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What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?
Money & Business

What would happen to the economy if we all stopped drinking?

...work but perform below their optimal level), unemployment, and premature death. Government estimates suggest that these cost the economy in the order of £8-11 billion, between 0.4-0.6 per cent of GDP, each year. Reducing alcohol consumption would increase labour supply and productivity, and so increase the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services. So, to sum...
Language is collateral damage in the gig economy
Languages

Language is collateral damage in the gig economy

...work when language is used to manipulate perceptions. Terms such as ‘collateral damage’ are usually uttered or written with a disclaimer, ‘gay’ has become a term of abuse among young people (although the extent to which it carries homophobic intent is disputed), ‘special needs’ still carries a certain stigma, and so on. However, this misses an important point...
Has media literacy become self-destructive?
Education & Development

Has media literacy become self-destructive?

...working people. Needless to say, not everyone agrees on what makes a trusted source. Students are also encouraged to reflect on economic and political incentives that might bias reporting. Follow the money, they are told. Now watch what happens when they are given a list of names of major power players in the East Coast news media whose names are all clearly Jewish....
How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...working on the commitment to the Brexit process already made by May and looks forward to the swift resumption of concrete talks after the election. However, others have made no bones about their criticism of the snap election and May’s disastrous handling of the campaign. Germany’s Brok was particularly critical of May’s recent announcement that she would be...
Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?
Languages

Why is Donald Trump a challenge for translators?

...working for the Moscow Times, has explained that because Trump’s peculiar Twitter style sounds childish Russian translators often transpose it into a more adult register. Should translators be condemned for censoring Trump? Many would argue not. Translation scholar Peter Newmark explains that the translator has a duty to be faithful to the speaker or writer only in as...
Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job
Society, Politics & Law

Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job

...work. We know landscapes are evocative and affecting but how can this become more effectively acknowledged in the policy and practice of conservation, farming and tourism? This is where the research of cultural geographers looking at landscape, space and place can help to inform such considerations. The challenge that remains for the CNPA is to ensure that they are...
Methods in Motion: Challenging the Narrative
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Challenging the Narrative

...work is intrinsically linked to ongoing world events is both a privilege and a frustration. A privilege, because I am in the position to interpret and analyse the politics and international relations of my chosen area: Iran, and the Middle East more widely. A frustration, because the ongoing conflicts in the region are prone to sensationalised reporting and partisan media...
‘Irrational emotions’ and their cognitive impenetrability
History & The Arts

‘Irrational emotions’ and their cognitive impenetrability

...work concerning these emotions involves spelling out the precise nature of the conflict. Some argue that such emotions involve rational conflict, where subjects undergoing such emotions are endorsing two conflicting judgements, e.g. that flying is both safe and unsafe. By contrast, others argue that subjects are undergoing some other form of conflict, say endorsing a...