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Walk by the Wall | Newlines Magazine
A university teacher from Mosul describes decades of hardship and horror in his city under Saddam Hussein’s regime, then the U.S. occupation, and under ISIS’s rule.
Mancala board games and origins of entrepreneurship in Africa
This study examines the correlational relationship between the historical playing of indigenous strategic board games (also called mancala) and the socio-economic complexity of African ethnic groups as well as the incidence of entrepreneurial...
Call police for a woman who is changing clothes in an alley? A new program in Denver sends mental health professionals instead.
Since its launch June 1, the STAR van has responded to more than 350 calls, replacing police in matters that don’t threaten public safety and are often connected to unmet mental or physical needs. …
The Non-Voter - American Compass
Like the largest political group in America, the non-voter, I completely ignored this year’s Democratic convention. Like an overwhelming majority of Americans I didn’t watch any speeches, didn’t go online to read hot takes spinning those speeches,...
Conservative and liberal attitudes drive polarized neural responses to political content | Yuan Chang Leong, PhD
*Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences* (accepted)
Conservative and liberal attitudes drive polarized neural responses to political content
Partisan biases in processing political information contribute to rising divisions in society. How do such biases arise in the brain? We measured the neural activity of participants watching videos related to immigration policy. Despite watching the...
Caltech Joins Lawsuit to Block New Visa Rules
Caltech and five other research institutions and public universities, along with the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, and business, manufacturing, trade, and labor organizations, have filed suit in federal court to block the...
All of the times President Trump said Covid-19 will disappear
Since February, the president has declared at least 38 times that Covid-19 is either going to vanish or is currently vanishing.
Cristina Cuomo Is Immune to Your Criticism
The 'Purist' founder turned coronavirus celebrity on her quest for wellness, meeting Chris, and that bleach bath.
Florida’s Jewish Voters Eye Supreme Court Fight - WhoWhatWhy
In a state where even small shifts in voting trends can change election outcomes, the controversial nomination of Amy Coney Barrett may have an outsized impact.
Ep. 24 Conversation with Camerer (part 1) - Questioning Behaviour
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker interview Colin Camerer about how he became interested in behavioural science and neuroscience, what it was like to be a part of the BeSci inner circle in the early days, and discuss some...
Inside Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin
The two-year charade that upended people’s lives
Motorcycle Taxis: the Hidden Heroes of Protest - Thai Enquirer
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Inside the Story of How H-E-B Planned for the Pandemic
The grocer started communicating with its Chinese counterparts in January and was running tabletop simulations a few weeks later. (But nothing prepared it for the rush on toilet paper.)
Public Inspection: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Social Cognition Training for Enhancing Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis
(2020). Social Cognition Training for Enhancing Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Psychology. Ahead of Print.