The team combines expertise from engineering science, philosophy and experimental psychology, supported by the University of Oxford senior academics combining academic rigor with Polestar’s automotive expertise.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
These boards, comprised of academics and civic leaders, are tasked with upholding academic integrity while ensuring institutional accountability.
For all but a few professions (airline pilot, air-traffic controller), Congress eliminated mandatory retirement in 1986, deeming it age discrimination; between 2000 and 2010, the number of college professors over the age of sixty-five doubled.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
In their new book from University of California Press, professors Banks and Fortmueller dive into how the rise of streaming services — alongside COVID-19, the #MeToo movement and other factors — have forever changed the way Hollywood works.
Trump has undergone four medical checkups in 13 months, prompting questions about the frequency of his visits, the types of tests being performed and what doctors are looking for.
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Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
These doctors are independent, but come together in what’s called an independent physician association to jointly contract with health insurance companies.
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Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.
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Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Before God, Puritan preachers taught, all human callings, all useful work, is equal.
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