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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...human gender. A storm of media attention ensued. [An illustration of the brain] In many respects, the PNAS paper is emblematic of a renewed interest in neuroscience research on sexual dimorphism – that is, research examining how men’s and women’s brains differ in structure and function. This greater attention to sex differentiation has some distinctly positive...
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The String Quartet
History & The Arts

The String Quartet

...human society compels it—no sooner is one launched than another presses forward; if this engenders heat and in addition they've turned on the electric light; if saying one thing does, in so many cases, leave behind it a need to improve and revise, stirring besides regrets, pleasures, vanities, and desires—if it's all the facts I mean, and the hats, the fur boas, the...
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Using digital tools to save languages
Languages

Using digital tools to save languages

...human civilisation. Languages are a gateway to new worlds. And not everything is translatable. Languages can also be important repositories for indigenous knowledge—knowledge that is relevant to modern society. It’s up to us, as speakers of minority languages, to decide how long we want to keep our languages alive. Languages can unite people Some time ago, I was...
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Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...human being. Stephen Hawking. Funny, perverse, and, of course, brilliant. — errolmorris (@errolmorris) March 14, 2018 Australian reaction There have been reactions too from the world of Astronomy in Australia. Alan Duffy, Associate Professor and Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Professor Stephen Hawking was an inspiration to me to become not just a...
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Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact
Science, Maths & Technology

Rare diseases: low numbers, high impact

...human body allow for the exploration of new avenues in the treatment of rare diseases. For example, gene therapy for CLN3 disease is currently in development to give patients a normal copy of the CLN3 gene; using a modified virus injected into the spinal fluid, to reach the brain1. This type of therapy aims to incorporate a normal gene that can function in place of the...
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The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade
History & The Arts

The Rise and Fall of the Slave Trade

...human being by another, to the point of total obedience – is one of the grimmest phenomena of history, and sadly has been present in many times and places across the globe. People from all ethnic groups have been slaves, and slave masters. But today in the West, the main historical example of slavery that comes to mind is the Atlantic trade in black slaves between the...
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Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade
History & The Arts

Riches & misery: the consequences of the Atlantic slave trade

...human tragedy that this represented. But there were also profound long-term consequences, which were global in scope. To assess these consequences, we need to look at the three corners of the Atlantic’s “triangular trade”. First, what effects did the trade (and the loss of so many people) have on Africa itself? Second, how important was the trade to the development...
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Reparations for slavery in Barbados
Education & Development

Reparations for slavery in Barbados

...Humanity of Native Genocide, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and a racialized system of chattel Slavery”. The Committee developed a 10-point plan, calling for: Full apology Repatriation Indigenous people’s development program Cultural institutions Public health crisis (action) Illiteracy eradication African knowledge program Psychological rehabilitation Technology...
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