The mathematical study of tones dates at least as far back as the 5th century BCE Pythagorean philosophers of ancient Greece, but there is still a lot to learn about the numbers behind the notes.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
Some philosophers and activists advocate for pet abolition, arguing that treating any animals as property is ethically indefensible.
But his script for the 1971 movie The Hospital displayed a righteous sense of indignation at the way the American health-care system failed its practitioners and its patients.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
Social media addiction is not recognized as an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the standard reference psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners use to assess and treat patients.
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