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How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...account. Here’s how she neatly wove that in: Strength abounds in Harlem. Three hundred years of oppression and it survives. This is the task in Harlem, to see strength where it exists, to expect it to be there, right there, next to, and a part of nature, nurture and noxia. Even anger may show strength. It can sustain a child and protect him until he is helped to find...
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What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?
Society, Politics & Law

What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?

...account for one-third of global economic output, so there is a lot at stake as President Donald Trump meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, not least the fate of the world economy over the next few years. [The Conversation] And it is precisely the magnitude of the stakes involved that has led some observers to assume that both countries will play it safe and...
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Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...accountable. We need to be mindful that the act of speaking out in public is risky, far from safe for all victims and survivors. As such, the history of sexual violence activism is entwined with black, queer and working-class resistance to the state, including police, prisons and the criminal legal system. Research has demonstrated that survivors that come forward to...
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What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...accounted for 2.44 billion, and Russia contributed 1.58 billion tonnes. The road to renewables A quarter (25%) of global carbon emissions come from electricity generation and the internet uses a great deal of electricity. Exactly how much is, again, still an open debate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth report cites the combined electricity use...
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Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?
History & The Arts

Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?

...accounted for differences between texts statistically, which can lead to false positive results. And it’s not only important to consider different effects between narrative texts, but also differences across media. Viewing, versus reading, versus interacting with a story could have different and dissociable effects on empathy skills, such as interpreting facial...
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The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...account for the transmission of eye colour in humans. However, not until 1953 was the structure of DNA deduced by Watson and Crick. By the end of the 20th century, many thousands of genes had been discovered and their sequences determined, including many that have roles in disease. These genes are scattered throughout the genome. Our genetic structure Every cell of a...
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Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...accounts. Those trying to describe their airborne experiences found the panorama and its related devices to be a useful point of comparison. Before its appearance in 1792, authors of balloon accounts struggled for analogies to describe their experience. “I can find no simile to convey an idea of it”, wrote Vincent Lunardi of his elevated view of London. Thomas Baldwin...
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Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...account for the increase). [World Population Prospects Bahrain Line 2] Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. The increase in 15-64s between 1970 and 2000 may in part relate to the longer life expectancy and improved child mortality rate as children move from the 0-14...
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