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A new study found that smarter people tend to care less about empathy. It's more complicated than it sounds.

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(Inset) A diamond ring on a woman's hand; a giggling little girl covering her mouth

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A first grader's love triangle just ended with a real diamond and one very stunned mom

Artificial intelligence (AI), Television, Superman, Film, Animals, Bears, Dogs, Hollywood, CGI, Lassie Come Home, Sea lions, Filmmaking, Movies, Hawks, Actors, Show business, PETA

Bear trainer Doug Seus plays with Bart the Bear, who’s appeared in over 20 TV shows and films.

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Animals

Do animals have a future on Hollywood sets?

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A woman drinks bottled water

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Surprising study says water might actually not be the best way to stay hydrated

Microbiology, Gut microbiome, Aging, Inflammation, Microbiome, Microbes, Longevity, Gut microbes
Health

Your gut microbes can be anti-aging – scientists are uncovering how to keep your microbiome youthful

The fountain of youth might be in your belly.

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Culture

I asked students whether they’d want to be teachers? They quickly responded, ‘Why would I?’

Students see first hand what is expected of school teachers and they don't like what they see.

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Work & Money

Career expert shares 3 secret LinkedIn hacks to help people find a new job much faster

Get more interviews and filter out ghost jobs.

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Science

Scientists find a way to plant ideas in dreams through sound cues to improve problem solving

The results the following day were remarkable.

Culture

Dr. Cortney Warren, relationship advice, Harvard psychologist, building trust, healthy communication, romance tips, non-verbal cues, marriage success, intimacy, partnership

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These seven simple phrases could be the secret to deepening trust and romance in your relationship

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Pregnant diver jumps in to help a bleeding dolphin near her boat. Then, the entire pod surrounded her.

Cities, Politics, US politics, Mayors, Polarization, Partisanship, Local counties, Nonpartisanship

Local officials get to participate in events such as ribbon cuttings, celebrating projects they may have helped make happen.

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Politics

Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable

Heroes

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(L) A pitbull on a leash; (R) Paramedics look after an injured woman

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Pit bulls saves unconscious couple after flagging down a stranger

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NBA legend Michael Jordan opens up fourth North Carolina health clinic for the uninsured

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Pizza will find a way.

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Employee scolded for buying homeless man a pizza, customer came up with an idea to help

Money

Motherhood, Safety net, Income inequality, Denmark, Gender inequality, Scandinavia, Government benefits, Mothers Day, Mother's Day, motherhood penalty

A Danish mom drops her young son at his school in Copenhagen.

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Family

Denmark’s generous parental leave policies erase eighty percent of the ‘motherhood penalty’

Race, Income, Safety net, Martin Luther King Day, Universal basic income (UBI), Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK), Affordability, Guaranteed income, Social programs, Universal basic income

Martin Luther King Jr. became involved not just in fights over racial equality but also economic hardship.

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Culture

Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income

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Giving a secondhand gift is more thoughtful than one would think.

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Money

People now say that secondhand gifts are classier than those that are brand new

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A rideshare driver is pointing out that Uber is treating both drivers and riders unfairly.

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Money

Man breaks down how much he makes from Uber, enraging both drivers and passengers

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No more new pennies.

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Money

After over 230 years, we say goodbye to the penny. Here’s how much it cost to make one.

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How much of this juice is "made with real fruit" anyway?

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Money

Experts and consumers reveal 11 marketing terms and phrases that mean absolutely nothing

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Tax pros share 5 weird things they've seen people try to write off.

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Money

Tax pros share the 5 'craziest,' 'dumbest' things they've seen people try to write off

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Your tipping generosity might be related to your generation.

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Money

Are you a good tipper? Turns out your generation might have something to do with it.

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Young people are confused by these frugal habits of older people.

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Money

4 frugal habits of older generations that younger people find weird or obsolete

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History

Recreating the smells of history

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A bamboo forest.

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Environment

Plastic pollution is a global mess and bamboo could be our way to dig out of it

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Analyzing the times you pass gas helps scientists study gut bacteria.

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Science

Scientists invent 'smart' underwear that tracks gut bacteria health through your farts

History, Archaeology, Mummy, Ancient Egypt, 3D scanning, Artifacts, Museum collections Egyptology, Provenance, Digital archaeology

The 3D scan of a mask fragment matches up with the scan of a different well-preserved mask.

History

3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

memory loss reversal, FTL1 protein, brain health, cognitive decline, UCSF research, aging breakthroughs, MIND diet, neuroscience, alzheimers prevention, neuroplasticity

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Scientists say reducing one brain protein may reverse age-related memory loss

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An older man writes in his journal

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His memory resets every 30 seconds. A look inside his 1990 diary shows what he never forgot.

Charity, Volunteering, Hunger, Gentrification, Homelessness, Philadelphia, Business, Nonprofits, Opioid crisis, Philanthropy and nonprofits, Case study, Local, soup kitchen, Uncommon Courses, Kensington, Character virtue

Guests line up for a hot meal at St. Francis Inn on Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia.

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Culture

How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

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We may have found the creature responsible for our jaws.

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Science

New Arctic fossils could be the ancestor of all creatures that have jaws

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New tiny dinosaur dropped!

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Science

New species of chicken-sized dinosaur in Spain is changing the history of evolution

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