The NIH has funded research underlying about 99% of newly approved medicines while saving the pharmaceutical industry nearly $3 billion per drug in development costs. A proposed 40% budget cut threatens this engine of American innovation and economic growth.
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How the NIH became the backbone of American medical research and a major driver of innovation and economic growth
The agency’s budget has grown steadily since the 1960s, fueling an industry that creates lifesaving medicines and attracts billions of dollars in...
When the universe was born, there were almost equal amounts of matter and antimatter. They met and annihilated each other. Fortunately, just a tiny bit more regular matter survived to make stars, planets and all of us. A physicist explains:
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How are dark matter and antimatter different?
Normal matter – which makes up everything we see and touch – isn’t the only type of matter present in the universe.
From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security whistleblowers reveal in an age of crackdowns
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From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns
Whistleblowers’ stories show how accountability is shifting from formal legal institutions to solidarity networks built outside the state.
President Trump’s deadline for Ukraine to accept his peace plan came and went, but setting a deadline isn’t necessarily the ideal strategy. A scholar of just war philosophy argues that proposed plans have ignored a crucial element: justice must be built into any lasting agreement.
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Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine’s
Just war theory, a centuries-old field of ethics, deals with how and when to start conflicts. It can also guide decisions about how and when to end...
Christmas trees costs are way up, to between $50 and $870 this year in Denver. A researcher there who studies the psychology of consumption explains why prices have roughly doubled over the past decade.
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Christmas trees are more expensive than ever in Colorado — what gives?
Most Christmas trees are imported from other states, which drives up costs.
“I believe that the founders of our nation would be horrified by the contemporary use of the pardon power, which represents a far cry from the unifying act of mercy it was intended to be.” - Stewart Ulrich, political scientist, Sam Houston State University
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Pardons are political, with modern presidents expanding their use
Trump and Biden have issued pardons at a faster clip than their predecessors. Many of their decisions appear to have been political or personal in ...
School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social. Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development.
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The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.
Hanukkah’s story of the heroism of Judah Maccabee and his brothers ignores two inspiring women who were prominent in the earliest tellings of the story.
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This Hanukkah, learn about the holiday’s forgotten heroes: Women
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah, which in 2022 begins on the evening of Dec. 18, focuses on the story of the male Maccabees. But women are also her...
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‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment
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‘Are you married?’ Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment
Answering personal questions at the doctor’s office can help researchers recognize health problems and find effective interventions.
Social interaction in the classroom is essential preparation for an AI-augmented workplace.#GenZ may be glued to screens, but they're graduating into jobs where human skills matter more than ever. Here’s how one professor tries to prepare her students for success: #HigherEd
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How I rehumanize the college classroom for the AI-augmented age
A writer instructor recognizes the role of AI on campus, while elevating social connection and humanity into the college experience.