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☆ Who were the victims of Maya sacrifice? Ancient DNA reveals an unexpected finding
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But the impact of ancient DNA, which has revolutionized archaeology in Europe and higher latitudes, has been more limited in tropical areas because DNA degrades more easily in warm conditions. However, recent advances in ancient DNA technology are expanding its reach, she said. And suddenly, we now have the ability to do these large-scale genomic studies and apply ancient DNA as a tool to help us understand the past in Mesoamerica,” Warinner said. The team compared the ancient DNA with that of 68 residents of the present-day Maya community of Tixcacaltuyub. “They were super happy to learn that they were related to the people that once inhabited Chichén Itzá,” Barquera said.

Persons: ”, Rodrigo Barquera, Max Planck, “, El, Chichén Itzá, Donald Miralle, Rubén Mendoza, wasn’t, Christina Warinner, John L, Loeb, “ We’re, ” Warinner, Vera Tiesler, Tiesler, Johannes Krause, Warinner, It’s, ” Barquera, Ermila Organizations: CNN, Max, Max Planck Institute, California State University, telltale, Social Sciences, Harvard University, Evolutionary, Boys, Autonomous University of Yucatán, ” Twins, Twins Locations: Chichén, Mexico’s Yucatán, archaeogenetics, Leipzig, Germany, El Castillo, Monterey Bay, Europe, Itzá, Tixcacaltuyub

☆ Young men and women are diverging politically. That could shape the 2024 election.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

In 2013, the share of self-identified liberals among young women exceeded the share among young men by 5 percentage points; by 2023, that gap was nearly four times as large. (In that survey, young men were substantially more likely than young women to say they rely on YouTube as a major source of news.) (In the Harvard poll, one-fourth of young women identified in some way as LGBTQ, more than double the share of young men.) “He’s got to make up for the defection of young men by winning young women by more, and he’s got to get every young woman he can out to vote,” said Lake, the Democratic pollster. Biden’s best hope of avoiding a catastrophic decline in his youth support is that the number of young women Trump repels exceeds the number of young men he attracts.

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☆ Swapping TV for activity makes a big impact on how you age, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For this study, researchers analyzed data from the Nurses’ Health Study of more than 45,000 people age 50 or older in 1992 who were also free of chronic disease, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open. On the other hand, adding two hours of light physical activity at work added a 6% increase in the odds of healthy aging. Replacing one hour of sitting to watch TV with light physical activity at home or work was associated with better chances of healthy aging, the study showed. More activity and less sitting while watching TV may give you a better chance at healthy aging, a new study showed. “You’re missing out on all that physical activity, which is truly an unbelievable way to reduce cardiovascular risk and blood pressure,” Freeman said.

Persons: ”, Molin Wang, T.H, Andrew Freeman, Freeman, “, ” Freeman, Time, “ You’re, that’s, they’re Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, of Public Health, Jewish Health, Nurses, JAMA Locations: Chan, Denver

☆ Nova: ‘New star’ will appear in the night sky after stellar explosion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

While a supernova is the explosive death of a massive star, a nova refers to the sudden, brief explosion from a collapsed star known as a white dwarf. The dwarf star remains intact, releasing material in a repetitive cycle that can occur for thousands of years. “It’s incredibly exciting to have this front-row seat.”T Coronae Borealis, otherwise known as the “Blaze Star,” is a binary system in the Corona Borealis that includes a dead white dwarf star and an aging red giant star. The red giant becomes increasingly unstable over time as it heats up, casting off its outer layers that land as matter on the white dwarf star. Cooke recalled that the last nova he witnessed — Nova Cygni in 1975 — had a similar brightness to what is expected from T Coronae Borealis.

