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The A-Z of isms… existentialism. There they are, the quintessential existentialists, lounging in a Parisian left-bank café discussing the meaninglessness of life. There is some truth behind every detail of this stereotype but in its totality it’s a misleading caricature. It owes much to Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, both philosophers, writers and famous public intellectuals in France, from the Second World War until Sartre’s death in 1980. Here is in details.

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Anyone who’s picked up a golf club or shot a free throw understands that what’s going on upstairs affects what happens externally. We intuitively know that there is a connection between mental and physical performance – but past that acknowledgement, things get less clear.

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In 1882, the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first federal law that restricted immigration based explicitly on nationality. In practice, the Act banned entry to all ethnically Chinese immigrants besides diplomats, and prohibited existing immigrants from obtaining citizenship.

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Today, plastics are everywhere. All of this plastic originated from one  small object— that isn’t even made of plastic. For centuries, billiard  balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting  caused elephant populations to decline in the 19th century, billiard  ball makers began to look for alternatives, offering huge rewards.

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The German educator Friedrich Fröbel laid the foundations of modern education when he opened the “Play and Activity Institute”. Fröbel soon  called his institute a Kindergarten, reflecting his belief that young children should be nurtured and nourished “like plants in a garden”.

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The Pygmalion effect is the phenomenon whereby higher expectations lead to higher performance. It can be best understood by a circle where our beliefs about another person’s abilities influence our actions toward the other person. Let’s enjoy at an example of the Pygmalion effect and start with your beliefs.

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There are all sorts of vaccines for lots of different diseases but conventional vaccines all share some common ingredients. So, other than water, what are they made of? And how does it work?

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In the 19th century, the British began to categorize Indians by religious identity— a gross simplification of the communities in India. They counted Hindus as “majorities” and all other religious communities as distinct “minorities,” with Muslims being the largest minority. Sikhs were considered part of the Hindu community by everyone but themselves. In elections, people could only vote for candidates of their own religious identity. These practices exaggerated differences, sowing distrust between communities that had previously co-existed.

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Sabrina Islam Swarna

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Alexei Navalny, the man Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t mention by name. Depending on who you are in Russia, Navalny’s a brave anti corruption campaigner standing up to Putin and his comrades. Or he’s a Western stooge making trouble. He’s been arrested, jailed, even poisoned — and now he’s back behind bars. It’s why thousands of Russians have been protesting and getting arrested. So who is Alexei Navalny? What’s his game plan? And should Putin be worried?

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People are calling it the crisis of our time, and it is “Climate  Change”. But it’s easy to get lost in this story. Science is dense, and  politics get in the way. World leaders are meeting in Madrid to talk about the climate crisis and how to slow it down. Here is in details.

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