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Ideas, communities, institutions, and cultural life as they change and interact around the world. 8 titles in this bay · 2026-09-27

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Cardinal McElroy Delivers Lecture on Digital Age and Catholic Social Doctrine
Catholic Standard2026-09-26
In a lecture at St. Anselm's Abbey School, Cardinal McElroy drew on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas to argue that artificial intelligence and digitalization must be evaluated through the full framework of Catholic social doctrine.
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Harvard Scholar Traces Fairy Tale Expertise to Attic Relics and Refugee Childhood
Harvard Gazette2026-09-25
One of the world's foremost scholars of children's literature and fairy tales, Maria Tatar reflects on growing up as a displaced person in Illinois, finding refuge in a public library, and the moment that transformed fairy tales into a serious academic field.
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ADAPT Community Network Launches Smart Living Center for Accessible Technology in the Bronx
PR Newswire2026-09-25
ADAPT Community Network has opened a Smart Living Center in the Bronx, offering a residential-style setting where individuals, families, providers, and partners can engage with accessible and adaptive technologies that promote greater independence.
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NVIDIA: From 1993 Startup to GPU and AI Industry Giant
Britannica2026-09-25
Founded in 1993 with $20 million in venture capital, NVIDIA evolved from a gaming graphics company into a leader in GPU technology and artificial intelligence, navigating legal battles and a failed $40 billion acquisition along the way.
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Cultural context shapes the effectiveness of gratitude practices across countries
UC Santa Barbara2026-09-24
A large international study involving over 10,000 participants across 34 countries finds that gratitude interventions do not work uniformly — their effectiveness varies by cultural context and by the specific practice tested.
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Canada's Multiculturalism, Indigenous Voices, and Arctic Cultural Identity
Britannica2026-09-24
From a 1951 warning about cultural invisibility to the adoption of multiculturalism as official policy in 1971, Canada's cultural identity has been shaped by British, French, American, Indigenous, and immigrant influences — supported by federal and provincial arts funding.
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Hayley Williams Pays Tribute to Chad Gilbert's Hardcore Music Legacy
Rolling Stone Australia2026-09-23
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams has shared a tribute to ex-husband and New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert following his death from brain cancer, saying she will be "forever grateful" for the understanding of hardcore culture he gave her.
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United Nations Offers Hundreds of Free Online Courses Across Multiple Topics
Unric2026-09-23
Launched in response to global COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, the UN's e-learning catalogue spans hundreds of courses across dozens of agencies, covering development, rights, agriculture, labour and more.
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