Last year, a team of researchers from Belgium, the United States and Denmark launched an ambitious effort to explain these experiences on a neurobiological level — work that is now being contested by a pair of researchers in Virginia. (Johnson, The Washington Post)
Read MoreEncyclopaedia Britannica has been accused of erasing Israel from its educational material for children. Supporters of Israel say the Jewish state was removed and replaced with Palestine on a map of the region published by the encyclopaedia’s Britannica Kids edition. (Sawer, The Telegraph)
Read MoreElon Musk has lifted the lid on the computer code fuelling aggressive public discourse on X. If not rewritten it will continue to stoke division and extremism. (Nelson, The Times)
Read MoreSince the birth of the U.S., artists and entertainers have helped form a distinctly American culture that reflects the ideals, experiences and struggles of the country’s diverse inhabitants. Here’s a look at seven people who had an impact on entertainment over the past 250 years. (Renzulli, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreIf the U.S. was a town of 100 people, 25 of them would attend religious services in person weekly or more often. Another eight would go once or twice a month, and 18 would go a few times a year. Forty-nine people would seldom or never attend religious services in person. (Rustenmeyer & Sandstrom, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreFor both advocates and opponents of this medically and culturally sanctioned form of suicide, Mihich’s story is a nightmare. The policy debate over medical assistance in dying generally concerns statutory changes, but new laws are encouraging a shift in social norms. (Bruenig, The Atlantic)
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