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Shein ne se contente plus de dominer Internet : la marque chinoise de l’ultra fast-fashion débarque désormais dans nos rues. Pour comprendre les ressorts de cette ascension fulgurante — et ses failles — relisez notre analyse : tinyurl.com/4h6t82h9
Shein : l’ascension (pas si) brillante de la nouvelle star de la fast-fashion
Le distributeur chinois de mode à bas prix en ligne a construit son succès grâce à une stratégie d’influence et à une logistique de pointe, mais aussi au mépris des enjeux sociaux et environnementaux.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Shein ne se contente plus de dominer Internet : la marque chinoise de l’ultra fast-fashion débarque désormais dans nos rues. Pour comprendre les ressorts de cette ascension fulgurante — et ses failles — relisez notre analyse : tinyurl.com/4h6t82h9
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We just learned we are the most visited nonprofit news site in the U.S.
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here’s our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States. buff.ly/8yo3BfO
Nonprofit news sites are built to generate impact — but these are also generating audiences
In markets large and small, these nonprofit news organizations are achieving traffic numbers that many commercial outlets would envy. Here's our first monthly ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news…
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July 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We just learned we are the most visited nonprofit news site in the U.S.
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I reached a satisfying milestone today: 1 million reads of my 24 career-to-date articles published in @theconversation.com. I genuinely enjoy translating research for public benefit through these pieces and look forward to hopefully continuing to do so for many years into the future.
July 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I reached a satisfying milestone today: 1 million reads of my 24 career-to-date articles published in @theconversation.com. I genuinely enjoy translating research for public benefit through these pieces and look forward to hopefully continuing to do so for many years into the future.
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Nager dans la Seine : tout un symbole ?
🎯 On vous parle d’un rêve devenu promesse politique… puis vitrine des JO : se baigner dans la Seine.
Mais est-ce vraiment nouveau ?
Julia Moutiez retrace l’histoire de la baignade dans la capitale ici : https://urlr.me/sP9nTX
#Seine #Paris
🎯 On vous parle d’un rêve devenu promesse politique… puis vitrine des JO : se baigner dans la Seine.
Mais est-ce vraiment nouveau ?
Julia Moutiez retrace l’histoire de la baignade dans la capitale ici : https://urlr.me/sP9nTX
#Seine #Paris
July 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Nager dans la Seine : tout un symbole ?
🎯 On vous parle d’un rêve devenu promesse politique… puis vitrine des JO : se baigner dans la Seine.
Mais est-ce vraiment nouveau ?
Julia Moutiez retrace l’histoire de la baignade dans la capitale ici : https://urlr.me/sP9nTX
#Seine #Paris
🎯 On vous parle d’un rêve devenu promesse politique… puis vitrine des JO : se baigner dans la Seine.
Mais est-ce vraiment nouveau ?
Julia Moutiez retrace l’histoire de la baignade dans la capitale ici : https://urlr.me/sP9nTX
#Seine #Paris
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La llamada 'tercera España' no fue un partido, fue una idea: diálogo frente al fanatismo.
Un día como hoy de 1936 comenzaba la guerra civil española.
Un día como hoy de 1936 comenzaba la guerra civil española.
¿Qué fue la ‘tercera España’?
En el conocido como ‘Contubernio de Múnich’ se sentaron las bases para una posterior reconciliación española en base a una idea que se alejaba de las ‘dos Españas’.
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July 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
La llamada 'tercera España' no fue un partido, fue una idea: diálogo frente al fanatismo.
Un día como hoy de 1936 comenzaba la guerra civil española.
Un día como hoy de 1936 comenzaba la guerra civil española.
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We’ve had Jane Austen biopics, biographies, screen adaptations galore. Now, her life story is told graphically, with both invented dialogue and glossary of sources.
Bonnets, speech bubbles and ‘cheeky easter eggs’: a graphic biography of Jane Austen is subtly sophisticated
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July 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We’ve had Jane Austen biopics, biographies, screen adaptations galore. Now, her life story is told graphically, with both invented dialogue and glossary of sources.
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The rugby player Joseph-Akuso Suaalii has sparked curiosity with his warm-up routine involving juggling and peripheral awareness drills.
Lions rugby tour: why visual training, including juggling, can be a secret weapon in elite sports
The rugby player Joseph-Akuso Suaalii has sparked curiosity with his warm-up routine involving juggling and peripheral awareness drills.
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July 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The rugby player Joseph-Akuso Suaalii has sparked curiosity with his warm-up routine involving juggling and peripheral awareness drills.
