Neuroscience shows why “time-outs” and punishments often fail. Focus instead on calm, connection and curiosity. #parenting

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Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus

Old-school parenting strategies like ‘go to your room!’ can often amplify the very behavior that parents want to correct.

What makes deadpan feel so strange, so unsettling, and so dryly funny? One reason is that audiences expect performers, especially comedians, to be expressive and over the top. A photographer, in an exhibition on photography’s relationship to humor, explains why: https://buff.ly/pnYet9H

Gerrymandering battles are intensifying as Texas and California redraw maps to secure partisan advantage. Other states may follow, potentially reshaping the 2026 midterms and beyond, despite widespread public disapproval of manipulating district lines for political gain. https://buff.ly/l60yNpJ

Vincent Chin's death in 1982 Detroit highlighted anti-Asian racism and united Asian Americans across ethnic lines to fight for civil rights and social justice. A professor of Asian American studies explains why she is proud to teach her students about Chin.

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A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide

In 1982, the brutal beating and death of Vincent Chin near a Detroit nightclub enraged the Asian American community and led to changes in the legal...

Trump’s handling of the Epstein controversy has done significant damage to his standing, particularly among his core supporters. Of the 47% of 2024 Trump voters who disapprove of his handling of the Epstein files, a quarter now disapprove of Trump as president. https://buff.ly/9O2xS1v

New studies challenge the long-held belief that the first stars in the universe were all massive. Lower-mass stars may have formed earlier than previously thought, potentially hosting the first planets. An astronomer explains the new theory: https://buff.ly/gr3Bn4M

Thomas Malthus, often misunderstood as a gloomy prophet, was far more, argues an English professor who wrote a book about him. He was a founding figure of environmental economics and a prophetic critic of the belief in inevitable progress. https://buff.ly/gilPNlR

The paradox of security guarantees for #Ukraine: Too weak, they won't protect; too strong, Russia won't accept. A complex and likely insurmountable challenge in the pursuit of peace. A Russia watcher explains: https://buff.ly/Mf7V6IP

One good thing that came out of Hurricane Katrina: The ‘Cajun Navy’, which began as ad-hoc volunteer groups in the chaos 20 years ago, has evolved into established organizations that provide formal training and maintain year-round disaster preparedness efforts. https://buff.ly/jlSz2mJ

Since the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric CO₂ has risen 50%, hitting levels unseen in at least 1 million years. It’s essential for life, but too much of it is heating our planet. Let’s discuss (thread) ⬇️

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Where America’s CO2 emissions come from – what you need to know, in charts

Carbon dioxide emissions trap heat in the atmosphere, warming the planet. Too much CO2 can disrupt the climate and oceans.