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TheConversationUS, to history
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It stands as the crowning achievement of Western classical music.

200 years ago today, Beethoven premiered his instantly beloved Symphony No. 9 in D minor.

Widely praised as a groundbreaking composition, the symphony has and continues to influence artists across the cultural spectrum, and to spark joy.

https://theconversation.com/beethovens-ninth-symphony-at-200-revolutionary-work-of-art-has-spawned-two-centuries-of-joy-goodwill-and-propaganda-221734
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You can’t be healthy without good oral health. That’s an old idea in .

But still today, millions of Americans don’t get basic tooth cleanings and checkups – and Medicare’s coverage for dental care is practically nothing.
https://theconversation.com/caring-for-older-americans-teeth-and-gums-is-essential-but-medicare-generally-doesnt-cover-that-cost-225345

TheConversationUS, to Health
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Using products like ‘dabs’, powders or vaping cannabis concentrates can be even more dangerous than smoking weed for young people and their developing brains.

It’s like what they say about alcohol:
Most people know that a 12-ounce beer is much less potent than 12 ounces of vodka. Cannabis in smoked form is closer to beer, while a cannabis concentrate is more like vodka. Neither is safe for an adolescent, but one is even more dangerous.
https://theconversation.com/cannabis-legalization-has-led-to-a-boom-in-potent-forms-of-the-drug-that-present-new-hazards-for-adolescents-219779

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“Extreme downpours” such as caused flooding in Houston are only going to get more common. University of Michigan experts who specialized in projects that can reduce the harm of future climate disasters look at what cities can do to protect citizens and property:

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Planetary scientists have taken what they know about Mars’s atmosphere and applied that model to Venus – giving new insights into how hydrogen disappeared from the planet most similar to Earth
https://theconversation.com/venus-is-losing-water-faster-than-previously-thought-heres-what-that-could-mean-for-the-early-planets-habitability-229342

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Making good decisions takes a bit of work and thinking.
Many people don’t do that.
AI is often trained on the results of those hasty decisions.
So relying on AI is going to result in even worse decisions – and also take away a uniquely human ability.
https://theconversation.com/the-hidden-risk-of-letting-ai-decide-losing-the-skills-to-choose-for-ourselves-227311

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To make the moon a graveyard goes against the beliefs of various human religions.

Here’s a look at what believers would say about this winter’s attempt to send a probe holding the remains of paying customers to the lunar surface

https://theconversation.com/why-having-human-remains-land-on-the-moon-poses-difficult-questions-for-members-of-several-religions-221399
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Almost 40% of vehicles on the road in the early 1900s were electric.

So while EV sales have been soaring recently, it’s not because the idea is new. It’s because of a confluence of improved infrastructure, improved technology, and the right mix of government incentives and regulations.

An expert on entrepreneurship looks at the factors:
https://theconversation.com/electric-vehicles-are-suddenly-hot-but-the-industry-has-traveled-a-long-road-to-relevance-219315

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Many media outlets are paying a lot more attention to arrests than to the actual demands of protesters.

US media largely ignored campus protests until encampments (and police clearing of encampments) got going, fitting in with a general pattern, according to a researcher who studies how journalists cover protest movements:
https://theconversation.com/media-coverage-of-campus-protests-tends-to-focus-on-the-spectacle-rather-than-the-substance-229172
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Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be hurting your sleep quality, according to new research.

Good news for cat people: The research team found no evidence for a negative effect on sleep when co-sleeping with cats.
https://theconversation.com/could-sharing-a-bedroom-with-your-pets-be-keeping-you-from-getting-a-good-nights-sleep-226216

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If all goes well on Monday, two astronauts will blast off into space on ’s spacecraft.

And it’s a big deal – this long-delayed mission will represent the vehicle’s first crewed launch. If successful, it will give NASA – and in the future, space tourists – more options for getting to low Earth orbit.

https://theconversation.com/boeings-starliner-is-about-to-launch-if-successful-the-test-represents-an-important-milestone-for-commercial-spaceflight-228862

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Once upon a time, romance novels from major U.S. publishers featured only heterosexual couples. Today, the 5 biggest publishers regularly release same-sex love stories
https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-the-astonishing-rise-in-lgbtq-romance-literature-223159
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In Philadelphia – the poorest major city in the U.S. – the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for the past 15 years.

