When a protest by angry traders about what they see as the Islamic Republic’s poor handling of the economy morphed into a national uprising across Iran, the authorities moved quickly to shut down the internet. It’s a tactic the regime has used…
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Iran: How the Islamic Republic uses internet shutdowns as a tool of repression
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The breakthrough that makes robot faces feel less creepy
When people talk face to face, nearly half of their attention is drawn to the movement of the lips. Despite this, robots still have great difficulty moving their mouths in a convincing way. Even the most advanced humanoid machines often rely on…
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Opinion: China's new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country's declining fertility rate
Once the world’s most populous nation, China is now among the many Asian countries struggling with anemic fertility rates. In an attempt to double the country’s rate of 1.0 children per woman, Beijing is reaching for a new tool: taxes on condoms,…
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In Pursuit of a Psychedelic Without the Hallucination
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Psilocybin—the psychedelic ingredient found in some “magic”…
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Beyond depression symptoms: the default mode network as a predictor of antidepressant response
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This study included four data sets for major depression (mddrest, SAINT, Xijing_KG and Xijing_QG). All participants provided written informed consent at their local institution. Further study details are provided in the online…
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Advancing implementation of behavioural medicine in cardiovascular care
Martin, S. S. et al. 2024 heart disease and stroke statistics: a report of US and global data from the American Heart Association. Circulation 149, e347–e913 (2024).
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