS