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2025-04-01 @ 16.09.23 ∈ In English

Authoritarian narratives can shape Japanese public opinion, researchers find
Unlike a similar study conducted in Germany, where individuals with low political knowledge and strong authoritarian leanings were more vulnerable, Japanese respondents were broadly susceptible to illiberal narratives regardless of their political profile.
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2025-03-21 @ 19.50.54 ∈ In English

Antarctic bases are hotbeds of stress and violence; space stations could face the same challenges
Research suggests several psychological and social factors contribute to conflict in remote locations such as Antarctica. These include prolonged isolation, extreme environmental conditions, and the necessity of constant close contact.
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2024-09-14 @ 13.22.30 ∈ In English

(From 2023; Medium.com, eww)

AI and the American Smile
Why do you smile the way you do? A silly question, of course, since it’s only “natural” to smile the way you do, isn’t it? It’s common sense. How else would someone smile? As a person who was not born in the U.S., who immigrated here from the former Soviet Union, as I did, this question is not so simple.
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2024-09-13 @ 12.47.36 ∈ Suomeksi

Asiantuntija kertoo, miksi jättiyhtiö Unilever lähtee Venäjältä vasta nyt: ”Raja on ylittynyt”
[LUT-yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulun kansainvälisen liiketoiminnan professori Juha] Väätänen pitää todennäköisenä, että Unilever päätti vetäytyä Venäjältä nyt, koska yhtiön kokema mainehaitta Venäjällä toimimisesta on tehnyt liiketoiminnasta Venäjällä yhtiölle kannattamatonta.
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2024-07-19 @ 8.18.36 ∈ In English

The redpoll finch saga: How two bird species just became one
[The] hoary redpoll finch, a small, plump bird commonly found in the Arctic, will be reclassified as the same species as the common redpoll finch, a smaller bird found in similar habitats. This announcement came as a direct result of a CU Boulder-led study which found that, despite their different looks, very few genetic differences exist between the two types of birds.
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2024-06-24 @ 17.09.37 ∈ Suomeksi

Tajunnanvirtaa uraanista
Vaikka uraanin käyttö ydinvoimalaitosten polttoaineena on yleistä tietoa, aihepiirin ympärillä on myös paljon mystiikkaa ja epämääräisiä väitteitä. Tämä kirjoitus käsittelee uraania alkuaineena, sen tuotantoa, sekä käyttöä reaktoripolttoaineena.
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2024-04-09 @ 18.31.32 ∈ Suomeksi

Jimm’s PC Store myi tuhansia drooneja, jotka saattoivat päätyä Venäjälle
Jimm’s PC Store on myynyt tuhansia drooneja yritykselle, joka tuomittiin puolustustarvikkeiden maastavientirikoksesta. Droonien epäillään päätyneen Venäjälle.
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2024-04-02 @ 11.07.11 ∈ In English

Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary | Hakai Magazine
If Great Salt Lake were to disappear, an annual five million tonnes of farmed fish and shrimp could disappear with it. That’s roughly equal to the wild seafood the United States and Canada combined manage to catch in a year.
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2024-03-14 @ 19.10.52 ∈ In English

Researchers: Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests, but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
Most of Europe’s natural ecosystems have been lost over the centuries. However, a sizeable amount of natural old forest still exists, especially in the north. These “old-growth” forests are exceptionally valuable as they tend to host more species, store more carbon, and are more resilient to environmental change.