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☆ Don’t Say ‘Elite’: Corporate Firms’ New Pitch Is Meritocracy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Sarah Kessler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you ask a graduating M.B.A. student, a prep school guidance counselor or the internet how to be hired at the global consulting firm McKinsey, you’re likely to find a list of prestigious “target schools” where it has consistently aimed its recruiting efforts. You know the ones — Harvard, Yale, Stanford. But these days, McKinsey would prefer a different answer. “Exceptional can come from anywhere,” its career website says. “Elite” has never sat well with many American institutions, but the word has taken a particular beating in recent years.

Persons: you’re, “, Katy George, Mckinsey’s, Fortune, Donald J, Trump, ” Organizations: McKinsey, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, “, Ivy League Graduates

☆ Eating what’s best for the planet can lengthen your life, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“For every major cause of death we looked at, there was a lower risk in people with better adherence to the planetary health diet,” Willett said. The planetary diet asks you to fill half your plate at each meal with fruits and vegetables. All the people were enrolled in long-term government studies — the Nurses’ Health Study I and II and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study — and had no major diseases when the research began. While other studies have looked at the impact of the planetary health diet, none has matched the scope of this study, Willett said. “The findings show just how linked human and planetary health are.

Persons: ”, David Katz, Katz, what’s, Walter Willett, ” Willett, Lew Robertson, Willett Organizations: CNN, True Health Initiative, UN, Harvard, of Public Health, Lancet, American, Clinical Nutrition, Nurses, Health Locations: Chan, Boston

☆ Harvard expert: People who make this common mistake are the 'unhappiest in their careers'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That's normal, Joseph Fuller, a Harvard Business School professor and co-chair of the school's "Managing the Future of Work" initiative, tells CNBC Make It. A common career mistake people make that can leave you "burned out and unhappy," he adds, is not being honest about your priorities and the trade-offs you're willing to make at work. Finding a job where you have a sense of control and are excited about the work you're doing can help you stay motivated and ward off burnout, Fuller adds. The other trick to finding career satisfaction is to work your core values into your day-to-day responsibilities. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Joseph Fuller, Fuller Organizations: Harvard Business School, CNBC

☆ There's a stock market crash coming in 2025 as the 'bubble of all bubbles' bursts, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US is poised to see an epic stock market crash next year, according to Harry Dent. AdvertisementThe stock market could be in for a steep correction, resulting in a crash even worse than what investors saw during the Great Financial Crisis, according to economist Harry Dent. "Hero" stocks, like chipmaker Nvidia, could drop as much as 98%, he said, implying a multi-trillion market crash. "We've got to see a crash of about 40% to say, okay, the bubble's finally let off the steam. "This is really the second tech bubble version," he added, referring to the dot-com bubble in the 2000s."

Persons: Harry Dent, —, Dent, We've, " Dent Organizations: Service, Harvard Business School, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Fox Business Network

☆ 2024 Biden vs. Trump: Who's better for the economy?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email2024 Biden vs. Trump: Who's better for the economy? Stephen Moore, senior economic advisor to the Trump 2024 presidential campaign, and Jason Furman, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government economics professor and former CEA chairman, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the 2024 race, which candidate is better for the economy, Bidenomics vs. Trump's economic policies, and more.

Persons: Biden, Stephen Moore, Jason Furman Organizations: Trump, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

☆ 3 Gen Z software engineers share the résumés that got them a Google interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Three Gen Z software engineers at Google shared their résumés that landed them an interview. All three interned at a Big Tech company, had a 3.6 GPA or higher, and studied computer science. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . BI spoke to three recent graduates who now work as software engineers at Google. They each shared the résumé they used to land an interview — but it's important to remember there's no silver bullet for getting your foot in the door at Google.

Persons: —, it's Organizations: Google, Big Tech, Service, Harvard, Business

But the way homes are built in the United States makes speed impossible. Years ago, Rupnik’s Croatian grandmother, an architect herself, pointed him to an intriguing answer to this conundrum: modular housing projects built in Europe in the 1950s and ’60s. Sure, prefab complexes, and especially Soviet bloc housing, could be ugly and too homogenous, but the process created millions of housing units in a flash. Hooked, Rupnik started researching modular housing for his doctoral dissertation. Unable to find much more information, Rupnik turned to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which created the program.

