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Red button or blue button? What a viral question tells us about game theory and the state of the world

Everyone on earth takes a private vote by pressing a red or blue button. If more than 50% of people press the blue button, everyone survives. If less than 50% of people press the blue button, only people who pressed the red button survive. Which button would you press? BE…

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Chinese companies are increasingly taking on foreign governments. It’s not just the Port of Darwin

The Chinese-owned firm that operates the Port of Darwin isn’t happy about the federal government’s push to return it to an Australian owner. Now, the situation is escalating, with the stage set for an international legal showdown.

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Copyright law is being used to hide alleged animal abuse. Here’s what’s at stake

Over the decades, journalists and activist groups have revealed horrendous animal cruelty using covert recordings. A 2011 Four Corners investigation of abuse of Australian cattle in Indonesia is among the most well-known examples.

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Themes of peace and human dignity have been central to Pope Leo as he marks his first year in office

When he was elected pope on May 8, 2025, Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, greeted the crowd with Christ’s words to his disciples: “Peace be with you.”

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Canada’s fragmented electronic health records harm patients and cost taxpayers billions: New research

Canada’s health systems began shifting from paper charts to electronic health records decades ago. These records hold patients’ critical health information, including medications, diagnoses, clinical notes, test results, specialist consults and plans for care.

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Climate disasters don’t just destroy homes, they change lives forever. We spoke with cyclone survivors in Zimbabwe

When environmental hazards strike, the damage is usually counted in numbers: how many people died, how many homes were destroyed, how many people were displaced, and how much money it will take to rebuild.

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Nigeria’s budget is treated like a government secret: how an online public monitoring system could fight corruption

Nigerians have no reliable way of scrutinising the national budget. The citizen’s portal of the Nigerian Budget Office of the Federation is often offline, and when it is online, it is highly technical and difficult for ordinary citizens to understand.

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What’s stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: exams

Across Africa and beyond, education systems are shifting to curricula designed to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the books (and songs) that shape his politics

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a “people power” struggle by young Ugandans for democratic transition, he is a vocal critic of the regime.

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Chinese and Canadian approaches to math teaching have a lot to learn from each other

What kind of education best helps students learn math?

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Are we really programmed to be lazy?

For decades, psychology and neuroscience have suggested that if humans and animals naturally try to make as little effort as possible, it is because putting in the effort is not enjoyable.

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Wars destroy lives and the climate. Why aren’t we counting military emissions?

When delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, they scrutinized various sectors of the global economy for their contributions to rising greenhouse gases. Agriculture, aviation, steel, cement — all were on the table. One topic not discussed was war.

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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the load mothers carry — a burden that’s still being ignored today

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and brought into focus the ongoing disproportionate burden on mothers when it comes to household logistics, child care and financial inequity. It also revealed just how deeply embedded and structurally reinforced that burden is.

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Canada’s United Nations abstention on slavery recognition wasn’t neutral — it was a choice

When Canada abstained from a recent vote at the United Nations on a resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, the decision may have appeared cautious, even procedural.

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Next week’s budget to reduce electric vehicle FBT concession

Next week’s budget will contain cutbacks to the concessional treatment of electric vehicles (EVs) that will save the government $1.7 billion over the budget period.

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Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is key for business innovation

At a time when remote work is increasingly up for debate among companies, it remains an often underestimated lever for fostering open innovation. This article examines how initiatives designed to encourage collaborative work outside the workplace can contribute to the development of open innovation.

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Denmark’s ‘hands-off’ approach to parenting could offer a blueprint for raising more resilient, self-reliant kids

Much has been written about Denmark’s consistently high scores in global happiness rankings, so it might not come as a surprise that Denmark is also rated the best place to raise children, according to U.S. News and World Report. The small Scandinavian nation also scores near the top for child…

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Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re skateboarding?

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Gulf state cooperation has long been shaped by the threat of Iran − but shows of unity belie division

Arab Gulf countries, battered economically and physically by the war with Iran, were keen to put on a united front at a key regional meeting on April 28, 2026.

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Mythos AI is a cybersecurity threat, but it doesn’t rewrite the rules of the game

The cybersecurity community went on alert when Anthropic announced on April 7, 2026, that its latest and most capable general-purpose large language model, Claude Mythos Preview, had demonstrated remarkable – and unintended – capabilities. The artifical intelligence system was able to find and exploit software vulnerabilities – the most serious…

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Bullying is common in elementary school – and it’s more likely to happen in classrooms that are chaotic

About 1 in 4 elementary students in the United States reports being bullied at least once during a given school year.

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Is it wrong to pay incarcerated people in jail? This Pennsylvania county says no

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is experimenting with a policy that has drawn national attention and local skepticism: providing cash compensation to people confined in the Allegheny County Jail in the city of Pittsburgh. The funds include monthly disbursements to all those incarcerated and additional pay tied to work assignments and participation…

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A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question

As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic?

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A quiet Alaska fault is missing the fluids scientists expected – and it’s changing what we know about earthquake zones

Not all earthquake faults behave the same. Some stick and snap, causing earthquakes. Others move slowly over time.

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How balcony solar can help renters and homeowners save money

Somewhere between 5% and 7% of U.S. households have rooftop solar panels. Many more Americans want them, but high costs, building locations and landlord restrictions are key obstacles.

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