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Gender

Sports & Gender: A history Of Bad Science & ‘Biological Racism’

Life looked pretty good for Dutee Chand last July.
Having become the first Indian sprinter to reach a final at a global athletics event in 2013, the 18-year-old was al...

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Festivals

Charlie Hebdo Film Je Suis Charlie To Premiere At Toronto Film Festival

A documentary about the Charlie Hebdo attack will receive its world premiere at this year’s Toronto film festival.
The latest schedule announcement from the fest...

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Hollywood

Amnesty International Backs Decriminalising All Sex Work In Historic Vote.

Amnesty International has voted in favour of a proposal that would mean adults who buy sex from prostitutes would not face criminal sanctions. The human rights organisation...

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Bollywood

Deepika Padukone Unveils Logo For Mental Health Charity.

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone has just unveiled the Logo of her foundation The Live Love Laugh Foundation, a not for profit organization dedicated to addressing the issu...

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Trending

Robots Are Going To Learn To Play Jazz.

As the band gets into their groove, the guitarist gets ready to rip a solo he’s practiced for endless hours. The crowd knows he’ll pull it off perfectly. That&r...

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Health

How To Cure Blindness Around The World..

As part of a blog series on Social Entrepreneurs, Thulsi Ravilla, Executive Director of Aravind Eye Care System, talks about democratizing healthcare and eliminating blindn...

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Environment

A Huge Algae Bloom Off The Pacific Coast Is Poisoning Shellfish And Sea Lions.

A poisonous algae that could sicken humans if they consume infected seafood is spreading in the Pacific Ocean, stretching from Southern California north to Alaska. The mass...

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Sustainable Development

Paging Dr. Watson: IBM Supercomputer Gains Access To 30 Billion Medical Images

IBM’s Watson supercomputer (and “Jeopardy!” winner) will be processing a lot of broken limbs and tumors in its ultimate quest for sentience. The company a...

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Gender

The little Girls Of Dakshina Kannada Villages Who Are Not Allowed To Dance In The Name Of Islam.

In the deafening noise around the ‘big things that matter’, little yet important aspects of social life go unnoticed and unchecked. Little things like dancing c...

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Festivals

Art House Theater And Film Festival Brass To Hug It Out At The Coolidge This Week

As pressure mounts to engage film audiences, independent film exhibitors throughout the United States are rallying to find shared solutions. And the Coolidge Corner Theatre...

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