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¿Cuál es la cantidad recomendada de frutas y verduras al día? Un nuevo estudio ayuda a averiguarlo:
Las frutas y las verduras alargan la vida, pero ¿cuántas se deben tomar?
Un nuevo estudio cuantifica los efectos positivos de estos alimentos sobre el riesgo de mortalidad. No obstante, las cifras de consumo entre la población están alejadas de las recomendaciones de los expertos.
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July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
¿Cuál es la cantidad recomendada de frutas y verduras al día? Un nuevo estudio ayuda a averiguarlo:
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Survivor testimonies hope for understanding, empathy – and change. From the Yoorrook Commission to Gaza and Israel, they build a case for justice in a shared future.
Friday essay: ‘whose agony is greater than mine?’ Testimonies of Gaza and October 7 ask us to recognise shared humanity
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July 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Survivor testimonies hope for understanding, empathy – and change. From the Yoorrook Commission to Gaza and Israel, they build a case for justice in a shared future.
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El síndrome del impostor afecta a las doctorandas universitarias mucho más que a los doctorandos, según un nuevo estudio. ¿Se puede combatir?
Por qué las universitarias sufren más intensamente el síndrome del impostor
El síndrome del impostor afecta a las doctorandas universitarias mucho más que a los doctorandos, según un nuevo estudio. ¿Se puede combatir?
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July 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
El síndrome del impostor afecta a las doctorandas universitarias mucho más que a los doctorandos, según un nuevo estudio. ¿Se puede combatir?
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From the demographic that is "color blind", "doesn't see race" and is all about the "meritocracy". 1/
Ask US born non-white people if they've ever been un-American'd or worse, had people persist with "but what are you REALLY?"
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Ask US born non-white people if they've ever been un-American'd or worse, had people persist with "but what are you REALLY?"
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Who’s the most American? Psychological studies show that many people are biased and think it’s a white English speaker
The US and other countries have a legal definition of citizenship, yet human psychology and identity politics result in ingrained biases over who truly belongs.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
From the demographic that is "color blind", "doesn't see race" and is all about the "meritocracy". 1/
Ask US born non-white people if they've ever been un-American'd or worse, had people persist with "but what are you REALLY?"
theconversation.com/whos-the-mos...
Ask US born non-white people if they've ever been un-American'd or worse, had people persist with "but what are you REALLY?"
theconversation.com/whos-the-mos...
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In a pre-internet world, T-shirts provided a platform to make silent causes visible.
A brief history of the slogan T-shirt
In a pre-internet world, T-shirts provided a platform to make silent causes visible.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In a pre-internet world, T-shirts provided a platform to make silent causes visible.
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“It’s like a doctor diagnosing a patient after a visual exam and checking their temperature” (and the MRI was shut down for an unspecified ‘cybersecurity risk’)
Just as peak hurricane season arrives, meteorologists are losing access to 3 key military satellites
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Just as peak hurricane season arrives, meteorologists are losing access to 3 key military satellites
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Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters
The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to rapidly intensify, a dangerous situation for coastal communities.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“It’s like a doctor diagnosing a patient after a visual exam and checking their temperature” (and the MRI was shut down for an unspecified ‘cybersecurity risk’)
Just as peak hurricane season arrives, meteorologists are losing access to 3 key military satellites
theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...
Just as peak hurricane season arrives, meteorologists are losing access to 3 key military satellites
theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...
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In a small window of joy this week, I'm very happy to have just found out my recent piece of writing in @theconversation.com has been translated into Ukranian!
Many thanks to Viktoria at @psychmag.bsky.social (Ukraine) for getting in touch.
#AcademicSky
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Many thanks to Viktoria at @psychmag.bsky.social (Ukraine) for getting in touch.
#AcademicSky
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Клімат і довкілля, консультування та психотерапія, здоров’я та добробут | THE PSYCHOLOGIST
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July 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In a small window of joy this week, I'm very happy to have just found out my recent piece of writing in @theconversation.com has been translated into Ukranian!
Many thanks to Viktoria at @psychmag.bsky.social (Ukraine) for getting in touch.
#AcademicSky
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Many thanks to Viktoria at @psychmag.bsky.social (Ukraine) for getting in touch.
