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  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/26/border-free-world-better-hostile-immigration-policies Here’s why a border-free world would be better than hostile immigration policies Đây là lý do tại sao một thế giới không biên giới sẽ tốt hơn các chính sách nhập cư kém thân thiện. border /ˈbɔː.dər/ : biên giới  hostile  UK  /ˈhɒs.taɪl/ US  /ˈhɑː.stəl/ =  unfriendly and not liking something: - a hostile crowd - The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning. hospitable  /hɒsˈpɪt.ə.bəl/ =   friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors: - The villagers were very hospitable to/towards anyone who passed through. immigr a tion (n)  immirant (n)  /ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/ US  /ˈɪm.ə.ɡrənt/:  a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently: - a large immigrant population - Illegal immigrants are sent back across the border if they are caught. immigrate ( v)  UK  /ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡreɪt...

  How to make wise decisions Across cultures, wisdom has been considered one of the most revered human qualities. Although the truly wise may seem few and far between, empirical research examining wisdom suggests that it isn’t an exceptional trait possessed by a small handful of bearded philosophers after all – in fact, the latest studies suggest that most of us have the ability to make wise decisions, given the right context. ‘It appears that experiential, situational, and cultural factors are even more powerful in shaping wisdom than previously imagined,’ says Associate Professor Igor Grossmann of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. ‘Recent empirical findings from cognitive, developmental, social, and personality psychology cumulatively suggest that people’s ability to reason wisely varies dramatically across experiential and situational contexts. Understanding the role of such contextual factors offers unique insights into understanding wisdom in daily life, as well a...

  I contain multitudes Wendy Moore reviews Ed Yong’s book about microbes Microbes, most of them bacteria, have populated this planet since long before animal life developed and they will outlive us. Invisible to the naked eye, they are ubiquitous. They inhabit the soil, air, rocks and water and are present within every form of life, from seaweed and coral to dogs and humans. And, as Yong explains in his utterly absorbing and hugely important book we mess with them at our peril. Every species has its own colony of microbes, called a ‘microbiome’, and these microbes vary not only between species but also between individuals and within different parts of each individual. What is amazing is that while the number of human cells in the average person is about 30 trillion, the number of microbial ones is higher – about 39 trillion. At best, Yong informs us, we are only 50 per cent human. Indeed, some scientists even suggest we should think of each species and its microbes as a single unit...

  The White Horse of Uffington The cutting of huge figures or ‘geoglyphs’ into the earth of English hillsides has taken place for more than 3,000 years. There are 56 hill figures scattered around England, with the vast majority on the chalk downlands of the country’s southern counties. The figures include giants, horses, crosses and regimental badges. Although the majority of these geoglyphs date within the last 300 years or so, there are one or two that are much older. The most famous of these figures is perhaps also the most mysterious – the Uffington White Horse in Oxfordshire. The White Horse has recently been re-dated and shown to be even older than its previously assigned ancient pre-Roman Iron Age* date. More controversial is the date of the enigmatic Long Man of Wilmington in Sussex. While many historians are convinced the figure is prehistoric, others believe that it was the work of an artistic monk from a nearby priory and was created between the 11th and 15th centuries. ...

 Source:  https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/homework-help/article/how-to-be-an-expert-fact-checker How to be an expert fact-checker Professional fact-checkers—people who make sure newspaper articles and magazine stories are correct before they're published—say that looking beyond the story is the real secret to finding the truth. Use these truth-telling tips to know if what you're reading is for real. Làm thế nào để trở thành chuyên gia kiểm tra thông tin. Những chuyên gia kiểm tra thông tin - những người mà chuyên đảm bảo các mục bài báo và các câu chuyện trên tạp chí là chính xác trước khi nó được xuất bản - nói rằng đọc những thứ ngoài câu chuyện đó chính là bí mật thật sự để tìm ra được sự thật. Sử dụng những mẹo sau để biết liệu những gì bạn đọc có đúng hay không. Expert (a/n): chuyên gia fact-checker: người chuyên kiểm tra thông tin professional (a) chuyên nghiệp newspaper articles: mục báo magazine stories: những câu chuyện trên tạp chí beyond: bên ngoài (your sucess ...