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Watch the Growth of the World’s 10 Largest Economies over the Last 60 Years 0
- Economics
- December 17, 2018
In economics, GDP (gross domestic product) is defined as “the total value of goods produced and services provided” in a nation in a given year. If you’re not a student or teacher of economics, you probably don’t hear a lot about GDP unless it happens to be trending the wrong way and a nation finds
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Just Because We Can Create Genetically Modified Babies Doesn’t Mean We Should 0
- Culture
- December 17, 2018
Two remarkable things took place last month in the world of biotechnology: A Chinese doctor claimed to have created two genetically modified human embryos who were successfully nurtured to birth, and the worldwide scientific community roundly rejected this experiment as a violation of ethics. In turn, the Chinese government condemned the doctor and called for an immediate investigation. At issue is
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What Will and Kate’s Christmas Card Teaches about Marriage and Family 0
- Culture
- December 14, 2018
‘Tis the season for families to send Christmas greetings, and the British royals are no exception. The Kensington Palace Twitter account released the Christmas photos of the various branches of the royal family, and as The Telegraph explains, the difference between Will and Kate’s and Harry and Meghan’s photos is rather striking: “The Duke and
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Worry Over Kids’ Excessive Smartphone Use is More Justified Than Ever Before 0
- Culture
- December 14, 2018
Parents who fear their kids are spending too much time in front of screens now have more reason for concern. New research funded by the National Institutes of Health found brain changes among kids using screens more than seven hours a day and lower cognitive skills among those using screens more than two hours a
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School Bans Designer Coats in Order to ‘Poverty Proof’ Campus 0
- Culture
- December 14, 2018
Winter is coming, and colder temperatures mean that our coats and scarves have been pulled from their summer resting places and put to good use once more. But if you’re a parent in the United Kingdom, you might want to think twice before you send your kids off to school in their favorite winter coats.
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The People of Venezuela Are Starving. Why Did Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Support Their Oppressors?1
- Culture
- December 14, 2018
Would you use a doctor or dentist who didn’t believe in germ theory and used the same instruments all day without sterilizing them? What would you say if, when their patients developed infections, the doctor or dentist insisted he meant well and argued that capitalism, not germs, causes infections? Allowing such a practitioner to keep
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