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How to stay safe during heat waves – and the heat stroke warning signs
(THE CONVERSATION) Beach trips, cookouts and other outdoor activities are in full swing as summer arrives and the first widespread heat wave of 2025 hits the U.S.
For many people, summer is their favorite time of year. However, summer also brings the risk of dangerously high temperatures.
In the U.S., hundreds of people work ... (full story)
How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage
(THE CONVERSATION) Over the past decade, health insurance companies have increasingly embraced the use of artificial intelligence algorithms. Unlike doctors and hospitals, which use AI to help diagnose and treat patients, health insurers use these algorithms to decide whether to pay for health care treatments and services that are r ... (full story)
US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel's strikes on Tehran
(THE CONVERSATION) Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the Shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citiz ... (full story)
Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
(THE CONVERSATION) Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to the country's crucial founding document, the Declaration of Independence. Whether Republican or Democrat or independent, some will say – with reverence – that adherence to the values expressed in the declaration is what makes them Amer ... (full story)
Your brain learns from rejection − here's how it becomes your compass for connection
(THE CONVERSATION) Imagine finding out your friends hosted a dinner party and didn't invite you, or that you were passed over for a job you were excited about. These moments hurt, and people often describe rejection in the language of physical pain.
While rejection can be emotionally painful, it can also teach us something.
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