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U.S. Vacation Renters Waste  Billion Worth of Food Annually
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U.S. Vacation Renters Waste $2 Billion Worth of Food Annually

If you find yourself routinely throwing away groceries and leftovers the night before you check out of an Airbnb, you’re not alone: A new study values the food wasted by U.S. vacation renters at about $2 billion each year. Based on survey results, researchers estimated that groceries, takeout and restaurant leftovers averaging $12 in value...

University of Houston Archaeologists Discover Tomb of First King of Caracol
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University of Houston Archaeologists Discover Tomb of First King of Caracol

Pivotal Find Caps Four Decades of Discovery for the Team of Arlen and Diane Chase Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of this ancient Maya city and the founder of its royal dynasty. Now in ruins, this...

The Trump Administration’s Multi-Front Assault on Federal Research Funding
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The Trump Administration’s Multi-Front Assault on Federal Research Funding

In the first few months of the second Trump administration, the federal government has rapidly dismantled its longstanding support for scientific research and technology development. Since World War II, the United States has directed significant public resources toward research and development, particularly for academic institutions. These investments have shaped both U.S. and global innovation ecosystems. U.S....

Capitalism and Democracy Are Weakening – Reviving the Idea of ‘Calling’ Can Help to Repair Them
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Capitalism and Democracy Are Weakening – Reviving the Idea of ‘Calling’ Can Help to Repair Them

Ask someone what a calling is, and they’ll probably say something like “doing work you love.” But as a management professor who has spent two decades researching the history and impact of calling, I’ve found it’s much more than personal fulfillment. The concept of calling has deep roots. In the 1500s, theologian Martin Luther asserted...

Despite Dwindling Resources, Report of Successful Arts Education Models Worldwide Paints Bright Picture
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Despite Dwindling Resources, Report of Successful Arts Education Models Worldwide Paints Bright Picture

In India, the Slam Out Loud program connects teachers and artists in classrooms for storytelling, theater, and visual arts that bolster children’s socio-emotional learning. In the United States, Carnegie Hall partners with more than 115 orchestras across the country to teach children to sing and play instruments, culminating in an orchestral performance. Nonprofits like these...

Plants Seek Friendly Environments Rather Than Adapt
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Plants Seek Friendly Environments Rather Than Adapt

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in places that felt like home, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The work, published July 1 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that the ability of plants and animals...

Survey Finds Trump Losing Favor, Newsom Gaining
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Survey Finds Trump Losing Favor, Newsom Gaining

President Donald Trump’s approval ratings among California residents are tanking while Gov. Gavin Newsom’s favorability has improved, according to the latest UCI-OC Poll, administered by the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology.  In late May and early June, Newsom’s approval ratings looked nearly as bad as those for Trump. Fifty-nine percent of Californians disapproved...

Early 20th Century Closures of U.S. Medical Schools Resulted in Drops in Infant Mortality, Non-Infant Mortality, and Total Mortality
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Early 20th Century Closures of U.S. Medical Schools Resulted in Drops in Infant Mortality, Non-Infant Mortality, and Total Mortality

fforts in the early 20th century to improve the quality of medical education in the United States led to a steep decline in the number of medical schools and medical school graduates. In a new study, researchers examined the consequences of these medical school closures between 1900 and 1930 for the number of county-level physicians,...

The Rise of ‘Artificial Historians’: Ai as Humanity’s Record-Keeper
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The Rise of ‘Artificial Historians’: Ai as Humanity’s Record-Keeper

In documenting and recording society’s collective data on an unprecedented scale, artificial intelligence is becoming humanity’s historian – changing the way we record information for posterity. But AI’s inadvertent role as memory-keeper raises profound concerns for today’s historians. Unlike human historians who explicitly document their methodologies, AI systems are creating the historical archives of the...

The Myth of the 5 A.M. Club: Why Early Isn’t Always Best
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The Myth of the 5 A.M. Club: Why Early Isn’t Always Best

There’s a persistent myth in our culture that success and downright virtue belong to the early risers—those “5 a.m. club” members who rise before the sun and conquer their to-do lists while the rest of us are still snoozing. Social media is flooded with images of pre-dawn productivity, and best-selling books tout the virtues of...