Chronic pain is missing from America’s heat warnings
The ConversationChronic pain can make it hard to walk, carry groceries or sleep through the night. A new study finds that extreme temperatures are linked to that kind of pain.
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Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable
The ConversationCrackdowns may suppress some forms of gang activity without dismantling their economic structures.
Read article →Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food?
The ConversationUS sewage treatment plants likely don’t get rid of all the disease-causing protozoa, and monitoring discharged wastewater for it is difficult.
Read article →Lightning strikes kill thousands globally each year, but for those who survive, the storm is far from over
The ConversationMost lightning strike survivors have no visible scars, but their invisible injuries often go untreated.
Read article →Class, let’s watch a short video – more than 75% of teachers say they use YouTube in the classroom
The ConversationNew research shows that YouTube is used not just as an occasional supplement, but as a staple of classroom instruction.
Read article →A Colorado jail hasn’t allowed in-person visits in nearly 20 years – here’s what research says about visitation’s effects
The ConversationNearly all county jails across Colorado’s Front Range allow prisoners to visit with their loved ones only virtually.
Read article →How do computers talk with voices that sound like people?
The ConversationComputers break examples of human speech into small bits of sound, then put them together to sound like people do.
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AeonThe oldest Buddhist temple in Europe is an architectural anomaly, built in memory of the Kalmyk regiment that fought Napoleon- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
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AeonIf we couldn’t make generalisations, we would be paralysed by the world’s complexity. Does that ever excuse stereotyping?- by Tom RalstonRead on Aeon
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AeonC P Snow’s ‘Two Cultures’ lecture provoked a savage response from fellow critic F R Leavis. What was at the heart of it all?- by Sam DresserRead on Aeon
Read article →Why using AI to write your college essay is a terrible idea
San Francisco ChronicleBook review: God and Truth: An essay on reason and religious ideas by Lenn E. Goodman
The Church TimesAI was ruining my college philosophy classes. So I assigned a new kind of essay.
The Boston GlobeThe Case for a Freshmen Essay Repository
The Harvard CrimsonThis Christian student was given an F after citing the Bible in her essay on gender. Here’s my open letter to her
Premier Christianity MagazineA Way to Save the Essay (opinion)
Inside Higher EdMartin Luther King essay contest winners. Milwaukee students reflect on others | Opinion
Milwaukee Journal SentinelOpinion Essay Write-In Supports Dialogue Across Difference Initiative
Columbia UniversityIn This Essay I Will: On Distraction by David Schurman Wallace
The Paris ReviewA practical guide to ethical use of ChatGPT in essay writing
UJ NewsKorean university students’ significant learning experiences and associated generic skills: A qualitative essay review
FrontiersWeekend Long Read: What We Can Learn From This Year’s Gaokao Essay Topics
Caixin GlobalThe dangers of public philosophy according to Leo Strauss
AeonAdvice for professors using social media to discuss controversial topics (essay)
Inside Higher EdShould We Teach the Five-Paragraph Essay? (Opinion)
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