Iran’s clerics push unproven Islamic Covid cures in a wave of anti-science hostility –...
In late January 2020, the Iranian cleric Abbas Tabrizian publicly set fire to a copy of “Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine,” a foundational text for doctors around the world. It was...
Christian nationalism and the far right – MinnPost
Wikimedia CommonsSophie Scholl in 1942Sophie Scholl was beheaded by guillotine in Munich, Germany at the age of 21.
Her crime? Speaking out against the Aryan white supremacy of the Nazi regime.
It was...
Shaw: Avoid the chaos candidates – INFORUM
As a reporter with the Fargo school beat for 22 years, and as a parent with three children who attended Fargo schools, I have had a front row seat to see...
Are jokesters screwing up our data on gay teenagers? – The Daily Progress
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Teens are mischievous, not to be trusted. You’ve probably heard the trope before –...
The Personal Works of Samuel R. Delany – The New Yorker
The “Carte Blanche” film series at MOMA, programmed by the prodigious science-fiction writer Samuel R. Delany, concludes this week with two personal works. He discusses his childhood in Harlem and his life...
ICAM program schedule, June 19 – June 25, 2022 – The Local Ne.ws
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ICAM Public ChannelComcast Ch. 9 and Verizon Ch. 33¸ Sunday, June 19, 20227:30 a.m. Let’s Visit Charleston10 a.m. First...
Sport’s fairness vs inclusivity debate rages on – newframe.com
What is the purpose of elite sport? After all, organised games of any sort can be rendered meaningless if you pull at the thread for long enough. But to paraphrase the...
As monkeypox cases spread, AIDs epidemic history surfaces old wounds – USA TODAY
As monkeypox cases spread, AIDs epidemic history surfaces old woundsNews Sports Entertainment Life Money Tech Travel Opinion Those who lived through the peak of HIV see a lack of progress in...
When Will Science Tell Us Exactly What’s Wrong With Homophobic People? – IN Magazine
Is some homophobia self-phobia? By Paul Gallant Years ago, researchers and armchair commentators liked to bat around the question of what causes homosexuality. It wasn’t just a part of the personal...
From COVID-19 to the common cold: UBC scientists identify broadly … – UBC News
Researchers at UBC’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that shows early promise at halting infections from a range of coronaviruses, including all variants of SARS-CoV-2 and the common cold.
Dr....
Opinion: Roe v. Wade is gone. What will be next? – The Globe and...
Abortion-rights protesters participate in a candlelight vigil for reproductive freedom and abortion rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2022.Gemunu Amarasinghe/The Associated PressMaxwell Mak is associate professor...
This Palestinian rapper and Jewish mother live in the same Israeli city, but are...
The TelegraphNicola Sturgeon cancels lockdown easing in Glasgow amid Indian variant fearsNicola Sturgeon has cancelled the easing of lockdown in Glasgow on Monday following evidence the more transmissible Indian Covid variant...
Young scientist proposes safety nets for digital workers – manilastandard.net
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“Their talents will just be put to waste when they work as trolls. We can contribute...
Erasure of bisexual men is common, even among gay and lesbian people, according to...
Erasure of bisexual men is common, even among other people in the LGBT+ community, according to new research.The study, published in the European Journal for Social Psychology, found that most people...
Why Did Dr. Lynn Webster Trash Dopesick? An Interview – American Council on Science...
I have to give Lynn Webster credit. I had planned to watch and critique Dopesick, but as I learned more and more about the maddening inaccuracies in the series, I became...
Longtime LGBTQ advocate Kathleen DeBold dies – Washington Blade
Jacob Nathaniel Pring, a D.C.-area LGBTQ rights advocate whose career included working as a mortgage loan officer and Lyft driver by day while organizing social events and parties at night and...
LGBTQ+ is a hormonal disorder – Koku Anyidoho – GhanaWeb
Former NDC Deputy General Secretary, Koku Anyidoho • Koku Anydoho believes LGBTQ+ traits can be reversed medically• The former NDC Deputy Organiser has declared support for the anti • LGBTQ+...
