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Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years
https://theconversation.com/ancient-bones-show-dogs-have-been-woven-into-human-life-for-nearly-16-000-years-279219?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Global Issues @global-issues-ConversationUS
Kratom poisonings surged 1,200% over the past decade, and regulators are struggling to keep up with the dangers
https://theconversation.com/kratom-poisonings-surged-1-200-over-the-past-decade-and-regulators-are-struggling-to-keep-up-with-the-dangers-277161?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into HEALTH & MEDICINE @health-medicine-ConversationUS
Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons and the Illuminati
https://theconversation.com/philadelphias-founding-years-were-rife-with-conspiracy-fears-about-godless-freemasons-and-the-illuminati-275192?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into POLITICS & SOCIETY @politics-society-ConversationUS
Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep-rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads
https://theconversation.com/trumps-exchange-with-pope-leo-reflects-deep-rooted-tensions-between-the-vatican-and-the-united-states-4-essential-reads-280510?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation
https://theconversation.com/supreme-courts-shadow-docket-brings-hasty-decisions-with-long-lasting-implications-outside-of-its-usual-careful-deliberation-281212?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into POLITICS & SOCIETY @politics-society-ConversationUS
Why Arbaeen – the Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of mourning – has a deep significance that brings millions to Iraq each year
https://theconversation.com/why-arbaeen-the-shiite-muslim-pilgrimage-of-mourning-has-a-deep-significance-that-brings-millions-to-iraq-each-year-288582?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Revolving door at 10 Downing St. is weakening the special relationship between UK and US
https://theconversation.com/revolving-door-at-10-downing-st-is-weakening-the-special-relationship-between-uk-and-us-286401?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
https://theconversation.com/how-an-1876-massacre-of-black-men-in-south-carolina-turned-racial-terror-into-political-power-287285?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
Leaving vehicle engines idling is unhealthy, expensive – and often illegal
https://theconversation.com/leaving-vehicle-engines-idling-is-unhealthy-expensive-and-often-illegal-288657?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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What this western Pennsylvania ’90s Pizza Hut reveals about nostalgia
https://theconversation.com/what-this-western-pennsylvania-90s-pizza-hut-reveals-about-nostalgia-287047?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
Getting outside despite your 9-to-5 job can improve your mental health – here’s how to spend time in nature during and around working hours
https://theconversation.com/getting-outside-despite-your-9-to-5-job-can-improve-your-mental-health-heres-how-to-spend-time-in-nature-during-and-around-working-hours-286619?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson’s
https://theconversation.com/foldable-synthetic-molecules-could-infiltrate-and-bust-apart-the-toxic-protein-clumps-causing-parkinsons-281842?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
Students are anxious – and it’s no surprise, since we are teaching them to be that way
https://theconversation.com/students-are-anxious-and-its-no-surprise-since-we-are-teaching-them-to-be-that-way-285575?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
58 years of attacks on the media by powerful leaders trying to deflect criticism, from Nixon to Trump
https://theconversation.com/58-years-of-attacks-on-the-media-by-powerful-leaders-trying-to-deflect-criticism-from-nixon-to-trump-284706?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI
https://theconversation.com/the-catholic-principle-guiding-popes-through-tech-upheavals-from-the-industrial-revolution-to-ai-288569?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
What this western Pennsylvania ’90s Pizza Hut reveals about nostalgia
https://theconversation.com/what-this-western-pennsylvania-90s-pizza-hut-reveals-about-nostalgia-287047?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Arts & Culture @arts-culture-ConversationUS
What a western Pennsylvania ’90s style Pizza Hut reveals about nostalgia
https://theconversation.com/what-a-western-pennsylvania-90s-style-pizza-hut-reveals-about-nostalgia-287047?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Conversation US @conversation-us-ConversationUS
What a western Pennsylvania ’90s style Pizza Hut reveals about nostalgia
https://theconversation.com/what-a-western-pennsylvania-90s-style-pizza-hut-reveals-about-nostalgia-287047?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Arts & Culture @arts-culture-ConversationUS
Leaving vehicle engines idling is unhealthy, expensive – and often illegal
https://theconversation.com/leaving-vehicle-engines-idling-is-unhealthy-expensive-and-often-illegal-288657?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY @environment-energy-ConversationUS
58 years of attacks on the media by powerful leaders trying to deflect criticism, from Nixon to Trump
https://theconversation.com/58-years-of-attacks-on-the-media-by-powerful-leaders-trying-to-deflect-criticism-from-nixon-to-trump-284706?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into POLITICS & SOCIETY @politics-society-ConversationUS
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
https://theconversation.com/how-an-1876-massacre-of-black-men-in-south-carolina-turned-racial-terror-into-political-power-287285?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into POLITICS & SOCIETY @politics-society-ConversationUS
Foldable synthetic molecules could infiltrate and bust apart the toxic protein clumps causing Parkinson’s
https://theconversation.com/foldable-synthetic-molecules-could-infiltrate-and-bust-apart-the-toxic-protein-clumps-causing-parkinsons-281842?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY US @science-technology-us-ConversationUS
Getting outside despite your 9-to-5 job can improve your mental health – here’s how to spend time in nature during and around working hours
https://theconversation.com/getting-outside-despite-your-9-to-5-job-can-improve-your-mental-health-heres-how-to-spend-time-in-nature-during-and-around-working-hours-286619?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY US @science-technology-us-ConversationUS
Students are anxious – and it’s no surprise, since we are teaching them to be that way
https://theconversation.com/students-are-anxious-and-its-no-surprise-since-we-are-teaching-them-to-be-that-way-285575?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Education @education-ConversationUS
Trump is hailing it as a ‘breakthrough’, but will Hamas actually disarm in Gaza?
https://theconversation.com/trump-is-hailing-it-as-a-breakthrough-but-will-hamas-actually-disarm-in-gaza-288805?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Global Issues @global-issues-ConversationUS
