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How Long Has Humanity Been at War With Itself?

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By Deborah Barsky The famous American astronomer Carl Sagan once said, “You have to know the past to understand the present.” But can we ever know the history of human origins well enough to understand why humans wage large-scale acts of appalling cruelty on other members of our own species? In January 2024, the Geneva Academy was monitoring […]

Prepared Learning: What Are Humans Hard-Wired for at Birth?

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By Marjorie Hecht Do living beings learn and pass on to future generations some behaviors or predispositions more easily than others––and if so, how? So-called prepared learning is a question psychologists and other scientists have studied for decades, developing a series of new hypotheses about learning and experiments to test them. The concept of prepared […]

Don’t credit Goebbels for what Trump has made his own: by John Young

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 I expect a finder’s fee for this. The Trump Organization is hard up for spending cash; this we know. But I’ve found something certain to stir its acquisitions department out of court-ordered slumber. Here goes: If you’re an amateur historian, you believe Hitler wingman Joseph Goebbels said: “If you tell a lie big enough and […]

The science of opt-in ignorance by John Young

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“To be a scientist is to be naïve. We are so focused on the search for truth we fail to consider how many actually want us to find it” – Valery Legesov Can you handle some truth? You should. It’s all good news. Really good news on two scientific fronts. The first front is economics: […]

How Media Companies Can Meet Their Climate Commitments—and How Readers Can Help

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By Laura Lee Cascada The global shift toward plant-forward diets, particularly in wealthy countries, is consistently recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.Given the significant influence media wields in shaping cultural norms, news outlets have a unique opportunity to promote plant-based eating, mainly through the recipes they offer their audiences. […]

Who Are the ‘Moms’ for Liberty?

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By Maurice Cunningham The Moms for Liberty (M4L) webpage states, “Our founders are Tiffany and Tina, moms on a mission to stoke the fires of liberty.” But in truth, the founders are Tiffany Justice, Tina Descovich, and Bridget Ziegler—the third co-founder of M4L who stepped down from her leadership position in the organization in February 2021—and while the […]

 How Union Solidarity Showed This Homeless Veteran a Path Forward

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By David McCall Christopher Betterley arrived at the Altamont Veterans Facility in Buffalo, New York, a few years ago needing a home, a haircut, and a fresh start after treatment for alcohol use.He saw a sign tacked to the shelter’s dining room wall advertising jobs at the nearby Sumitomo tire plant, so he cleaned himself […]

Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania

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Sometimes there’s a thin line between vile demagoguery and pure idiocy. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi straddled both during a Sunday appearance on CNN, when she smeared protesters who’ve been demanding a ceasefire to end Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian people in Gaza.