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2025-09-02 19:58:40 UTC

☕ The EU is about to shake up the global #coffee trade. Beginning on January 1, every coffee bean sold there will need to be certified “deforestation-free,” a rule with far-reaching impacts for farmers and companies that sell you coffee.
https://theconversation.com/how-europes-deforestation-law-could-change-the-global-coffee-trade-264011 #News #FoodStr #CoffeeStr

2025-06-20 13:10:38 UTC

Over 95% of incarcerated people will eventually leave #prison.
Criminologists warn older inmates face unique challenges in housing, health care and reintegration after release.
https://theconversation.com/many-more-older-people-are-leaving-prison-and-face-unmet-needs-for-housing-and-health-care-as-well-as-a-tangle-of-groups-trying-to-help-244593
#News #Newstr #CriminalJustice

2024-10-21 20:32:52 UTC

Leadership turmoil at OpenAI has led to departures of key safety advocates. Former executives warn that product launches are being rushed at the expense of safeguards.
Here’s the latest in OpenAI’s potential shift from nonprofit to for-profit:
https://theconversation.com/as-openai-attracts-billions-in-new-investment-its-goal-of-balancing-profit-with-purpose-is-getting-more-challenging-to-pull-off-240602
#AI #Regulation #ArtificialIntelligence

2024-10-15 20:14:11 UTC

New research on kids and attachment: There’s been a long-standing notion held by many psychologists that early attachment behaviors are mainly determined by a child’s temperament.
No: Even children with characteristics of a difficult temperament can benefit from the advantages that come from multiple secure attachments.
https://theconversation.com/difficult-children-are-only-slightly-more-likely-to-have-insecure-attachments-with-parents-236106
#parenting #psychology #research

2024-10-10 16:31:53 UTC

What's the possible harm in listening to music all the time?
How dangerous a sound is to your hearing depends on 3 things:
🎵The volume of the sound
🎵The length of time you listen
🎵and how close you are to the sound
And if you listen to music while you work, another thing to consider is the kind of music and how it might be distracting you or affecting your ability to multitask.
https://theconversation.com/is-it-bad-to-listen-to-music-all-the-time-heres-how-tunes-can-help-or-harm-233624
#health #music #hearingloss

2024-09-07 13:12:29 UTC

Life coaching can provide helpful services for some people, but it can feature untrained people providing advice about health, psychology and nutrition.
Since the world of “coaching” is so poorly regulated, it’s a utopia for scammers. And now that #AI health coaching has entered the chat, these problems are likely to grow.
https://theconversation.com/is-coaching-a-shortcut-to-mental-health-care-not-so-fast-here-are-key-differences-234350
#pyschology #lifecoach #healthcoach #selfimprovement

2024-09-04 20:02:39 UTC

When and how people domesticated #horses has long posed an archeological mystery.
Over the past 20 years, it’s been believed that horses were first domesticated in sites of the Botai culture in Kazakhstan. But now, new analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise this long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses.
https://theconversation.com/domesticating-horses-had-a-huge-impact-on-human-society-new-science-rewrites-where-and-when-it-first-happened-226800

2024-08-27 17:03:41 UTC

China’s ambitions in artificial intelligence stand out – not just for the scale but for a strategic approach, finely tuned to serve the Communist Party’s efforts to maintain social order and prevent dissent. One chatbot was trained to deliver answers based on “Xi Jinping Thought”.
https://theconversation.com/china-leans-into-using-ai-even-as-the-us-leads-in-developing-it-236557
#AI #Technology #China

2024-08-20 15:19:15 UTC

With many kids heading back to school, here are 5 strategies to make the transition smoother, from an experienced school counselor.
They are simple and doable, but can make a big difference:
https://theconversation.com/how-to-get-your-kids-ready-to-go-back-to-school-without-stress-5-tips-from-an-experienced-school-counselor-235613
#education #schools #backtoschool #tips

2024-07-23 19:39:02 UTC

Even short trips, like a weekend getaway to space, will be associated with changes in chromosomes.
https://theconversation.com/even-short-trips-to-space-can-change-an-astronauts-biology-a-new-set-of-studies-offers-the-most-comprehensive-look-at-spaceflight-health-since-nasas-twins-study-232967

2024-07-21 19:11:24 UTC

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Oops, that link should be:
https://theconversation.com/by-bidens-withdrawal-from-race-235082

2024-06-28 18:25:27 UTC

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2024-06-21 17:54:23 UTC

More than 15 million Americans have reported using weight loss drugs like #Ozempic and #Wegovy, and dozens of them are suing the drugmakers.
The lawsuit claims the drug can lead to severe gastrointestinal issues (and that the companies failed to properly warn patients about these risks).
We won’t know the outcome of the case for a long time, but it does have some immediate implications, according to a health law expert https://theconversation.com/lawsuit-could-challenge-trust-in-ozempic-and-other-popular-weight-loss-drugs-226775 #News #Health #Lawstr

2024-05-27 17:47:06 UTC

Researchers are engineering miniature hearts to study birth defects and pregnancy complications – allowing them to avoid both the ethical issues of using human embryos and the imperfections of animal models.
https://theconversation.com/engineering-mini-human-hearts-to-study-pregnancy-complications-and-birth-defects-226883
#HealthStr
#ScienceStr
#Newstr

2024-05-17 02:23:54 UTC

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🙋 new here

2024-05-03 14:30:04 UTC

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BTW, is there a way to do a poll on Nostr?

2024-04-30 18:07:07 UTC

Some takeaways from a researcher who studied 15 years of every official e-newsletter sent by sitting members of Congress to their constituents:
📧 Republicans are more consistent in using key terms and phrases than Democrats
📧 Republicans use email more – and with more strategic timing, including being more attune to when people are likely to see emails
📧 Republicans use more images and links to friendly news sources
https://theconversation.com/ive-been-studying-congressional-emails-to-constituents-for-15-years-and-found-these-4-trends-after-scanning-185-222-of-them-225618
#USPolitics #News