The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
Two new studies challenge scientists’ previous theories on how the very first stars in the universe formed.
The outspoken wrestler attends a news conference in 2014. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Hulk Hogan’s daughter can’t write herself out of the wrestler’s will – but she can refuse to take his money https://buff.ly/JqW4aXR
From 1970 until today, “the primary theme throughout James Dobson’s radio program and publications was that ‘family values’ were under attack by a godless society embracing abortion, gay rights and gender equality.”
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By ‘focusing on the family,’ James Dobson helped propel US evangelicals back into politics – making the Religious Right into the cultural force it is today
For Americans who do not follow evangelical Christian media, James Dobson may not have been a household name. Yet the views he promoted shaped US s...
Gerrymandering battles in Texas and California signal a new wave of partisan map-drawing likely to spread nationwide.
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Tit-for-tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon – what happens in Texas and California doesn’t stay there
Gerrymandering has existed since the United States’ earliest days, but now technology and political trends are supercharging it.
Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally – here’s why
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Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally – here’s why
Even though you may mostly hear about fires in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia, it’s Africa that has far and away the most acreage burned an...
Released 50 years ago, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” album captured a nation searching for hope after Vietnam and Watergate. Its themes of freedom, longing and loss still resonate today. https://buff.ly/4nBIfDO #music @npub1uc0p...cpgf #Histodons
Turns out studying philosophy is actually valuable. Philosophy majors don’t just argue well, they actually become better thinkers and do better on tests. Data from 600k students shows they outscore every other major on reasoning, curiosity and open-mindedness.
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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
As states funnel billions into private schools, public schools are left scrambling to provide quality education. The Trump administration’s slashing of the Department of Education is accelerating the trend. But two scholars of the history of public schools say this is a dangerous trend. “For generations, public education has built an educated workforce and instilled fundamental values of liberty, equality, fairness and the common good.”
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Why America still needs public schools
Two legal scholars argue that public education helps the US maintain the nation’s fundamental values of equality and fairness – and recent atta...
Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke can’t legally write herself out of her father’s will, but she can refuse the money. It’s a case that shows how estrangement and inheritance law collide:
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Hulk Hogan’s daughter can’t write herself out of the wrestler’s will – but she can refuse to take his money
What makes Brooke Hogan’s case unusual is that she asked to be disinherited to avoid a court battle over her celebrity father’s estate.
James Dobson's ‘Focus on the Family’ radio program reached 3,000 stations in 160 countries by 2008, spreading Dobson's message about "family values under attack by a godless society.” Dobson died today at age 89. A leading historian of evangelical Christianity in America looks at his impact.
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By ‘focusing on the family,’ James Dobson helped propel US evangelicals back into politics – making the Religious Right into the cultural force it is today
For Americans who do not follow evangelical Christian media, James Dobson may not have been a household name. Yet the views he promoted shaped US s...
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