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Stories about young queer people coming of age and finding love have touched people across age and identity, bringing healing after the AIDS crisis and harsh upbringings.
La relation entre le fait d'écouter de la musique et travailler est complexe, cela dépend par exemple du type de musique.
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L’idée que la musique classique pourrait aider à mémoriser et traiter de nouvelles informations a longtemps circulé. Qu’en penser ? Cela ne dépend-il pas en fait d’un ensemble de circonstances plus large ?
The relationship between listening to music and studying is complex, depending on factors like what kind of music a person is listening to.
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If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when they don’t need to focus.
At the end of a bitter winter at Valley Forge, George Washington ordered an extra glass of grog on St. Patrick’s Day for every man, ‘and thus all made merry and were good friends.’
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By the Revolutionary War in the late 1770s, those marking the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death on March 17 included Irish immigrants in the Continental Army and those serving the British Redcoats.
A panorama created from images taken by the rover Curiosity while it was working at a site called ‘Rocknest’ in 2012.
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ atmosphere may have looked like.
A man holds up a Converse Chuck Taylor – Kamala Harris’ favorite footwear – during the vice president’s campaign rally on Aug. 9, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.
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Whether sharing online about health topics or chatting about the weather, you communicate about science. Borrowing a tactic from antiscience advocates can help make your stories more persuasive.
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on July 24, 2019.
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What Trump knew about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election remains an open question despite the nearly two-year investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Clara Bow appeared in 58 films in just over a decade.
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The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of her success – a middle finger to the men whom she had made rich and powerful.
Independent repair shops are fighting for access to vehicles’ increasingly sophisticated data.
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Today’s cars include hundreds of computer chips, and carmakers say the data produced by those chips is proprietary – and a security risk. This means you don’t own the data your car generates.
Les consommateurs peuvent être une source de formidables innovations, mais aussi d’énormes problèmes.
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Les utilisateurs se montrent particulièrement créatifs pour adapter leur expérience de consommation en fonction de leurs besoins. Ce qui n’est pas sans poser problème pour les entreprises…
The Shorts Protest of 1930 brought more than 600 students to the steps of Robinson Hall at Dartmouth College.
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Any increase in people seeking help for gambling disorders could overwhelm the nation’s treatment centers, which already find themselves overextended and underfunded.
Exercising with loved ones is one way to support mental well-being.
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Despite a historically diverse high court, its voting rules often fail to include minority viewpoints. That could be avoided if justices decided their cases by unanimous vote.
The COVID-19 pandemic created attendance issues for students of all ages.
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COVID-19 upended families’ morning routines. Getting kids back on schedule and sticking to it will help ease difficult transitions, a child psychologist explains.
ClassyBeef are casino streamers on Twitch.
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Gambling live streams are likely to become an increasingly important part of contemporary gambling practices in the years to come, and merit the closest study.
Female engineers were more likely to ask for help from their female than male colleagues.
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In the male-dominated engineering industry, where women represent only about 11% of the workforce, gender influences whom individuals turn to for answers to questions.
Athletes’ game-time concentration is legendary – but what should they be focusing on?
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A researcher who studies physical skills explains how getting your conscious thoughts out of the way lets your body do what it knows how to do, better.
The health of your teeth has a major effect on your body.
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