The top aviation museums in America – We Are The Mighty
America’s rich aviation history is undeniable. The first airplane ever flown came from the U.S., and the first moonwalk was an American as well. It’s no wonder the country is...
Sarah O’Brien and Beverly Badger – WXXI News
Recorded July 9, 2021Rochester, NY00:01Hi, I'm Sarah, and I'm here with my mom from Rochester, New York. And Mom, how are you?00:09I'm Beverly, and I live in Honeoye, New York.00:14And we're...
15 things to do in Calgary this weekend: October 14 to 16 | Listed...
As we head towards Halloween there are lots of things to do in Calgary, including a number of scary activities and family-friendly events to check out.One of the biggest comedians on...
The last thing LGBTQ2 Canadians need is MPs misquoting scripture at them – iPolitics.ca
It was only a matter of time before the absurd remarks of Conservative MP Tamara Jansen went viral on social media, and it was entirely justified.
Addressing a Liberal bill aimed at...
Investigation into monkeypox outbreak in England: technical briefing 5 – GOV.UK
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is working with the NHS and the public health agencies of the 4 nations to investigate the monkeypox outbreak. This briefing is produced to share...
Conservatives target school books confronting race, sex and gender – The Washington Post
Pérez said she hears from readers who, like her, have experienced sexual abuse: In “Out of Darkness,” she said, they can see their suffering but also a character who “reclaims her...
Dr. Caitlin Bernard, Who Provided Abortion to Ohio 10-Year Old, Speaks Out and Pays...
Three weeks before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, donned her white lab coat, put her infant daughter into a front-pack baby carrier and...
Scientific journal purges anti-gay UW-Madison paper published in 1951 – Madison.com
.tnt-restrict-img-7334d664-6c2d-5fa6-a0f5-439a963d3ade { max-width: 1765px; } UW-Madison recently opened a new Gender and Sexuality Campus Center inside...
Maine Gov. Mills responds to ad alleging policies are linked to sexually explicit books...
Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, is under fire with a conservative political action committee that announced a $600,000 TV ad buy last month alleging her policies are behind hyper-sexual content taught in...
Admit it: monkeypox is kind of funny – The Spectator Australia
When monkeypox crept onto the scene last month, with a handful of confirmed cases in the US, it seemed too absurd to be taken seriously by anyone who’d been paying attention...
Jim Kolbe, alumnus and former U.S. Congressman, dies at 80 – Northwestern Now
James T. Kolbe ’65 — a former U.S. Representative from Arizona, Navy veteran and Northwestern alumnus who was the second openly gay Republican in Congress — died Dec. 3, 2022, at...
UGA task force to look for lessons learned during pandemic – WGAU
As the University of Georgia prepares for a full return to normal campus operations this fall, it is also looking back to identify how lessons learned from a year and a half...
Professors Discuss the History Behind Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Dobbs Decisions –...
In early-modern Europe, while you wouldn't see a lot of people who were "pro-choice in the same way a person might be today," Roberts said, abortion was tolerated—in...
‘An Endangered Species’: The Scarcity of Harvard’s Conservative Faculty | News – Harvard Crimson
Government professor Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. ’53 is widely known on campus as the default example of a conservative faculty member at Harvard.According to Mansfield, this is not because his views...
Creep of the Week: Liz Cheney – Out In Jersey
Liz Cheney I know it’s all the rage to point to her as the one reasonably sane Republican in a sea of seditious liars, but it’s just not that simple.
First of...
Gender-affirming care for trans youths: What does science say? – Medical News Today
To mark International Transgender Day of Visibility, Medical News Today spoke to several mental health professionals and a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ people to see if science fully backs gender-affirming...
The Point, Sept. 8, 2022: Parents of Gainesville child who shot himself face multiple...
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. • WUFT News: Police arrest parents of toddler who accidentally shot self. “Police identified the parents as...
Thirteen Badgers recognized among Wisconsin’s Most Influential … – UW-Madison
Thirteen UW–Madison community members were recognized in Madison365’s annual list of “Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders” for 2022.
A nonprofit online news publication, Madison365 has published annual power lists recognizing Wisconsin leaders...