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‘Homicide: Life on the Streets’ laid the groundwork for Peak TV – and it’s finally available to stream for new and old fans of the series

Summit Osur, Quinnipiac University

Due to conflicts over music rights and the high cost of adapting the show to HD, the series had become overshadowed by its spiritual successor, ‘The Wire.’

Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers dance, write and draw their way through burnout and on-the-job stress

Marc Moss, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Rafaela Mantelli, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.

5 lessons from ancient civilizations for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates

Adriana Zuniga-Teran, University of Arizona

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.

People with physical and mobility disabilities need to work out, but there are a lot of obstacles in their way

2 solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the solar wind

Today’s school children practice running for their lives – but there are better ways to keep students safe from shooters

If new technologies snarl your airline experience, here are old-school strategies to cope

How the 14th Amendment prevents state legislatures from subverting popular presidential elections

Each Jewish couple’s story starts long before the wedding − and so does the celebration of their life together

26 states may soon need to regulate cannabis – here’s what they can learn from Colorado and Washington

Democratic men are stepping up for a woman president by stepping back, at last

Black voters, Latino voters and other voters of color show solidarity at the ballot box

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation

Here’s the first question of this week’s edition:

A new study, released in June, analyzed the United States' "orgasm gap." What is the gap the study referred to?

1. A. The U.S. now trails China in orgasms per capita
2. B. Women still have fewer orgasms than men
3. C. Gen Z has been having fewer orgasms than Millennials
4. D. There is no gap − orgasms remain widely popular

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