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Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
SCIENCE
In a medical first, brain implant allows paralyzed man to feel again
For the first time, scientists have helped a paralyzed man experience the sense of touch in his mind-controlled robotic arm…Read Full Article
From The Washington Post
ECONOMY
The Elephant in the Room: What Trump, Clinton, and Even Stein Are Missing
What is the most important—yet neglected—issue in the political debate? Hint: It isn’t the ideal body weight of Miss Universe. Part One of a two-part series…Read Full Article
From yes!magazine
LITERATURE
Bob Dylan, Titan Of American Music, Wins 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature
Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature. The prolific musician is the first Nobel winner to have forged a career primarily as a singer-songwriter. What’s more, he’s also the first American to have won the prize in more than two decades. Not since novelist Toni Morrison won in 1993 has an American claimed the prize…Read Full Article
From npr
ENERGY
The 15 costliest nuclear disasters and the nuclear risks of the future
A new study of 216 nuclear energy accidents and incidents crunches twice as much data as the previously best review, predicting that
“The next nuclear accident may be much sooner or more severe than the public realizes.”…Read Full Article
From treehugger
SPIRITUALITY
Are Spiritual Impulses Hidden in Modern Life?
Could spiritual impulses be embedded in the secular rituals of modern life? A run of recent studies and think pieces in the New York Times, Washington Post, and elsewhere suggest yes. Even with church playing a smaller role in our collective life, we may still feel certain longings and desires, seek something bigger than ourselves, and strive to become better people. We may simply be following those tendencies in new ways.…Read Full Article
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