After 40 years of conflict and 40,000 lives lost, Turkey faces its best chance yet for peace with Kurdish groups. But the hardest part is just beginning: Building trust and reforms that can last.

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Turkey and the PKK have made historic moves toward peace – now begins the hard diplomatic work

The PKK has been fighting the Turkish state for more than 40 years. Whether peace can take root will depend on each side’s commitment to a credib...

One simple but powerful way to help students on campus alleviate stress: More trees, parks and green spaces! 🌳 Research shows even being able to see greenspack from the classroom window lowers anxiety.

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Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students

Multiple studies show that grass, trees, shade and sidewalks on a campus reduce student anxiety.

☕ The EU is about to shake up the global coffee trade. Beginning on January 1, every coffee bean sold there will need to be certified “deforestation-free,” a rule with far-reaching impacts for farmers and companies that sell you coffee.

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How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade

Small farms will have the hardest time meeting the rules, giving big producers an edge. One potential solution: agroforestry, growing coffee plants...

AI slop is more than just junk – it’s dangerous. An example: This fake photo of a child with a puppy went viral during Hurricane Helene, fueling misinformation. Don’t fall for it (and flag harmful content when you see it).

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What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content

AI slop refers to low- to mid-quality content created with AI tools, often with little regard for accuracy or quality.

#Kratom is pain relief for some but risk of addiction or worse for others. A new law in Colorado, named for a young man who died after using it, aims to prevent more tragedies. https://buff.ly/5wr99dF

⚠️ ATTENTION SWIMMERS ⚠️ If you think a pool smells “clean” from chlorine, think again. That smell usually means the water is gross. https://buff.ly/TPSa2vi

Americans across party lines want guardrails on #AI. https://buff.ly/SDZ0dqY

The term "scab" for a strikebreaker originated in the 1700s, likening crossing a picket line to a healing wound's scab being picked off. #LaborDay

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How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’

It’s too reductive to simply smear scabs as sellouts. It’s important to understand why some workers might be motivated to weather scorn, reject...