Persons: Ivan Rupnik, Rupnik, George Romney, Nixon Organizations: Harvard Graduate School of Design, Department of Housing, Urban, HUD, Republican Locations: United States, Croatian, Europe

☆ Tough-on-crime former NYC judges say even they wouldn't sentence Trump to prison in the hush-money case
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementWill Merchan sentence Donald Trump to jail? Merchan will not sentence Trump to prison, the four agreed. Merchan could theoretically sentence Trump to as little as a single day in Rikers, said Kamins, now in private practice at Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins. But even in the unlikely event of a low-jail sentence, Trump's appeals would keep him at liberty for years, all four judges said. "I certainly don't know what the right decision is, or what Judge Merchan will do," Obus told BI.

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☆ The Hubble Space Telescope makes a big change to keep observing the universe
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Hubble Space Telescope will transition to a new way of operating that aims to prevent the space observatory from experiencing lapses in its ability to observe the universe, according to NASA officials. The storied telescope, which has captured breathtaking images of the cosmos for 34 years, has traditionally operated using six gyroscopes. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope eyes the universe in May 2009 after one of the space shuttle missions to service the space observatory. Hubble is expected to operate into the mid-2030s, with its cosmic observations providing a complement to the work of the James Webb Space Telescope and future observatories that haven’t launched yet, Clampin said. “We do not see Hubble as being on its last legs,” Crouse said, “and we think it’s a very capable observatory.”

Persons: Mark Clampin, Hubble, Clampin, Patrick Crouse, Crouse, ” Clampin, James Webb, “, ” Crouse Organizations: CNN, Hubble, NASA, Astrophysics, NASA's Hubble, Goddard Space Flight, James Webb Space Telescope Locations: Greenbelt , Maryland

☆ Progressive Elites and Their Sins - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The center of progressive energy moved from the working class to the universities, and not just any universities, but the elite universities. By now we’re used to the fact that the elite universities are places that attract and produce progressives. Today, we’re used to the fact that elite places are shifting further and further to the left. “Opinions of student writers at elite universities” in 2000, he found, “weren’t all that more progressive than those at nonelite ones.” But by 2023, opinions at The Crimson had grown about two and a half times more progressive than they were in 2001. More generally, Berman concluded, “Opinion sections at elite universities have gotten significantly more progressive, and they’ve outrun their nonelite counterparts.”

Persons: John Reed, Clifford Odets, Frances Perkins, Hubert Humphrey, Donald Trump, we’re, The Harvard Crimson, Julien Berman, Berman, they’ve Organizations: New, Pullman, Harvard, America’s, The Harvard, ” Locations: New Republic, Haymarket, Blair

☆ 'Going up against them is insane.' Brave startups are trying to usurp Nvidia's AI throne.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

You could have invested a lot of money in AI chip startups several years ago. "Us going up against them is insane," said Thomas Sohmers, CEO of Positron AI, a chip startup that emerged from stealth a few months ago. "The model of AI chip startups needing to raise 10s to 100s of millions of dollars before they actually test product market fit is insane," he added. TigrisOpenAI's Altman may also be working on an AI chip startup of his own. So it stands to reason that Masa has been trying to raise money for an AI chip startup.

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☆ Is This the End for Mandatory D.E.I. Statements?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jeremy W. Peters | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For years, conservatives condemned the use of diversity statements by universities, which ask job applicants to detail their commitment to improving opportunities for marginalized and underrepresented groups. Critics called such statements dogmatic, coercive and, in one lawsuit seeking to end the practice in California, “a modern day loyalty oath” that recalled when professors were required to denounce the Communist Party. But the use of diversity statements continued to grow, and eventually became a requisite when applying for a teaching job at many of the country’s most selective universities. That seems to be changing. Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have each recently announced that they will no longer require diversity statements as a part of their hiring process for faculty posts.

