You can think it’s weird or sinful for people to have more than one spouse, but don’t condemn it based on outdated ideas. The data doesn’t support the claim that it automatically harms women or kids. New research shows polygamy is sometimes even protective in hard times.
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Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage
Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments about its harms don’t ...
Over half of astronauts get motion sickness in orbit. A “virtual window” could help, letting them see how their capsule moves and easing nausea without medication (and could help people with car sickness, too)
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Astronauts can get motion sick while splashing back down to Earth – virtual reality headsets could help them stay sharp
Astronauts generally can’t look out the window like you might in a car – a ‘virtual window’ could instead serve that purpose.
Despite Trump attacking nations that are working to fight climate change, many important nations (like China and Brazil) are setting tougher climate targets. But global emissions remain at record highs, and the world is still far from meeting its goals.
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Trump’s words aren’t stopping China, Brazil and many other countries from setting higher climate goals, but progress is slow
A review of countries’ new climate pledges shows who is leading efforts to protect the climate their economies were built on and who is sliding.
Do you have enough fire insurance? In wildfire-prone Colorado, 3 out of 4 homeowners don’t have enough insurance to rebuild. Even high-income households are underinsured, and even many who bought “Extended Replacement Cost” weren’t fully covered. Here are some tips:
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Many Colorado homeowners are underinsured − here’s what to do before the next fire
Paying attention to the sticker price doesn’t always result in the best insurance coverage.
“Over the years, the Supreme Court has treated the 10th Amendment like the proverbial magician’s hat, sometimes pulling robust state powers from its depths, other times finding it empty.” - Law professor Andrea Katz, Washington University in St. Louis https://buff.ly/Ys2gGcZ
Political attacks on teaching about gender in colleges and universities are about more than gender itself, according to sociologists who study the topic. They are part of a grander project of eroding civil rights and undermining democracy in the name of “traditional” values. https://buff.ly/FMYASwF
Trump reportedly tossed aside a Ukraine frontline map during a tense Oval Office meeting with Zelensky. To him, maps show “property lines.” To Ukrainians, they mark a homeland fought for in blood, writes a political geographer.
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When it comes to Ukraine peace negotiations, it’s all over the map
Donald Trump is reportedly ‘sick’ of being presented with maps of Ukraine’s battlefronts. The problem may be he and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zel...
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Even very young children think visually, like adults. From puzzles to cartwheels, kids use “mental rotation” (the ability to picture objects as they turn in space), and they use it as young as 3, new research shows.
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Even before they can read, young children are visualizing letters and other objects with the same strategies adults use
Recent research shows that young children typically manipulate and rotate entire objects in their minds to understand challenges such as puzzles.
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Trump’s social media strategy is exclusively an appeal to his political base – largely white, working-class, rural or small-town, evangelical and culturally conservative, according to scholars who study communication in politics and the media.
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King, pope, Jedi, Superman: Trump’s social media images exclusively target his base and try to blur political reality
Campy, exaggerated and partisan, many White House social media posts target the president’s base. But the communications approach may pose a risk...
As the federal shutdown drags on, Pennsylvanians face a double blow — their state has gone over 100 days without a budget, the only state in the nation still without one. Here’s what going on with the budget crisis:
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Pennsylvania’s budget crisis drags on as fed shutdown adds to residents’ hardships
Pennsylvania has been without a state budget for over 100 days, and House Democrats and Senate Republicans are $3 billion apart on how much should ...