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Friday essay: empathy or division? On the science and politics of storytelling

Writers can’t always be trusted when they talk about the power and importance of story. We have a vested interest and can get sentimental, promoting the immense power of story, of narrative, as inherently benign.

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If animals could speak, would we understand them?

Turin, once briefly the capital of Italy, is famous today for its coffee, delectable hazelnut chocolate, Fiat cars, Juventus FC and the architectural wonder, the Mole Antonelliana. It also happens to be the city of a reportedly epiphanic moment in the life of multi-faceted German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

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Ibogaine Blocks Alcohol's Rewarding Effects On Mice, Recent Study Finds

According to a recent study published in the Frontiers in Psychopharmacology journal, the psychoactive substance ibogaine could block some addiction-related effects of alcohol. The study analyzed the effects of ibogaine in mice through the model of addiction known as “conditioned place preference” (CPP), which measures the tendency for animals to spend…

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GM Keeps Up Production In China By Retaining Workers In Factory: Reuters

General Motors Company’s (NYSE:GM) joint venture in Shanghai, China, is continuing production amid lockdown by making workers sleep on factory floors, Reuters reported. The company has formed an arrangement in which workers sleep, live, and work in isolation from the rest of the world to prevent virus transmission. General Motors runs the facilities…

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Domino's Pizza China Operator Eyes Hong Kong Listing: CNBC

Domino’s Pizza Inc’s (NYSE:DPZ) store operator in China, DPC Dash, is planning to go public on the Hong Kong stock exchange, CNBC reported. Domino’s Pizza has a 15.7% stake in DPC as of the filing date through wholly-owned entities, the report added. Bank of America Securities is the sole sponsor of the listing, the…

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Read Why Morgan Stanley Upgraded Bank Of America

Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck upgraded Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of $49, down from $51. The price target implied an upside of 13.7%. Graseck downgraded the U.S. banks and consumer finance sector to In-Line from Attractive, saying "war changes everything." Graseck upgraded Bank of…

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Bias, politics and protests: how human laws constrain and sometimes liberate animals

Guilty Pigs traverses the world of nonhuman animals – and their human owners, guardians, and policy makers – as they brush up against the law in a myriad diverse ways. The book is not jurisdictionally specific, nor is it temporally bound. It is startling in its breadth.

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Sex, lies and Hegel: did the intimate lives of philosophers shape their ideas?

How did the intimate lives of major philosophers shape their ideas? Did their closest relationships with families, spouses, life partners and secret lovers influence their philosophies?

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Lordstown Motors Stock Slides Post Q4 Results; Reaffirms Q3'22 Target For Endurance Sales

Lordstown Motors Corp (NASDAQ:RIDE) reported a fourth-quarter FY21 loss per share of $(0.42), beating the consensus of $(0.73). The total operating expenses rose 120.7% Y/Y to $84.6 million. The operating loss incurred for the quarter was $(84.66) million versus $(38.35) million last year. The company held $244 million in cash and equivalents…

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Disney Bumps Up Prices For Park Visitors: All You Need To Know

The Walt Disney Co's (NYSE:DIS) Walt Disney World Resort boosted the ticket prices for guests visiting the parks for multiple days, CNBC reports. Disney raised the prices of multiday passes for between four and ten days by 2% - 6%. Prices for base tickets for those attending any of Disney's four theme…

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Sony Clocks 13% Sales Growth In Q3 Backed By Spiderman Movie, Apple iPhone Image Sensors

Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) reported third-quarter FY21 sales growth of 13% year-on-year to ¥3.03 trillion. Significant increases in Pictures, I&SS, Financial Services, and Music segments drove the increase. Spider-Man: No Way Home and sales of image sensors used in Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones played a vital role in the growth trajectory, Bloomberg reports. Sony sold 3.9…

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