#AcademicSky
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🤝How does having allies help the U.S.? Gaining independence and keeping the peace didn't happen going solo. But ever since George Washington, the U.S. has been wary of getting caught up in international friend drama. A former diplomat looks at how this debate has unfolded:
By Don Heflin @tufts.edu
By Don Heflin @tufts.edu
June 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🤝How does having allies help the U.S.? Gaining independence and keeping the peace didn't happen going solo. But ever since George Washington, the U.S. has been wary of getting caught up in international friend drama. A former diplomat looks at how this debate has unfolded:
By Don Heflin @tufts.edu
By Don Heflin @tufts.edu
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En España, se emplean dos herramientas que usan algoritmos para predecir el riesgo de que un reo vuelva a delinquir: RisCanvi y TVR.
Algoritmos que ponen en juego las posibilidades de salir o no de prisión
En España, se emplean dos herramientas que usan algoritmos para predecir el riesgo de que un reo vuelva a delinquir: RisCanvi y TVR. Su alto porcentaje de falsos positivos y los sesgos que incluye en su entrenamiento son dos razones de peso para no dejar la libertad de las personas presas en sus manos.
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June 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
En España, se emplean dos herramientas que usan algoritmos para predecir el riesgo de que un reo vuelva a delinquir: RisCanvi y TVR.
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A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.
Frozen, thawed: how Arendelle’s glacier would fare under modern climate change
A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.
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Dans les hôpitaux d’Ukraine, le rôle clé des femmes bénévoles
Dans les hôpitaux d’Ukraine, le rôle clé des femmes bénévoles
Extraits d’une enquête de neuf ans au plus près des soignantes bénévoles d’un hôpital de Kharkiv en temps de guerre.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dans les hôpitaux d’Ukraine, le rôle clé des femmes bénévoles
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New research tracking more than 80,000 Queenslanders from birth to adulthood reveals the differences between men and women in patterns of criminal behaviour.
Tracking crime from the cradle: why some people keep breaking the law while most of us never do
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May 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
New research tracking more than 80,000 Queenslanders from birth to adulthood reveals the differences between men and women in patterns of criminal behaviour.
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Pourquoi certaines plantes ont différents types de feuilles : les secrets de l’hétérophyllie
Pourquoi certaines plantes ont différents types de feuilles : les secrets de l’hétérophyllie
Loin d’être une bizarrerie botanique, l’hétérophyllie est une véritable stratégie d’adaptation, permettant à certaines plantes de mieux faire face à la diversité des contraintes de leur environnement.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Pourquoi certaines plantes ont différents types de feuilles : les secrets de l’hétérophyllie
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¿Alguna vez, mientras veías una película, has sentido que algo encajaba de repente en tu mente? Ese instante de claridad, o “clic mental”, tiene un nombre: insight psicológico.
¿Por qué hay historias que consiguen que alcancemos un momento ‘eureka’ psicológico?
Las historias nos rodean. En los últimos años se ha comenzado a explorar el efecto que provoca el consumo de narraciones inspiradoras.
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May 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
¿Alguna vez, mientras veías una película, has sentido que algo encajaba de repente en tu mente? Ese instante de claridad, o “clic mental”, tiene un nombre: insight psicológico.
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Our latest investigation reveals how America’s gun industry is arming Mexico’s cartels, escalating violence and forcing Mexicans from their homes (thread)
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#investigation #news #guns #Mexico
May 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our latest investigation reveals how America’s gun industry is arming Mexico’s cartels, escalating violence and forcing Mexicans from their homes (thread)
stories.theconversation.com/mexican-drug...
#investigation #news #guns #Mexico
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#investigation #news #guns #Mexico
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Know somebody who insists women’s soccer is boring?
When researchers disguised the gender of players in game highlight reels, viewers judged female players to be just as entertaining and skilled as male players.
When researchers disguised the gender of players in game highlight reels, viewers judged female players to be just as entertaining and skilled as male players.
We blurred the gender of soccer players and had people rate their performances − with surprising results
A common criticism of women’s sports is that female players aren’t as entertaining or skilled as their male counterparts. Two researchers decided to put this notion to the test.
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May 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Know somebody who insists women’s soccer is boring?
When researchers disguised the gender of players in game highlight reels, viewers judged female players to be just as entertaining and skilled as male players.
When researchers disguised the gender of players in game highlight reels, viewers judged female players to be just as entertaining and skilled as male players.
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Hockey night in Belfast? How Canada’s sport could be bridging longtime sectarian divides
Hockey night in Belfast? How Canada’s sport could be bridging longtime sectarian divides
Ice hockey in Belfast is a spectator sport with no deep history on either side of the Protestant-Catholic conflict. It’s a neutral ground where fans from different backgrounds come together.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hockey night in Belfast? How Canada’s sport could be bridging longtime sectarian divides