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Silly Astrology Myths You Could Do Without
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ASTROLOGY

Silly Astrology Myths You Could Do Without

Astrology is one of the most fascinating branches of science, which is also called a pseudoscience by many. However, whether it's an art, science or pseudoscience is still open to debate. Here are 7 silly myths about astrology that need debunking. 1) It's Hogwash People who don't believe in astrology, mainly the new age scientists, who don't believe planetary positions and cosmic objects can determine a person's future, call astrology a pseudoscience. However, even they don't have an explanation as why some people act in a certain way, get certain things only on certain days. Answers to this question can only be found in astrology and hence the biggest myth 'astrology is pseudoscience' is debunked here. 2) Astrologers are charlatans People say that astrologers simply do some face read...
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By Giving Money Without Lots Of Obligations Some Funders Are Embracing ‘Trust-Based Philanthropy’
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BUSINESS, IN OTHER NEWS

By Giving Money Without Lots Of Obligations Some Funders Are Embracing ‘Trust-Based Philanthropy’

With most foundations, the board of directors and top executives set all funding priorities. Nonprofits seeking money from those funders, in turn, must demonstrate an intention to do work that conforms to those priorities. The same system prevails with many individual wealthy donors. Any nonprofit awarded a grant must follow the funder’s priorities and comply with all of its reporting requirements – which, with some foundations, can be very time-consuming. Funders, rather than the communities they aim to support, hold most of the power in this arrangement. That can steer priorities in the wrong direction because the organizations that deal primarily or exclusively with those issues are probably more aware of what’s going on and what works best. I’m studying the growing number of foundat...
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Without Stopping Putin’s Assault On Ukraine – Economic Sanctions May Make Russians’ Lives Worse
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POLITICS

Without Stopping Putin’s Assault On Ukraine – Economic Sanctions May Make Russians’ Lives Worse

The economic sanctions levied upon Russia as a consequence of its invasion of Ukraine target the Russian economy and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest personal and business associates. The goal is to alter domestic politics within Russia, ultimately stopping Putin’s aggression. Yet our research into how economic sanctions affect the behavior of dictators indicates the sanctions are likely to increase political repression in Russia and hurt average Russians’ economic security – without stopping Putin from pulverizing Ukraine. Personal rule Putin rules Russia with what political scientists like us call a personalist dictatorship. This term means that the leader has more power than the political party that backs him, and more than the military and security forces. In Russia, Putin ...
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Life Without Facebook: The Anti-Social Media Experiment
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SOCIETY

Life Without Facebook: The Anti-Social Media Experiment

  What that really means is getting off Facebook. While I have accounts on Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn, I rarely visit those sites. But Facebook is different. For some reason, even when I vow not to visit, it draws me in. Calls to me. Compels me to log in and browse my feed. And yet when I do, more often than not I walk away aggravated, not inspired. So why do I keep going back? I'm not sure, but it's definitely time to step back and re-evaluate. I joined Facebook in 2007 to keep an eye on my daughter when she went away to college. In 2008, like many other business owners, I began using it to market my business. I began amassing a huge friends list, accepting friend requests from everyone who sent me one. For awhile everything was hunky dory. Until it wasn't anymore. I'm not e...
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Without Human Help – Artisan Robots With AI Smarts Will Juggle Tasks, Choose Tools, Mix And Match Recipes And Even Order Materials
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WORK

Without Human Help – Artisan Robots With AI Smarts Will Juggle Tasks, Choose Tools, Mix And Match Recipes And Even Order Materials

Glenn S. Daehn, The Ohio State University Failure of a machine in a factory can shut it down. Lost production can cost millions of dollars per day. Component failures can devastate factories, power plants and battlefield equipment. To return to operation, skilled technicians use all the tools in their kit - machining, bending, welding and surface treating, making just the right part as quickly and as accurately as possible. But there’s a declining number of technicians with the right skills, and the quality of things made by hand is subject to the skills and mood of the artisan on the day the part is made. Both problems could soon be solved by artificially intelligent robotic technicians. These systems can take measurements; shape, cut or weld parts using varied tools; pass parts to spe...
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Mandela was a flawed icon. But without him South Africa would be a sadder place
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POLITICS

Mandela was a flawed icon. But without him South Africa would be a sadder place

I was one of the thousands who watched Nelson Mandela, the South African liberation struggle hero, leave prison on 11 February 1990, and then mount the podium in front of Cape Town’s City Hall, expressing the hope that the apartheid government would agree to negotiations so that there might no longer be the need for armed struggle against apartheid to continue. Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s freedom struggle icon and first black president, continues to be revered around the world. He said: Today, the majority of South Africans, black and white, recognise that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our decisive mass action … We have waited too long for our freedom. He appealed to white South Africans to join us in the safety of a new South Africa. The freedom movement is a politica...
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5 ways parents can motivate children at home during the pandemic – without nagging or tantrums
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SOCIETY

5 ways parents can motivate children at home during the pandemic – without nagging or tantrums

Parents have always helped with homework and made sure their children fulfill responsibilities like chores, but the extended and often unstructured time families are spending together during the current crisis creates new challenges. After a disaster like a hurricane or fire, establishing structure is important to keep consistency and maintain a sense of control for both parents and children. This includes creating a schedule and communicating clear expectations and guidelines on things such as screen time. But how do parents get children to follow the schedule and fulfill responsibilities without nagging and in a way that prevents blowups and tantrums? Wendy Grolnick, a psychologist and parenting expert who has worked with parents in disaster situations, has studied how parents can hel...
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