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A misleading portrayal of women’s equality in science (letter)

[ad_1] To the Editor: Your recent article, “Research Finds No Gender Bias in Academic Science,” by Katherine Knott, provokes with a title that doesn’t accurately reflect the actual results of the research your article describes. But more importantly, the underlying research itself, because of its “adversarial collaborative” approach, is constrained in what conclusions it was …

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Collin College should just clean up its act (letter)

[ad_1] To the Editor: As widely reported in the academic press, Collin College is the subject of a report by an investigative committee of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) documenting egregious violations of academic freedom in the termination of three professors for speaking freely and criticizing institutional policies. In response to the report, …

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Your Worst Nightmare: The Reason We Experience Terrifying Dreams

[ad_1] Darkness swirls.  The hairy legs of a tarantula crawl across your face. A slithering snake encircles your legs. Fins circle you, slowly getting closer and closer as you tread deep, murky water.  Your teeth fall from your mouth in a shower of enamel. You’re standing in front of a huge crowd in nothing but …

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Korg Berlin shows off a prototype ‘acoustic synthesizer’ | Engadget

[ad_1] The idea of an acoustic synthesizer might sound like an oxymoron, but it’s exactly the sort of unexpected concepts that Korg Berlin was created to pursue. This independent, R&D-focused division was cofounded in 2020 by Maximilian Rest and Tatsuya Takahashi, the man behind the Volcas, Minilogue and countless other modern classics. But it has …

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Best Games on Xbox Game Pass: FIFA 23, Shadowrun Trilogy and More

[ad_1] Subscribing to Xbox Game Pass is almost essential for Xbox owners. The service, which runs $10 to $15 a month, not only includes a large, ever-changing catalog of games to download and play, but also bundles access to online multiplayer services. Each month, Microsoft adds new games to the service. Read more: Best Game Subscription Services …

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Former ByteDance exec claims company used bots to inflate TikTok engagement | Engadget

[ad_1] TikTok is still fighting to remain operational in the United States, but a new lawsuit could complicate things even further for the company. A former ByteDance executive has alleged TikTok’s owner used bots and stolen content to inflate the app’s engagement. The lawsuit, filed by former head of engineering Yintao Yu and reported by …

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Google Confirms Wear OS 4 Along With New Gmail, Calendar and Backup Features

[ad_1] Google’s Wear OS 3 is getting new features from Google itself along with third-party apps and — later this year — a major update to Wear OS 4. Announced Wednesday during Google I/O, the watch operating system will be getting more integrations with Google services like Gmail, Calendar and Google Home. Many of these …

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