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Preservationists race to capture cultural monuments with 3D images

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imageEntrance to the gate of Nimrod, destroyed by the IS group and digitally reconstructed as part of Project Mosul.Model by ruimx from photos at projectmosul.org

In March 2001, the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, two of the tallest Buddha sculptures in the world. This horrific attack on an important and beautiful example of the...

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Trump's rhetoric may topple adage that there's no such thing as bad publicity

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Is there such a thing as bad publicity?

Donald Trump’s campaign appears to be a test case in whether this old adage is true or not. His business interests are intricately linked to the Trump brand, which has been taking a hit as a result of his more extreme statements and proposals on the campaign trail.

At least in terms of political support,...

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The heavy price we pay for 'free' Wi-Fi

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For many years, New York City has been developing a “free” public Wi-Fi project. Called LinkNYC, it is an ambitious effort to bring wireless Internet access to all of the city’s residents.

This is the latest in a longstanding trend in which companies offer ostensibly free Internet-related products and services, such as social...

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Direct democracy may be key to a happier American democracy

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Is American democracy still “by the people, for the people?”

According to recent research, it may not be. Martin Gilens at Princeton University confirms that the wishes of the American working and middle class play essentially no role in our nation’s policy making. A BBC story rightly summarized this with the headline: US Is an...

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Introducing The Conversation US' Founding University Partners

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Today we are delighted to announce that 19 U.S. research universities are joining our supporting foundations as Founding Partners of The Conversation US.

These universities are a combination of public and private universities, large and small. They believe in our mission to bring the important research taking place on university campuses out into...

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Piping as poison: the Flint water crisis and America's toxic infrastructure

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imageUp until the 1940s, as much as half of U.S. water piping from main lines was made of lead. Thomashawk/flickr, CC BY-NC

As the crisis over the water in Flint, Michigan, rolls on, we’re learning more and more about the irresponsibility and callousness of officials and politicians in charge.

The mix of austerity politics, environmental racism and...

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Has the economy lost its influence on Turkey's foreign policy?

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Turkey has become one of America’s most vital partners in the Middle East in promoting stability and growth in the region and a key ally in the West’s fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS.

This is partly because of its status as the only majority-Muslim member of NATO, but also because at the start of the 21st century, Turkey began...

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How studying the old drawings and writings of kids can change our view of history

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imageIn the late 19th century, three brothers from New Hampshire drew uniforms for the military troops of their imaginary world.Amherst College

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”

This line, from 1 Corinthians, still sums up how we tend...

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Building climate resilience in cities: lessons from New York

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imageEarth's city lightsNASA Visible Earth

We live in an urbanizing world. Up to two-thirds of the world’s population – some six billion people – may live in cities by 2050.

Cities have emerged as first responders to climate change because they experience the impacts of natural disasters firsthand and because they produce up to 70...

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