The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will bring together more than 10,000 athletes competing in 32 different sports, all of whom will be subject to the rules set out in the World Anti-Doping Code . The International Testing Agency (ITA) will be responsible for organising and managing all the controls at this major sporting event, which is returning to […] … learn more→

High school sports teams start practices soon in what has been an extremely hot summer in much of the country. Now, before they hit the field, is the time for athletes to start slowly and safely building up strength and stamina. Studies have found that the greatest risk of heat illness occurs in the first two weeks of team […] … learn more→

“This immense book that always stands open before our eyes, I mean the Universe […] is written in the language of mathematics  ,” wrote Galileo, the founding figure of modern science. The aim of this article is to question this tenacious presupposition in science, according to which the notions of reality, language and truth maintain robust and […] … learn more→

Since mindfulness it’s something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues. Mindfulness is a type of Buddhist-based meditation in which you focus on being aware of what you’re sensing, thinking and feeling in the present moment. The first recorded evidence for this, […] … learn more→

Surely on more than one occasion we have had to answer the question of whether we are “science or humanities” as if there were no other way to classify ourselves. Or we have resorted to the explanation: “It’s that I am a science (or humanities) person” to get around an uncomfortable situation or justify our […] … learn more→

As the 2024 presidential election heats up, some people are hearing about the Heritage Foundation for the first time. The conservative think tank has a new, ambitious and controversial policy plan, Project 2025, which calls for an overhaul of American public policy and government. Project 2025 lays out many standard conservative ideas – like prioritizing energy production over environmental and […] … learn more→

Texas once had a law that allowed public schools to charge tuition for undocumented immigrant families to send their children to school. The rationale was that taxpayer dollars should not be spent educating children whose families were not in the U.S. legally. When the Supreme Court struck down the law  in 1982, it held that young […] … learn more→

In today’s technologically interconnected world, the ability to concoct and spread conspiracy theories has become easier than ever before. This became evident after the recent assassination attempt on former U.S. president Donald Trump. Millions flocked to social media to share their interpretations of the event and the would-be assasin’s supposed motives. “BlueAnon” theories suggested that the attack was […] … learn more→

          hxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtrPreview changes in AMP (opens in new window) Remember The Matrix or Batman Forever ? In these dystopian movies, technological gadgets were able to read people’s desires, collect that information, and then use it to shape or predict people’s future behavior at will. In both science fiction stories, the villains managed to lull the citizens to […] … learn more→

Laura and Carlos are two people in their twenties who are eager to learn, meet new people and do things independently. They want to study at university so they can find a job. But their options for accessing higher education are extremely limited. Like them, most young people with intellectual disabilities do not finish high […] … learn more→