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The Conversation U.S.40m agoA growing online subculture is raising big questions about intimacy in the age of algorithms.
What it tells us about connection and isolation in a world of endless sexual content and constant stimulation:
https://theconversation.com/what-gooning-reveals-about-in…
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The Conversation U.S.2h agoA pet-friendly homeless shelter pilot successfully reduced the rate of homelessness among the people it helped in California. Here’s what they did:
https://theconversation.com/a-pet-friendly-homeless-shelt…
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The Conversation U.S.4h agoA pet-friendly homeless shelter pilot successfully reduced the rate of homelessness among the people it helped in California. Here’s what they did:
https://theconversation.com/a-pet-friendly-homeless-shelt…
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The Conversation U.S.6h agoPlants changed the atmosphere, built soil and created ecosystems that allowed animals like us to thrive. But first they had to make their way from the water to the land, explains a geoscientist.
https://theconversation.com/what-was-the-very-first-plant…
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The Conversation U.S.10h agoStudents need to understand the difference between their own thinking and what generative AI can do for them, according to a writing professor whose struggles have led to some practical advice for teachers.
https://theconversation.com/a-writing-professors-new-task…
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The Conversation U.S.14h agoU.S. allies are losing trust in the U.S. security umbrella, and some (like Canada, Saudi Arabia and South Korea) are now considering building their own nuclear weapons.
https://theconversation.com/going-nuclear-why-a-growing-n…
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The Conversation U.S.14h agoA search for a long-mythologized fossil hotspot led a team of researchers deep into the Sahara Desert.
What began as a hunt for a lost site in Niger turned into the discovery of a new species of Spinosaurus with a striking, scimitar-shaped crest.
https://theconversation.com/paleontologists-uncover-a-new…
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The Conversation U.S.16h agoBrad Reese, grandson of the Hershey founder, recently published an open letter criticizing the company for reformulating some Reese’s products with cheaper ingredients—part of what he says is a broader trend across the food industry.
A food science professor—and a longtime fan of Reese’s—explains what's really going on:
https://theconversation.com/controversy-over-reeses-ingre…
https://theconversation.com/controversy-over-reeses-ingre…
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The Conversation U.S.18h agoRescue workers and residents searching through rubble after bombings face severe health risks from airborne particles. Many who responded to 9/11 developed chronic respiratory problems that persisted for years afterward. Multiply that problem by thousands in Iran today.
https://theconversation.com/in-war-torn-iran-air-pollutio…
https://theconversation.com/in-war-torn-iran-air-pollutio…
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The Conversation U.S.19h agoU.S. allies are losing trust in the U.S. security umbrella, and some (like Canada, Saudi Arabia and South Korea) are now considering building their own nuclear weapons.
https://theconversation.com/going-nuclear-why-a-growing-n…
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