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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. If you’ve ever found yourself crying at a movie, you ...

We are already witnessing the dangers of this decline in empathy in various aspects of society—whether in politics, economic policies, corporate greed, or the increasing desensitization to human ...

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Jacinda Ardern was the prime minister of New Zealand from October 2017-January 2023. During her tenure, after the Christchurch Mosque shootings, New Zealand passed restrictions on semiautomatic ...