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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:  Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain
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It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Sanjay Gupta on the New Neurobiology of Pain

Richard Penaskovic

Review of Sanjay Gupta, It Doesn’t Have to Hurt:Your Smart Guide to a Pain-free Life. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2025), $30.00. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, […]

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:17

“They say the Lion and the Lizard keep the Courts:” Edward FitzGerald’s the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:17

10/04/2025 By Juan Cole

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

10/04/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Madonna, Iceland's Hatari, Display Palestinian Flags at Eurovision in Israel

Madonna, Iceland’s Hatari, Display Palestinian Flags at Eurovision in Israel

TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — Hatari, Iceland’s heavy metal Eurovision act, drew boos from the audience when the band held up banners featuring the Palestinian flag […]

Maan News Agency

Donald Trump
Iranian Leaders cool Tensions with US, Insist that no War is on Horizon

Iranian Leaders cool Tensions with US, Insist that no War is on Horizon

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s clerical Leader, Ali Khamenei threw cold water on the idea of a miitary conflict between Iran and the US. […]

Juan Cole

Ethnicities
Yes, US Birth Rate is Dropping -  But Why that is Not A Problem

Yes, US Birth Rate is Dropping – But Why that is Not A Problem

By Caroline Sten Hartnett | – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on May 15 that the number of births in the U.S. […]

The Conversation

Iran
Saudi Paper, close to Crown Prince, calls on US to Strike Iran

Saudi Paper, close to Crown Prince, calls on US to Strike Iran

A Saudi newspaper owned by one of the king’s sons has called for military strikes on Iran, as world leaders plea for de-escalation of tension […]

Middle East Monitor

Environmentalism
Young Muslims fashion a Green Ramadan: Faith, Fasting and Environmentalism

Young Muslims fashion a Green Ramadan: Faith, Fasting and Environmentalism

By William Barylo | – Muslims worldwide are about to enter the second half of Ramadan, a month widely known to the public as one […]

The Conversation

Green Transportation
Zero Carbon Electric Air Taxi 5-Seater Completes Maiden Flight in Germany

Zero Carbon Electric Air Taxi 5-Seater Completes Maiden Flight in Germany

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – (Clean Energy Wire) – The new five-seater electric air taxi by aviation company Lilium from Munich has completed its first […]

Clean Energy Wire

Israel/ Palestine
3 Million Israeli-Occupied Palestinians Caught in Maze of Military Checkpoints & Squatter Attacks

3 Million Israeli-Occupied Palestinians Caught in Maze of Military Checkpoints & Squatter Attacks

By Rebecca Stead | – During the 1967 Six Day War, the West Bank and East Jerusalem were occupied by Israel. Fifty-two years later this […]

Middle East Monitor

China
China to Iran's Rescue?  Trump might successfully anger Beijing or Tehran, but not Both

China to Iran’s Rescue? Trump might successfully anger Beijing or Tehran, but not Both

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said at a news conference on Saturday that China opposes US unilateral sanctions on Iran […]

Juan Cole

Internet
Can Social Media be Reformed to Exclude Violent Extremist Content Like what led to Christchurch Massacre of Muslims?

Can Social Media be Reformed to Exclude Violent Extremist Content Like what led to Christchurch Massacre of Muslims?

By Kevin Veale | – The “Christchurch Call” summit has made specific progress, with tech companies and world leaders signing an agreement to eliminate terrorist […]

The Conversation

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