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This library lets you borrow people instead of books. It just may help bridge our bitter divisions – CNN
By John Blake, CNN, Updated 7:14 AM ET, Sun November 14, 2021 (CNN)On a rainy spring morning in Muncie, Indiana, a White, middle-aged, conservative woman met a transgender woman for a date. It did not start well. The transgender woman was waiting at a table when the other woman showed up. She stood up and…
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Do dogs miss us when we are gone? A “talking” dog offers insights | Salon.com
The viral dog, who communicates with a series of buttons, is very curious where her friends are off to By Nicole Karlis, Published October 10, 2021 10:00AM (EDT) Any dog owner knows how hard it is to leave their pup for an extended period of time. We wonder: Do they miss us when we’re gone?…
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Puppies Are Born Ready to Communicate With Humans | Science | Smithsonian Magazine
A new study finds very young dogs with little human contact can understand pointing gestures—and that the ability has a strong genetic basis By Alex Fox smithsonianmag.comJune 3, 2021 Dog owners might not be too impressed when they’re able to point out a fallen piece of chicken or a thrown stick to their pooch, but…
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Want to Improve Emotional Intelligence? This Simple Trick Actually Works | Inc.com
It’s called the Laundry Basket Rule, and it’s a heck of a shortcut. By Bill Murphy Jr.@BillMurphyJr But a reader recently reminded me of a brilliantly simple way to explain the whole strategy — something I’ve written about before in a different context, without even realizing how apt it was. Maybe we should explain the…