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Society, Politics & Law

Politics

...economic review carried out as part of the consultation process. GM: Science review panel The formation of the science review panel and its role in the decision to reject or accept GM crops. GM: the GM Nation review The GM nation review process: did it produce worthwhile results? GM conclusions The results of three consultations and how they have influenced the GM debate...
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Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit

...economic circumstances...[Nigel Farage addresses the US CPAC conference] Were Farage and Trump appealing to forces beyond the pocket book? For months, commentators have flocked to diagnose the ills that have supposedly propelled Trump’s support, from the Republican primaries until now. As in Britain, many have settled on a ‘left behind’narrative – that it is the...
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Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats
Society, Politics & Law

Demolishing Pasts, Uncertain Futures:The Symbolism of Glasgow’s Red Road Flats

...economic decline, rising unemployment and growing levels of poverty. The stories of struggle and of life in the Red Road Flats are captured in social histories and in a novel and in film – and few estates can claim that! That the rise of the Red Road Flats took place against the large-scale industrial decline of Glasgow and much of Clydeside more generally, is often...
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Are you a secret hoarder?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you a secret hoarder?

...economic contexts making it possible for members of our society to collect and hoard so many objects: First, people at all income levels now can afford many more material possessions than they could 30 years ago. So, in real terms, household expenditure and incomes have doubled since 1971 and the prices of food and consumer durables, e.g. electronics and white goods, have...
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Tim Lenton - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tim Lenton - Stories of Change

...economic systems on the short term, but I think there’s real opportunities there. I think many of us begin to see that a cleaner, greener future could also be one with a very strong economy. The trick is to navigate those climate risks in a way that’s ultimately going to give us a different energy system and many different ways of doing things, but that doesn’t have...
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World-Changing Women: Emily Davies
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Emily Davies

...economic, religious and social grounds. Some even believed that women’s bodies were so physically ill-suited to studying that it posed a risk to their mental and physical well-being. Excessive mental activity in women, especially during menstruation, was believed to cause acute weakness and weight loss, a condition described as ‘anorexia scolastica’. Emily Davies...
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Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does nanotechnology offer a better way of dealing with electronic waste?

...economical and feasible,” says R. Parthasarathi, managing director of E-Parisara, one of India’s leading e-waste recycling companies. According to the United Nations University, the world produced 42 million tonnes of e-waste in 2014, with Asia accounting for 16 million tonnes. Currently e-waste is dumped in landfills, incinerated or treated with chemicals to recover...
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International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

International Women's Day

...economic, political and social achievements of women. Below are some of our top picks for this year. Each article, interactive or free course will teach you about the most influential women of our time and the struggle for equality. Educate Women on Health Choice Decisions From menopause to abortion – dig deeper into some of the social factors that have influenced...
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