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Sejak film ‘Jurassic Park’ pertama muncul, jutaan orang bertanya-tanya apakah para ilmuwan dapat membuat dinosaurus.
Three pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs expire on Labor Day, putting millions of mostly low-income families in financial jeopardy.
‘Hustle culture’ is so pervasive in U.S. society that not even the coronavirus pandemic could shake the urge to prioritize productivity.
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Several studies found that using the excuse ‘I don’t have time’ when declining an invitation harmed the relationship with the person who extended it.
The Algebra Project – a long-standing initiative to teach algebra to Black students who might not otherwise take it – sprang from Bob Moses’ work as a civil rights activist, a historian recounts.
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Both Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are sending spacecrafts – and their billionaire founders – into suborbital flight. But what differentiates a suborbital flight from a trip around Earth?
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Associate Professor of History and Core Faculty in the Sustainability Institute, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Communication and Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication, The Ohio State University
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Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University
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Doctoral Candidate, Research Assistant, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of History, The Ohio State University
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PhD Candidate, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor in Workforce Development and Education at The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University
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Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, The Ohio State University
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Professor Emeritus of Paleontology, The Ohio State University
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Senior Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University
