Look Up From Your Screen

Look Up From Your Screen
Children learn best when their bodies are engaged in the living world. We must resist the ideology of screen-based learning.

August 2, 2018 at 11:58PM
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This 6-Year-Old Might Be The Best Running Back Of All Time?

This 6-Year-Old Might Be The Best Running Back Of All Time? 
If you're like us, your first reaction to watching 6-year-old Rudolph Ingram play flag football will be to lose your shit.

August 2, 2018 at 01:37AM
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How a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign in DRC was made worse by Trump's "America First" policies

How a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign in DRC was made worse by Trump's "America First" policies
How a brutal ethnic cleansing campaign in DRC was made worse by Trump's "America First" policies.

August 2, 2018 at 06:46AM
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Dinosaur Expert Judges The Accuracy Of Hollywood's Dinosaur Movies

Dinosaur Expert Judges The Accuracy Of Hollywood's Dinosaur Movies
He gives the brachiosaurus in "Jurassic Park" six out of ten stars, but there are several dinosaur movies that don't pass muster.

August 2, 2018 at 09:15PM
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Here's How America Uses Its Land

Here's How America Uses Its Land
The US Department of Agriculture divides the US into six major types of land. The data can’t be pinpointed to a city block — each square on the map represents 250,000 acres of land. But piecing the data together state-by-state can give a general sense of how US land is used.

July 31, 2018 at 08:07PM
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Attorney group: Child died ‘soon after’ release from ICE family detention facility

Attorney group: Child died ‘soon after’ release from ICE family detention facility
The American Immigration Lawyers Association said Wednesday that a migrant toddler died shortly after being released from an US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Dilley, Texas.

August 2, 2018 at 05:17PM
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These Taxpayer-Funded Memes Are The Most Wholesome Thing On The Internet

These Taxpayer-Funded Memes Are The Most Wholesome Thing On The Internet
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is a federal agency and the world's most wholesome meme factory.

July 31, 2018 at 08:36PM
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We finally know what ancient Greek music sounded like

We finally know what ancient Greek music sounded like
A project to investigate ancient Greek music that I have been working on since 2013 has generated stunning insights into how ancient Greeks made music. My research has even led to its performance — and hopefully, in the future, we'll see many more such reconstructions.

August 2, 2018 at 01:20AM
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What The Hell Is QAnon? Here's What To Read

What The Hell Is QAnon? Here's What To Read
In the dark corners of the internet, a conspiracy theory has been fermenting — and now, after acolytes of the theory made a big showing at Trump's Tuesday night rally in Tampa, it's breaking into the mainstream.

August 1, 2018 at 11:31PM
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US Senator References The 'This Is Fine' Meme In Statement Addressing Russian Election Interference

US Senator References The 'This Is Fine' Meme In Statement Addressing Russian Election Interference
In a hearing on Wednesday, Republican Senator Richard Burr used a popular internet joke to comment on yesterday's announcement from Facebook that it had banned 32 pages and accounts tied to Russian misinformation campaigns run during the 2016 presidential election.

August 1, 2018 at 11:03PM
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GMOs Are Better For The Environment Than You'd Think

GMOs Are Better For The Environment Than You'd Think
Although it’s not a popular narrative, genetic engineering can be an important ally in protecting the environment.

August 1, 2018 at 11:03PM
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When The Mind's Eye Is Blind

When The Mind's Eye Is Blind
Some people find it impossible to imagine a friend's face or their own apartment — a phenomenon named aphantasia. Scientists are beginning to tease out the brain features underlying the condition.

August 1, 2018 at 11:03PM
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Scientists Test Dogs To See If They Actually Care About Their Owners

Scientists Test Dogs To See If They Actually Care About Their Owners
Would Lassie actually come to your rescue or would she simply turn and walk the other way?

August 1, 2018 at 10:04PM
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3D-Printed Gun Website Yanks CAD Files After Federal Judicial Order

3D-Printed Gun Website Yanks CAD Files After Federal Judicial Order
Washington AG lauds temporary restraining order as a "victory."

August 1, 2018 at 07:58PM
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How NASA Scientists Are Building A Probe That Can Handle The Sun's Heat

How NASA Scientists Are Building A Probe That Can Handle The Sun's Heat
The Parker Solar Probe will travel through space for seven years in order to get closer to the sun than has ever been attempted.

August 1, 2018 at 07:34PM
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Losing Earth

Losing Earth
The decade we almost stopped climate change.

August 1, 2018 at 06:51PM
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The Babies at the Fringes of Fertility Tech

The Babies at the Fringes of Fertility Tech
Beyond the reach of US law, doctors are changing the way babies are made.

August 1, 2018 at 06:51PM
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The World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Is Catastrophically Shrinking—and We Don’t Know Why

The World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Is Catastrophically Shrinking—and We Don’t Know Why
The last time scientists visited Ile aux Cochons in 1982, an island that is part of an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, the king penguin population was booming.

August 1, 2018 at 05:47PM
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What Happens When A Nuclear Reactor Is Run By Undergraduate Students

What Happens When A Nuclear Reactor Is Run By Undergraduate Students
No, this isn't the premise of a sci-fi show. It's actually happening at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

August 1, 2018 at 04:42PM
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How to Assemble a Dinosaur

How to Assemble a Dinosaur
A behind-the-scenes peek at how the Smithsonian is giving its ancient animals a modern makeover.

August 1, 2018 at 04:09AM
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