Persons: Critics, ” Organizations: Communist Party, Harvard University’s, of Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Locations: California, “

☆ Harvard professor on U.S. economic outlook ahead of 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailU.S. economy: We're 'going from bad to worse' in terms of fiscal sustainability, says professorCarmen Reinhart, Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System at the Harvard Kennedy School, says "there is no prospect of putting a brake on the debt build-up" no matter who wins the U.S. election.

Persons: Carmen Reinhart, Minos Organizations: U.S, International, Harvard Kennedy School

☆ How a humble Indian fabric became a symbol of luxury in 1960s America
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But this staple of preppy American fashion has humble origins, far from Martha’s Vineyard or the hallways of Yale or Harvard, in Chennai, India, the coastal city from which it takes its name. Krishnan Nair,” a biography of the Indian textile magnate and hotelier who first sold Jacobson the madras, in a video interview with CNN. From Chennai to shores of the CaribbeanFort St. George was established in the 1630s, helping the British cement a monopoly on the highly lucrative Indian textile industry. Research by the London School of Economics estimates that Indian cotton textiles, which were often exchanged for slaves, accounted for 30% of the total export value of 18th century Anglo-African trade. A madras fabric weaving workshop in Chennai, the Indian city once known as Madras, circa 1990.

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☆ Opinion: Biden and Democrats are in denial about the bad polls. That’s a problem.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Opinion Liam Kerr | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But much more must be done and, as with most change, it’s important to start by admitting there’s a problem. The phenomenon of Democrats dismissing the polls in favor of misplaced optimism has been termed “hopium” by data journalist Nate Silver. Polling denial is not unanimous in the party, as many Democrats are reportedly in a full-blown “freakout” over Biden’s chances. It’s essential they admit the polling is correct, because if Biden is winning, there is little need to change course. This means these groups likely share top concerns with moderate voters generally.

Persons: Liam Kerr, Joe Biden’s, Liam Kerr Liam Kerr, there’s, Nate Silver, Simon Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Biden, it’s, Trump, Biden’s, Harry Enten, —, “, ”, Hilary Clinton, Tom Suozzi, George Santos ’ Organizations: GOP, CNN, Democratic, Trump, Biden, Gallup, Black Democrats, White Democrats, Harvard Youth, Gaza, “ Biden, New York Times, Trump Republicans, Republican, NBC, Twitter, Facebook, Chicago Democratic National Convention Locations: Pennsylvania , Wisconsin, Michigan, Siena, New York, “

☆ Yes, Narendra Modi won again. So what's all the fuss about?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's why the election results have been a shocking blow to Modi and the BJP despite them winning. The result was especially humbling for Modi because the NDA was projected to slam-dunk the election with a whopping 400 seats. Should they all ditch Modi for his rivals in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, they could oust him from leadership. Rossow said that despite Modi extending his influence over key institutions such as the courts, voters are still making their choices count. "This election, even if Prime Minister Modi retains power, shows the power of India's democracy," said Rossow.

Persons: —, Narendra Modi, Modi, trounce, Richard Rossow, Jeff Lande, Lande, Kapil Sharma, isn't, Sharma, Gautam Nair, Rossow Organizations: Service, Bharatiya Janata Party, Business, BJP, National Democratic Alliance, Developmental Inclusive Alliance, Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal, Bloomberg, India, Studies, Center for Strategic & International, Asia Center, Industry, China's, Atlantic, CSIS, Harvard Locations: India, India's, kingmakers, United States, China

☆ Live Updates: Hunter Biden’s Former Partners Describe the Toll of His Drug Abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

forward — rose in a Delaware courtroom to declare that the Justice Department’s sweeping immunity deal with Hunter Biden was not nearly as sweeping as the defense believed. His transfer coincided with efforts by congressional Republicans to portray Mr. Weiss — a Trump appointee held over by President Biden’s aides — as offering “a sweetheart deal” to the Bidens. In early 2023, he published a memoir covering the police trial, describing himself as “the prosecutor who took down Baltimore’s most crooked cops.”Mr. But he was passed over because it was believed he might clash with prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, they said. Ms. Monaco eventually chose another prosecutor from Maryland, Thomas P. Windom, to run the team.

