Paleoanthropologist Curtis Marean has developed a comprehensive explanation based on a synthesis of research and archaeological evidence for what propelled H. sapiens to leave Africa about 70,000 years ago and colonize every part of the world, replacing other existing hominin populations.
The Nuclear Energy Dilemma: Climate Savior or Existential Threat?By Leslie Alan Horvitz
With the planet teetering on the brink of climate disaster and the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 rapidly slipping away, the need for alternatives to pollutive fossil fuels has never been more evident. Should nuclear power be one of those alternatives?
Oh Look, Police Reforms Didn’t Work
The nation’s biggest investment in the past decade to fix police abuses has failed. The New York Times, in collaboration with ProPublica conducted an extensive 6-month-long investigation into the use of body cameras on police officers and found that it has done little to stop police killings.
Election Defenders’ Top 2024 Worry: Online Rumors, Deceptions, Lies Swaying Masses
A decade ago, when Kate Starbird dove into studying how rumors spread online and how people use social media to make sense of what is happening during crises, the future co-founder of the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public had no idea that she would become a target of the darker dynamics and behavior she was studying.
“Dubai Is a Fitting Host for the Climate Circus” by Sonali Kolhatkar.
In January 2023, nearly a year before the latest United Nations climate conference began, there was deep concern and alarm over the head of one of the world’s largest oil companies being appointed president of the COP28 summit
“Do Grandmothers Hold the Key to Understanding Human Evolution?” by Brenna R. Hassett.
10% Discount Coupon Code: POLITICSDONERIGHT Of the innumerable species on the planet, just a bare handful have evolved to have one of the most counterintuitive adaptations possible. In a small number of animals, all big-brained mammals, we see something that should not, at first glance, be of adaptive value: animals that have lived past the ability to reproduce. […]
Why the World’s Most Popular Herbicide Is a Public Health Hazard
10% Discount Coupon Code: POLITICSDONERIGHT by Caroline Cox Glyphosate, known by its famous brand name, Roundup, is a widely used herbicide (a pesticide designed to kill plants). It is a broad-spectrum herbicide that kills or damages all plant types: grasses, perennials, vines, shrubs, and trees. Glyphosate has been sold as an herbicide since 1974. Its […]
We Can Have Either Billionaires or Democracy. Not Both.
As we count down toward the 2024 general election, we should expect to hear from media pundits about candidates and their viability, swing states and the electoral college, likely voters and poll results, and much more
” ‘Practices for Care and Endurance’ Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza” by April M. Short
10% Discount Coupon Code: POLITICSDONERIGHT Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip—which began following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023—has led to mass civilian deaths including those of more than 6,000 children as of November, with “damning evidence of war crimes,” according to Amnesty International. On November 16, UN experts warned of genocidal violence on the part of Israel […]
Was the Sphere the First Geometrical Form Made by Humans?
10% Discount Coupon Code: POLITICSDONERIGHT By Deborah Barsky Important scientific advances are changing what we know about the technological, social, and cognitive traits of our ancient human ancestors. The invention of the first stone tools was a hugely significant milestone along the human evolutionary highway, one that would change our lifeways and, ultimately, distinguish our […]
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