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Inside scoop: The 2,500-year history of ice-cream

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We all scream for ice-cream, especially as temperatures soar in the summer. Ancient civilizations had the same desire for a cold, sweet treat to cope with heat waves.This post was originally published on this site

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Opinion: Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace, and here’s where I’d start

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By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace.This post was originally published on this site

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What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?

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If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like?This post was originally published on this site

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I volunteer in a repair cafe: We can help you learn to fix your broken Christmas gift

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It’s a Wednesday evening in a town hall in Penryn in Cornwall, and my friend Pete and I are volunteering at our local repair cafe. We set up tables, get our tools ready, put up […]

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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it

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On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses. […]

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Heritage railway volunteers show how deep friendships can be formed without discussing emotions

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“Let’s face it, we’re just not that into emotions,” Brian tells me with a smile talking with other volunteers at a heritage steam railway in northern England. They are discussing a popular TV restoration show. […]

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Screen time these holidays doesn’t need to be a bad thing

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With five weeks of school summer holidays (that’s around 25 days of weekday activities to organize), being online is a major attraction for most kids and a concern for most parents and caregivers.This post was […]

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When AI recreates the female voice, it also rewrites who gets heard

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Voice cloning technology platforms like ElevenLabs allow anyone to replicate a voice using just a few seconds of audio, for a small fee. These technologies are reshaping cultural and artistic expression.This post was originally published […]

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How young adult literature and philosophy can help provide better role models for masculinity

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Toxic masculinity doesn’t stop at marginalizing women and LGBTQ+ people. It harms straight men by discouraging emotional expression, tenderness, and connection.This post was originally published on this site

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Moral arguments about care and fairness persuade both liberals and conservatives

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A new study shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in the “binding” moral foundations—loyalty, authority and sanctity—primarily influence […]

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  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals

    “All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments,” proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st–2nd century CE), the Roman poet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Treasure the emotional connections to the clothes you have and style could be a whole lot more sustainable

    With January sales around the corner, another flood of unwanted clothes risks drowning our wardrobes and the planet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical?’

    It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can “Star Trek” teach us anything about the economics of our own society?This post was originally published on this site

Highlights

  • Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates
  • AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data
  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals
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  • Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it
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  • ‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer
  • Early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • Citizens have greater trust in parliaments with higher female representation, new research finds
  • There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
  • Hidden bias gives ‘swing state’ voters more influence over US trade policy
  • Report challenges climate change as sole trigger of Syrian Civil War, exposing governance failures in drought response
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