It’s not that Philadelphians haven’t tried to change things – but they consistently face pushback from the state legislature.
https://theconversation.com/philadelphias-minimum-wage-has-been-stuck-at-7-25-an-hour-since-2009-heres-why-efforts-to-raise-it-have-failed-223609

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A recent study finds that cats are a lot less disruptive of sleep than dogs.

What's your experience? https://theconversation.com/could-sharing-a-bedroom-with-your-pets-be-keeping-you-from-getting-a-good-nights-sleep-226216

TheConversationUS, to psychology
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There’s an important gap between “hope” and “optimism.”

Hope is not just about looking on the bright side. It plays the long game: enduring suffering with integrity.

It’s something Martin Luther King understood when he said “I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.” But hope makes us act, anyway.

https://theconversation.com/hope-is-not-the-same-as-optimism-a-psychologist-explains-just-look-at-mlks-example-226384
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Another mRNA win:

Scientists have developed a cancer vaccine that can deliver treatments more effectively in people who have brain cancer and teach their immune systems to fight back. They’ve tested it successfully in four people now, and are moving on to more testing.

https://theconversation.com/brain-cancer-in-children-is-notoriously-hard-to-treat-a-new-mrna-cancer-vaccine-triggers-an-attack-from-within-228666

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There’s a tiny but measurable threat posed by stellar cataclysms such as supernovae and related phenomena such as gamma-ray bursts.⁠

If close enough, these events can disturb telescopes and even damage the ozone layer.⁠
https://theconversation.com/exploding-stars-are-rare-but-emit-torrents-of-radiation-if-one-happened-close-enough-to-earth-it-could-threaten-life-on-the-planet-224720

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Negative experiences like being 'breadcrumbed', 'ghosted' or 'orbited' on online dating apps take a toll 💔

The fact is online dating can be especially stressful. Here's some evidence-based advice on how to cope from a psychotherapist, for whoever in your life could use it:
https://theconversation.com/ghosted-orbited-breadcrumbed-a-psychotherapist-breaks-down-some-perils-of-digital-dating-and-how-to-cope-225232

TheConversationUS, to USpolitics
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Something to remember as we all prepare for :

In the United States today, it can feel like conservatives and liberals are living in different realities. To build bridges, make the case about how issues affect us personally, not just how they play into our political arguments.

More, and the research behind this:
https://theconversation.com/making-it-personal-considering-an-issues-relevance-to-your-own-life-could-help-reduce-political-polarization-222831

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@tpanero I read the article differently: I think what it's saying is that discussing the impact of climate change on the grandchildren of the person you are talking to is a way to open a more effective dialogue than just talking about it in the abstract.

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Get ready for the future of transportation! One company hopes to test out its electric flying taxis at the Paris Olympics.

https://theconversation.com/electric-air-taxis-are-on-the-way-quiet-evtols-may-be-flying-passengers-as-early-as-2025-228664

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@hstaples I think the electric engines will be significantly quieter than the fossil-fuel powered ones -- at least that is what the proponents say.

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Today’s teens have new areas of risks in the digital world.

Here’s some advice from pediatricians who study child online behavior, including the nuanced policy choices that would actually be helpful:

https://theconversation.com/online-child-safety-laws-could-help-or-hurt-2-pediatricians-explain-whats-likely-to-work-and-what-isnt-226436

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At Columbia University and elsewhere, law enforcement is displaying a growing militarization when it's sent in against protesters, according to a criminal justice historian

https://theconversation.com/why-universities-turn-to-the-police-to-end-student-protests-and-why-that-can-spiral-out-of-control-229158
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In 1942, Japanese Americans were rounded up and sent to internment camps because of hyped up fears of ‘disloyalty’.
In 1944, thousands of young Japanese American men were drafted out of those camps and sent to fight for democracy.
Despite this, they fought gallantly, earning more than 14,000 medals.
Then veterans faced more prejudice when they returned home
https://theconversation.com/japanese-american-soldiers-in-world-war-ii-fought-the-axis-abroad-and-racial-prejudice-at-home-158512
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