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Upside down and confused, the owl relaxed its wings, and I used my free arm to tuck them first against its body and then the body against me as though holding a swaddled newborn child.
THE QUEST TO SNARE—AND SAVE—THE WORLD’S LARGEST OWLJONATHAN SLAGHTAUGUST 28, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThese products could confuse consumers into accidentally ingesting a potentially deadly product.
FDA: PLEASE, DON’T DRINK HAND SANITIZER—EVEN IF IT’S SOLD IN… A BEER CAN?BETH MOLEAUGUST 27, 2020ARS TECHNICANow, they are swimming in confusing murky waters when it comes to making decisions.
THE CDC’S NEW COVID-19 TESTING GUIDELINES COULD MAKE THE PANDEMIC WORSESARA KILEY WATSONAUGUST 27, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEProponents of the change argue that being associated with China has become problematic during the coronavirus pandemic because border agents tend to confuse them with citizens of communist China where Covid-19 is believed to have originated from.
A QUIRKY PASSPORT DESIGN CONTEST EVOKES TAIWAN’S SEARCH FOR NATIONAL IDENTITYANNE QUITOAUGUST 25, 2020QUARTZEven the Democratic activists and insiders I spoke with who strongly support the party’s historical role in advancing underrepresented groups emerged from the 2016 election frightened and confused by its results.
HOW CLINTON’S LOSS PAVED THE WAY FOR BIDENSETH MASKETAUGUST 20, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTIn fact, when she has put the priority question to corporate leaders, they’re often confused by it.
THE DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE EXERCISE THAT WILL BOOST EMPLOYEES’ SPIRITSLILA MACLELLANAUGUST 17, 2020QUARTZI think a lot of consumers have confused ideas about journalism and think it’s supposed to be resistance-y.
‘THERE’S NO ANTAGONIST’: NEWS OUTLETS MULL THE POSSIBLE END OF THEIR EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS-SIDE ‘TRUMP BUMP’ BONANZASTEVEN PERLBERGAUGUST 10, 2020DIGIDAYHave you ever found yourself scrolling through social media, confused by all of the new slang out there.
WORDS THAT THE INTERNET HAS CHANGEDBRIGID WALSHJULY 30, 2020EVERYTHING AFTER ZWeightlessness also confuses the gravity-sensing vestibular organs in the inner ear that play a role in balance and motor control.
WHAT WILL ASTRONAUTS NEED TO SURVIVE THE DANGEROUS JOURNEY TO MARS?MARIA TEMMINGJULY 15, 2020SCIENCE NEWSWhat most psychologists study, these days, are traits — although traits and types are often confused, which leads to fundamental misunderstandings about personality.
5 PSYCHOLOGY TERMS YOU’RE PROBABLY MISUSING (EP. 334 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERJANUARY 9, 2020FREAKONOMICSWORDS RELATED TO CONFUSE
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