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Researchers work to grow grass that will offer the same level playing field for athletes at the various soccer venues that will be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer have become the first private astronauts to walk in space.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has superb combat and charismatic companions but if you're hoping for a return to the series' origins, you'll be disappointed.

Amateur writers using AI tools produced stories that were deemed more creative, but the research suggests the creativity of the group overall went down.

The country's supreme court has temporarily banned Patanjali, a leading maker of ayurvedic products with ties to the prime minister, from advertising certain items due to a history of false claims.

New research finds sitting for long hours increases the risk of death.

India recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of its independence. Much has changed about India in the intervening years. India is now the world’s largest country by population, the fifth-largest economy globally and is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Yet fundamental challenges remain in India’s development path. Join the 21st Century India Center for an engaging event as we bring together world-class economists to delve into current research insights and discuss how future academic work can build on this knowledge to help make progress on the most pressing economic problems India will face in the next quarter century. Keynote speech by Michael Kremer, University Professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago and the co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Special lecture by Karthik Muralidharan from UC San Diego and author of the transformative new book, “Accelerating India's Development.” Agenda: 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Panel 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Break 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - Keynote and Special Lecture 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Reception This public event is organized by the 21st Century India Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information on India activities, please visit india.ucsd.edu. If you have any questions, please contact GPS Events Coordinator Curtis Bruno (c1bruno@ucsd.edu) For more information visit: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com

A trove of secret documents show teens’ increasing reliance on TikTok and how executives were acutely aware of the potential harm the app can cause young people, but appeared unconcerned.

A baby pygmy hippopotamus in a Thailand zoo has become a worldwide internet sensation, leading to crowds at the zoo. Zoo officials say the increased attention has led to some bad visitor behavior.

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