Persons: — bespectacled, Department’s, Hunter Biden, Leo J, Wise, “, . Wise, Biden, Biden’s, David C, Weiss, Mr . Wise, —, ”, Catherine Pugh, ” Mr, Philip Morris, Kathryn Ruemmler, Barack Obama’s, Lisa O, Donald J, Monaco, Thomas P, Windom Organizations: Trump, Baltimore U.S, Harvard Law, Navy Reserve, Justice Department, Enron, Capitol, Monaco Locations: Delaware, Baltimore, Los Angeles, U.S, Wilmington, Washington, Maryland

☆ Columbia Law Review website is down after publishing a story criticizing Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The website for the Columbia Law Review is no longer accessible following the publication of an article critical of Israel that the publication’s board said did not go through the proper review process. At issue is the publication of an article that said Palestinians are living under a “brutally sophisticated structure of oppression” by Israel. The Columbia Law Review Association is an independent nonprofit organization with its own board of directors, and it is not governed by Columbia University or its law school. The piece was published Monday, despite the board saying it had asked for a delay in publishing until June 7 pending more review. “The attempt to silence my legal scholarship on the Nakba by shutting down the entire Columbia Law Review website is not only reflective of a pervasive and anti-intellectual Palestine exception to academic freedom but is also a testament to a culture of Nakba denialism,” Eghbariah said in a statement to CNN.

Persons: “, ”, Rabea Eghbariah, ” Eghbariah Organizations: New, New York CNN, Columbia, CNN, Association, Columbia University, Harvard University Locations: New York, Israel, ”, Gaza

☆ Modi thought he would smash the polls. Now he has to answer to a group of kingmakers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's why the election results have been a shocking blow to Modi and the BJP despite them winning. The result was especially humbling for Modi because the NDA was projected to slam-dunk the election with a whopping 400 seats. And with uncertainty hanging over the BJP's hold on power, questions are growing about what India's policies might soon look like. Rossow said that despite Modi extending his influence over key institutions such as the courts, voters are still making their choices count. "This election, even if Prime Minister Modi retains power, shows the power of India's democracy," said Rossow.

☆ The historic rise of Facebook in photos — from a Harvard dorm room to one of the world's biggest companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

This is a big year for Meta: Facebook turned 20 in February. The company's meteoric rise is one of Silicon Valley's biggest success stories. Here's how Facebook grew from a website built in a Harvard dorm to one of the world's biggest companies. AdvertisementFacebook is a classic Silicon Valley success story: It's gone from an idea hatched in a Harvard dorm to one of the most powerful and influential companies in the world. These days, Meta has more than 2 billion people using its social network monthly and is one of the world's biggest companies.

Persons: Facebook, —, It's, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Meta, Facebook, Harvard, Service, Business

☆ Bill Ackman is probably about to get a lot richer. And much louder
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The funding announced Monday puts a $10 billion price tag on Pershing Square, which manages about $16 billion worth of assets. The benefit of going public is you get to make money, obviously, so it’s not hard to see why Pershing Square would want to do it. For Ackman, in particular, being at the helm of a publicly traded company could be a particularly jarring shift. Pershing Square officially hung up its activist megaphone in 2022, opting to work with a small group of companies behind the scenes. Many of those followers are the kinds of retail investors Ackman could hope to attract to a publicly traded fund.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Bill Ackman, who’s, Ackman, ”, Lawrence J ., White, “, I’ve, ” White, he’s, I’m, he’ll, —, Elon Musk, Pershing, Musk, ” NYU’s White, Tesla Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Pershing, Securities, Exchange, NYU Stern School of Business, Herbalife, Twitter, Hamas, MIT, Trump, SEC, Bloomberg Locations: New York, Pershing, Israel

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