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How the Gun Became Integral to the Self-Identity of Millions of Americans

The firearm as a totemlike symbol of personal identity emerged from the psychological insecurities of former enslavers after the Civil War.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamMar 31st, 2023

Banned in Brazil: The world is moving toward greater regulation of social media, experts say

Brazil's recent ban of X may seem antithetical to Americans' notion of the First Amendment and the idea of the internet as a "marketplace of ideas" where the good ultimately overshadows the bad and the ugly......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Veza and HashiCorp join forces to help prevent credential exposure

Veza announced a partnership with HashiCorp to deliver an integrated solution for solving modern identity security challenges. Together, the Veza Access Platform and HashiCorp Vault empower joint customers to strengthen their identity security postur.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Decoding the language of cells with the power of proteomics

Hundreds of millions of years ago, single cells joined forces to become multicellular organisms. At the foundation of this multicellular world is the cell surface: the plasma membrane surrounding each cell, where individual units meet and communicate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa could triple by 2060, warns report

Tens of millions of women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa will experience catastrophic levels of intimate partner violence because the world is failing to make progress on the climate crisis, according to new projections by UNFPA, the UN sexual and r.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

City light pollution is shrinking spiders" brains, new study finds

As darkness falls, the nocturnal half of the animal kingdom starts its day. Nocturnal species are perfectly adapted to navigate and survive the dark of night that has existed for countless millions of years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

STEM afterschool programs" benefits extend to friend groups

Research has established that youth participation in science-focused afterschool clubs leads to a higher science identity—or seeing oneself as a science kind of person or as a scientist—and that peers exert influence over interests, even in acade.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Voting as a social determinant of health

Approximately 244 million Americans will have the opportunity to vote in the 2024 elections. In the 2020 election, an unprecedented 67 percent of those eligible turned out to vote. If turnout reaches that level again, it will result in over 162 milli.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Audit warns costs for NASA"s new Artemis launcher could balloon to $2.7 billion

NASA's second mobile launcher needed for future missions in the Artemis program is already years late and millions over budget, and NASA's Office of the Inspector General warns it could get even worse......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Apple @ Work Podcast: The future of identity on macOS at work

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & p.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Ping Identity strengthens security for federal agencies and government suppliers

Ping Identity announced the addition of key identity capabilities to its FedRAMP High & DoD IL5 offerings. With Ping Government Identity Cloud, federal agencies and government suppliers now have access to capabilities that enable them to boost compli.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Apple lobbyists helped kill child online safety bill

Apple may be adding new ways to combat smartphone addiction, but it's also spending millions on lobbying regulators to limit what it's required to do with the iPhone and App Store.Apple Mall of LouisianaAccording to the Wall Street Journal, multiple.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

How "collecting fog" could help solve global drinking water problems

UNSW experts say creating water from the air around us could be a significant tool in meeting the needs of millions of people around the world......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 2nd, 2024

Agatha All Along’s latest teaser hints at one character’s true identity

"This journey... it's a death wish." Kathryn Hahn reprises her WandaVision role as Agatha Harkness in the spinoff series Agatha All Along. Disney introduced the poster and first full trailer for Agatha All Along during its annual D2.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 31st, 2024

Study reveals key strategies to combat urban heat vulnerability

A QUT study analyzing five decades of research and thousands of studies has identified five critical areas needed to tackle urban heat vulnerability (UHV), a growing issue impacting millions in increasingly heat-prone cities......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

How the world of rally racing helps Subaru of America connect and engage with customers, fans

Subaru of America's marketing goes beyond love, dogs and safety. An integral component is derived from its motorsports footprint but especially rally racing......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Illuminating the unavoidable imperfections of nanostructures

A new study by a collaborative team from the University of Twente and the e-Science Center in Amsterdam compares the transmission of light through a utopian model with a real 3D nanostructure. These nanostructures are integral to our daily technologi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Study uses a gambling framework to show how past regrets can be viewed differently moving forward

When reflecting on one's life, it is not uncommon to say something along the lines of, "No regrets." It's seen routinely in popular culture, and the social media hashtag #noregrets is featured on millions of posts across Instagram and X, formerly kno.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Why Americans do political speeches so well (and debates so badly)

The recent Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a showcase of impressive speeches. Presidential nominee Kamala Harris jupstified the newfound enthusiasm of Democrats with a strong acceptance speech, but even she couldn't match the oratorical.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

NASA"s Roman Space Telescope to investigate galactic fossils

The universe is a dynamic, ever-changing place where galaxies are dancing, merging together, and shifting appearance. Unfortunately, because these changes take millions or billions of years, telescopes can only provide snapshots, squeezed into a huma.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Avian flu has infected dairy cows in more than a dozen states—a microbiologist explains how the virus is spreading

The current strain of avian flu, H5N1, is responsible for the culling of millions of domestic birds and has sickened more than a dozen farmworkers in 2024, most recently in Colorado......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024