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What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the Queen's Speech tell us about the next two years?

...somewhat alarming that the Queen’s speech so starkly illustrates the plight of a wounded prime minister about to preside over Britain’s departure from the EU, with her newly exposed domestic flank leaving both her and the country in a more vulnerable position than ever abroad. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?
Society, Politics & Law

What would the proposed deal mean for EU citizens?

...that they use like a loyalty card? When it’s full, will they need to stay put? [The Conversation]The government’s plan is a good start – so long as all the good things in it survive the legislative process. It’s not the worst possible offering, but it is far from being the best. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How do rules on contamination limit our ability to explore space?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do rules on contamination limit our ability to explore space?

...the alternative possibilities of a common origin versus two independent origins. This means we must try to avoid accidental contamination that might confuse the evidence. But we have to ask ourselves whether the current rules are too strict. Eventual contamination is inevitable, unless we give up completely. This article was originally published by The Conversation...
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Despite sanctions, North Korea's nuclear programme is enjoying success. How?
Society, Politics & Law

Despite sanctions, North Korea's nuclear programme is enjoying success. How?

...tend to view North Korea as an inward-looking, economically isolated state cut off from the international community. However, the country’s illicit networks – including those supplying its missile program – are global and responsive. Ultimately, they will be difficult to counter. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?

...articles downplaying the fact that cigarette smoking and second-hand smoke are bad for human health. Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus, co-founders of the website Retraction Watch, which detects academic papers withdrawn due to questionable findings, have also reported a claim that jet plane vapour trails contain toxic materials, not just ice crystals. Other questionable...
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How did music influence Virgina Woolf?
History & The Arts

How did music influence Virgina Woolf?

...in ‘intermediality’ with the Modernists, including T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein and Katherine Mansfield, too. She spoke, then, for many of her contemporaries when she wrote in a letter of 1899 that music, rather than literature, seemed to her the ‘nearest to truth’. This article originally appeared in the Public Domain Review under a CC-BY-SA licence...
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Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?

...fresh fruits and vegetables could promote healthier, convenient eating. [The Conversation]Our goal is not to be fast-food cheerleaders. We do not doubt that a diet high in fast food is unhealthy. We just doubt, based on our data, that the poor eat fast food more than anyone else. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?
Science, Maths & Technology

How are Ethiopian coffee growers responding to climate change?

...at the Kenya Meteorological Department, says the model used in the research is a powerful tool for linking climate variables with biological parameters. “This is a very interesting [study] with deep insights into the characteristics of the impacts of climate change on crop production,” he notes. This article was originally published by SciDevNet under CC-BY licence...
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