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The best bookends for every kind of media

4 years ago from PopSci

Better organization for your reads. (Radu Marcusu via Unsplash/)Many bookworms know their collection isn’t complete without a set of bookends to keep things in place. But bookends’ utility doesn’t end there. They’re a...

Mundane behavioral decisions, actions can be ‘misremembered’ as done

4 years ago from Science Blog

There’s a reason why people often forget to take a daily medication or respond to that email they’ve been meaning to send, and it can be chalked up to the...

Erasing memories to stop drug relapse

4 years ago from Science Blog

Research surrounding addiction often assumes reward is the primary motivation for drug use and relapse. But while chasing a “high” can prompt drug use, it’s often the acute symptoms of...

Q&A: How COVID-19 is impacting politics in the United States

4 years ago from Physorg

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting many aspects of our lives, and politics is no exception, especially in a presidential election year. Most in-person campaigning has stalled. Politicians are judged on...

Almost 6,000 Australian veterans experience homelessness each year

4 years ago from Physorg

A new study into the prevalence of homelessness in ex-serving men and women calls for urgent policy attention and improved service responses.

The research is clear: White people are not more likely than Black people to be killed by police.

4 years ago from Physorg

When he was asked this week why Black people are "still dying at the hands of law enforcement" in the U.S., President Donald Trump responded by focusing on white people...

Gentrification no longer an inner-city phenomenon in Aussie cities

4 years ago from Physorg

The innermost suburbs of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne are not seeing a change in gentrification according to new research from The University of Queensland. Instead, the highest levels of urban...

Pigs turn to face humans like dogs do, unless there's a problem to solve

4 years ago from UPI

New research suggests socialized dogs and pigs behave differently in problem solving situations -- pigs pay less attention to humans and more attention to the problem.

Civil rights leader, MLK confidante C.T. Vivian dies at 95

4 years ago from UPI

Civil rights leader C.T. Vivian, a close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King during his crusade for racial equality, has died at the age of 95.

China denounces reported U.S. plan to target Chinese Communist Party

4 years ago from UPI

China condemned the United States on Friday following a report the Trump administration was considering a travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members.

Princess Beatrice, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi marry at secret wedding

4 years ago from UPI

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi married at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and other family in attendance.

Listen: Tina Turner, Kygo release 'What's Love Got to Do With It' remix

4 years ago from UPI

Tina Turner and Norwegian DJ Kygo shared a music video for their remix of Turner's hit song "What's Love Got to Do With It."

What Ontario can learn from elsewhere about making schools safer from COVID-19

4 years ago from CBC: Health

Going back to school means learning lessons and facing tests. Ontario will soon face a crucial test of whether it has learned from the mistakes and successes of other jurisdictions...

U.S. set for third execution this week, killer Dustin Honken

4 years ago from UPI

The U.S. government on Friday is preparing to carry out its third execution this week as lawyers and activists denounced the two earlier executions for being conducted without valid death...

Golfer Bryson DeChambeau clubs 423-yard tee shot at Memorial Tournament

4 years ago from UPI

Golfer Bryson DeChambeau smacked a drive that traveled the distance of nearly four football fields during the first round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.

It's time for every state to enact its own voting rights law

4 years ago from UPI

Every state should adopt its own version of a voting rights act and other election system reforms to ensure that communities of color can gain equal access in voting and...

When power is toxic: Dominance reduces influence in groups

4 years ago from Physorg

Being the strongest, biggest and most aggressive individual in a group might make you dominant, but it doesn't mean you make all the decisions.

U.S. government prepares to execute Dustin Honken; 3rd this week

4 years ago from UPI

The U.S. government on Friday is preparing to carry out its third execution this week as lawyers and activists denounced the two earlier executions for being conducted without valid death...

College biology textbooks still portray a world of white scientists

4 years ago from Sciencenews.org

Charles Darwin. Carolus Linneaus. Gregor Mendel. They’re all men. They’re all white. And their names appear in every biology book included in a new analysis of college textbooks. According to the survey, mentions...

Did COVID-19 skip Vancouver's poorest neighbourhood? Antibody testing might have the answer

4 years ago from CBC: Health

The coronavirus was expected to tear through the vulnerable population of Vancouver's impoverished Downtown Eastside. That didn't happen, and now a B.C. medical sleuth is trying to find out why....

Study: Advice on Americans with dementia, access to guns hard to come by

4 years ago from UPI

Many people with dementia may have access to a gun in their home, yet few families have gotten advice from a doctor on how to handle the situation, a small...

Legal groups launch court application over sharing of COVID-19 test data with police

4 years ago from CBC: Health

A group of legal and civil liberty organizations is looking to challenge an Ontario law that allows personal information about people with COVID-19 to be shared with police.

'American way of life is under attack,' says Pompeo as he unveils unalienable rights report

4 years ago from UPI

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the American way of life was under attack as he unveiled a new report on human rights that critics argue is an attempt...

Social distancing and COVID-19: A law of diminishing returns

4 years ago from Science Daily

New modeling shows how social distancing could have better been implemented. The key? Longer periods of distancing would have helped -- but only to a point. More needed to be...

15 women accuse former Washington Redskins officials of sexual harassment

4 years ago from UPI

Fifteen former female employees have accused multiple members of the Washington Redskins organization, including former scouts and members of owner Daniel Snyder's inner circle, of sexual harassment and verbal abuse.

Angels' Matt Thaiss ready for season after mentally draining battle with coronavirus

4 years ago from LA Times - Health

The Angels' Matt Thaiss tested positive for the coronavirus last month and, despite being asymptomatic, says the experience was "mentally defeating."

Earlier lockdown restrictions linked to greater reduction in new COVID-19 cases

4 years ago from Science Daily

Physical distancing measures, such as closing schools, workplaces, and public transport, and restricting mass gatherings, are associated with a meaningful reduction in new covid-19 cases, according to a new study.

Watch: Simone Biles shows off Olympic form with rare gymnastic move

4 years ago from UPI

Star gymnast Simone Biles displayed her elite athleticism in a video she posted to social media, which showed the four-time Olympic gold medalist performing a move she hasn't completed in...