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Doug Allan - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Doug Allan - Earth in Vision

...public was Blue Planet. Blue Planet rewrote the rules of a lot of things; it came along at a bit of dangerous time for wildlife. The previous 10 years from, say, 1993 to about 2000, the public had almost been OD’d on wildlife, there was a huge explosion of channels and satellite and things in the early nineties and all these new broadcasters went into wildlife with a...
Charity begins at Homeland: The screen spies the CIA should love
Society, Politics & Law

Charity begins at Homeland: The screen spies the CIA should love

...public opinion over whether former CIA employee Edward Snowden was right to blow the whistle and leak state secrets might just be won, not in the press or the US Congress, but in fiction. New Bond film Spectre has just been released with a decidedly pro-Snowden slant, Oliver Stone is set to direct a Snowden biopic, and hacker drama Mr Robot, which Snowden reportedly is a...
Should we be worried about the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we be worried about the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement?

...public understanding of climate change has increased and the grassroots action on climate change is going from strength to strength. Deal or no deal By withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, the US joins Nicaragua and Syria. The reasons, however, for Nicaragua and Syria to refuse the Paris deal and for the US to withdraw from it are very different. Syria has been...
On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...public for the XR action has initially been somewhat mixed. The reason being that disruptive action is inconvenient to many people, leading to complaints about the disruptions and suggestions that XR is losing the argument as a result. On the other hand, new signups to XR appear to have seen around 3,000 per day according to XR insiders, suggesting there is considerable...
Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin
History & The Arts

Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin

...publication at the age of 11, and continued writing prolifically until recently. Her latest book, No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, a collection of essays about everything, from writing to ageing, was published in December 2017. She was a strong female voice of dissent within male-dominated genres. She challenged race stereotypes in fantasy and science...
What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...public image of the organisation but the organisation's performance. We think it's really important that organisations understand that treating their staff well doesn't just mean giving them lots and lots of money, it means an environment where they can actually give of their best. It means the reduction and elimination of discrimination generally, of systems and...
How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?
Digital & Computing

How can governments ensure their cybersecurity is strong?

...public safety agencies (Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division, the state fusion center, the MI-ISAC, and Michigan Cyber Command Center); but perhaps more importantly – and uniquely – the document has preplanned roles for military partners (the Michigan National Guard Cyber Teams), federal partners (DHS, FEMA, US-CERT), and...
How gender equality can help fix the construction industry
Society, Politics & Law

How gender equality can help fix the construction industry

...public and with investors. This helps to boost sales and market performance. As the construction sector suffers from an extremely poor public image, we believe this impact would be particularly positive for construction firms. [Construction work at London Docklands] Regeneration work at London Docklands Our study also revealed an acute lack of gender data specific to the...