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Berlin Volksbuhne swimming pool’s ‘Black people only’ event faces backlash, gets cancelled over security concerns amid racism and inclusion debate

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Berlin Volksbuhne swimming pool’s ‘Black people only’ event faces backlash, gets cancelled over security concerns amid racism and inclusion debate

Berlin swimming pool cancels ‘Black communities only’ event over security concerns after backlash (Photo: AFP) A temporary public swimming pool outside Berlin’s historic Volksbuhne theatre has cancelled a planned event that was due to be open exclusively to Black communities after the programme attracted controversy and scrutiny over its restricted access. The €300,000 pop-up pool, … Read more

Chimpanzees famously solved puzzle that transformed human understanding of intelligence, but their move to Berlin ended tragically

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Chimpanzees famously solved puzzle that transformed human understanding of intelligence, but their move to Berlin ended tragically

Sudan the chimpanzee (Image credit: Center for the History of Psychology, Julius Maximilian University Würzburg, University of Auckland) More than a century ago, a small group of chimpanzees revolutionized the way scientists understand intelligence. Through a series of groundbreaking experiments on the Spanish island of Tenerife, the apes demonstrated that they can use insight to … Read more