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Voting Systems and the Condorcet Paradox
What is the best voting system? Voting seems relatively straightforward, yet four of the most widely used voting systems can produce four completely different winners.
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Inside a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon where Hamas is gaining popularity amid war
The killing of a top Hamas leader shook a Middle East already ten months into a brutal war. It has also galvanized Palestinian populations beyond Gaza and the West Bank, especially in Lebanon, long home to both political and armed groups...
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Getting a concealed gun permit in NYC remains a challenge despite Supreme Court ruling
In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down a century-old law in New York restricting who could carry a concealed gun. The landmark ruling was seen by Second Amendment supporters as a huge victory and by gun control advocates as opening the...
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Companies dig the deepest depths to mine valuable metals from the ocean floor
Mankind has mined the earth’s surface for thousands of years. Now there’s a furious race to find even more metal that will enable the world’s energy transition away from fossil fuels. In Papua New Guinea, one company is digging what may...
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Papua New Guinea locals concerned over deep-sea mining’s impact on culture and environment
The companies that create technology used on a daily basis often run into traditional cultures and the environment that sustains them. In a previous report, videographer Edward Kiernan and special correspondent Willem Marx introduced us...
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Papua New Guinea leaders struggle to monitor deep-sea mining activities off its coast
The kind of deep-sea mining that we've examined this week is only legally permitted inside a country's territorial waters. The only country on earth to allow it so far is Papua New Guinea. Videographer Edward Kiernan and special...
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Why rates of cancer among Millennials and Gen X are on the rise in America
While cancer deaths in the U.S. have decreased in recent years, experts say one group has seen an overall rise in cancer rates: younger Americans. William Brangham spoke with Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society, to learn...
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How some popular European destinations are trying to deter tourists from pouring in
Summer vacation time is fast vanishing, but this season was expected to break records worldwide, with billions of people breaking out their suitcases, sandals and swimsuits. But while tourism is a huge money maker, more destinations are...
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How Maternal Stress Can Affect Health of Unborn Children
Researchers are trying to better understand the biology of stress and its impact on child health. Now, data suggests those connections may form as early as the womb, with studies indicating frequent and prolonged adversity for pregnant...
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How Teenagers' Lack of Sleep is Taking a Toll on Their Mental Health
Research has found that teenagers should be getting eight to ten hours of sleep every night. But many are sleeping far less than that and nearly one in four also suffer from insomnia. William Brangham reports on why it's so hard for so...
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The Extinction That Never Happened
Natural history is full of living things that were long thought to have gone extinct only to show up again, alive and well. Paleontologists have a word for these kinds of organisms: They call them Lazarus taxa.
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Immigrant workers face routine injuries, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms
Advocates of legal immigration say foreign-born workers have long been a key factor in U.S. economic growth. But are they sharing in the benefits of their contributions? For more than a year, ProPublica has been investigating the harsh...
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App connects drivers with lawyers to de-escalate police interactions during traffic stops
The murder of George Floyd thrust Minnesota into the center of the debate over police misconduct. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, one effort coming out of that painful period hopes to make traffic stops safer. It’s part of the series,...
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Coping With Alzheimer's: A Mother & Daughter Portrait Of Long-Term Care
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, professional artist Mary Wyant slowly lost her ability to paint and the ability to take care of herself. Ray Suarez examines the story of Mary and her daughter Rebecca, who is now her mother's...
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Why a growing number of American men say they are in a ‘friendship recession’
American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. More than half of all men report feeling unsatisfied with the size of their friend groups....
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How ‘chatty benches’ are building connections and combating loneliness in Britain
Mental health experts believe one of the long-term consequences of lockdowns during the COVID pandemic is an increase in loneliness. In Britain, communities are trying to combat people’s isolation by introducing so-called chatty benches...
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Why the promise of police body cameras is falling well short of expectations
The use of police body cameras has become much more widespread in recent years with the hope that they will curb police violence and improve accountability. But a new investigation by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine found it...
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Political experts examine America’s divisions heading into 2024 election
All this year, Judy Woodruff has been exploring the deep divisions we see playing out every day in the country. She’s distilled much of that reporting into a special airing Tuesday night on PBS. For that, she recently sat down with a...
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How some evangelical leaders are combating political radicalization in their congregations
Evangelical Christian leaders have sounded the alarm in recent years about problems of polarization and radicalization in their churches. Laura Barrón-López spoke to one pastor trying to shift the conversation.
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New book details U.S. government’s UFO investigations and search for alien life
Since the 1940s, unidentified flying objects have been a part of our nation’s cultural phenomena. But for the U.S. government, UFOs have been a mystery and something the military has been investigating for decades. Amna Nawaz discussed...
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‘The World in a Wineglass’ explores state of wine production and future of industry
Many Americans likely paired their Thanksgiving meals with a nice bottle of wine. That's something that shouldn't be taken for granted because climate change is threatening wine production across the globe. Geoff Bennett spoke with one...
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Researchers find strong relationships protect long-term health and happiness
A decades-long Harvard study has concluded that good relationships and close friendships are the key to lifelong health and happiness. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical...
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How Muslim and Jewish faith groups are coming together during Israel-Hamas war
The conflict in the Middle East has been a fraught subject for decades, including in the U.S., and especially within American Jewish and Muslim communities. And for almost as long, interfaith groups have sought to bring those communities...
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A child psychologist’s advice for talking with kids about the Israel-Hamas war
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, news and social media have been filled with horrific images and stories of civilians killed, wounded and taken hostage. This information can be especially tough for kids to digest. Duke University...