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Sunday Science: What’s That Smell — and How’d You Know?

Peter Mombaerts, Daniela Hirschfeld Knowable Magazine
It’s clear that genes, receptors and neurons all play a role in detecting odors. But much of how we make sense of what we sniff remains mysterious. A neuroscientist explains. Q and A with Neurobiologist Peter Mombaerts.

The International Left Issues a ‘Plea for Peace’

Pauline Jäckels Transform!Europe
We stand with the people of Ukraine and all victims of this war, who deserve peace, reconstruction and freedom as soon as possible. Nevertheless, one thing is clear: neither peace nor reconstruction and freedom will be possible without negotiation.

The Troubling Trend of State Takeovers of Public Schools

Georgia Jensen Inequality.org
Educational inequality is a major issue, and change is necessary. But a takeover is not the answer. Too often, it is an instrument of conservative politicians wielded against local communities who find their voices shut out.

How the Neocons Chose Hegemony Over Peace

Jeffery Sachs Dropsitenews
Yet, all along, from the very start, I believed in a mixed economy along social democratic lines, not a free market “neoliberal” economy.

Houston’s Plastic Waste

James Bruggers Inside Climate News
Houston seeks to be a national model for plastic recycling. But a program that started in 2022 hasn’t yet found its footing.

U.S. Steel Threatens To Go Rogue

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Sparks shooting up from a work table towards a worker with face protection.
Until yesterday, U.S. steelworkers hadn’t experienced an attack as sweeping as that of 1892.