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Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...think Teresa May and Donald Trump will defend us? 'Talk about foxes guarding hen houses' says Joe. ...[A banner reading "Capitalism isn't working" (a pun on the Conservative election poster "Labour isn't working") at the G20 Meltdown protest in London on 1 April 2009] For the first time, one per cent of the world population controls more than half of the world's wealth,...
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For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...think of it not as sleep-depriving people, but as modifying or enlarging the period of the sleep–wake cycle from 24 to 48 hours,” says Benedetti. “People go to bed every two nights, but when they go to bed, they can sleep for as long as they want.” San Raffaele Hospital first introduced triple chronotherapy in 1996. Since then, it has treated close to a thousand...
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Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?

...systems turned Brazil into a positive model of a democratic country ripe for foreign investment and a more important role in world affairs. [Utopia sculpture in Brasilia] A sculpture proclaiming Utopia in Brasilia A perfect political storm Brazil is now in the throes of a perfect storm of problems. It is experiencing an economic, political, social and moral crisis that...
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Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...system mishandles an upper respiratory infection and mistakenly wipes out the estimated 30,000 neurons in the centre of the brain. In an organ of up to 100 billion cells, this might not sound like too much to worry about. But these are no ordinary cells. They are found in the hypothalamus, a small, evolutionarily ancient and unbelievably important structure that helps...
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Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?
Money & Business

Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?

...system in Mexico. Special maquiladora plants are used to assemble goods from other countries for export back to the country of origin while avoiding export and import tariffs. These are typically used in low-skilled industries such as clothing and are designed to take advantage of lower labour costs rather than advanced technology. Wings are strategic – and France and...
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COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step
Nature & Environment

COP26 and the Glasgow Pact...one small step

...think is a reasonable cascade of timescale, cause and effect: Money – flowing from richer to poorer nations to help build their capacities to adapt to climate change, reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, and compensate for any unavoidable loss and damages. Short-term national plans – the formal detailed NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) that nations must...
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Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things you might like to know about Recovery Colleges

...think about them? Although it is still relatively early on in the development of recovery colleges the indications are that the people who attend them have a positive experience. A number of articles have been published on the experiences of students at these colleges and their comments seem to show that they are making a difference to people’s lives. One study using...
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The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...systems have with regard to business inputs and processes, there needs to be a vision. There is a growing body of work around these types of issues in business pedagogy. Kate Raworth, for example, whose ‘Doughnut Economics,’ considers planetary boundaries. She argues these boundaries should be protected as there are ‘unacceptable environment degradation and...
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