Credit: Photos Hobby, Unsplash In 1989, political scientist Francis Fukuyama predicted we were approaching the end of history. He meant that similar liberal democratic values were taking hold in societies…
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‘Mum, what’s the meaning of life?’ How to talk about philosophy with little kids
If your young child asks “what’s the meaning of life?” You might laugh it off (how cute!) or freeze in panic (where do I even begin?). It’s tempting to dismiss…
From homes to hospitals, unhealthy food is everywhere and that makes it hard to avoid
Credit: dilbar sandhu from Pexels Healthy eating sounds deceptively simple—just eat more fruits and vegetables and avoid junk food, right? However, healthy eating really isn’t easy. A new report illustrates…
Suicide or accident? The hidden complexities of intentional road crashes in Australia
by Milad Haghani, Angela J Clapperton, Lay San Too and Matthew J. Spittal, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In Australia, fatal road crashes are climbing again, especially since the…
The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1950s
Early television in the 1950s was a freewheeling frontier of both live and taped offerings mostly dominated by comedies, game shows, kids programs, and westerns like “I Love Lucy,” “The…
Car brake dust can be more harmful than diesel exhaust, study suggests
Credit: Scott Meltzer/public domain Exposure to air pollution is associated with around 7 million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel exhaust…
A newly proposed protocol to boost privacy in quantum sensor networks
Schematic of a quantum sensor network. Unknown parameters are spatially distributed across the network. Metrologically, the objective is to estimate a function of these parameters, such as their average value.…
Brain Bleeds Double Dementia Risk
Summary: Researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or “brain bleeds,” double the risk of developing dementia later in life. While ischemic strokes caused by blood clots have long been linked…
States with abortion bans see more infant deaths
In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals. Two studies,…
TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google…
