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What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are premature babies telling us about antibiotic resistance?

...study of the bacteria found in the guts of children born before full-term shows the superbug problem is a growing threat...A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants reveals the vast scope of the problem of antibiotic resistance and gives new insight into the extreme vulnerability of these young patients, according to researchers. The gut microbiome has emerged in...
How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

How do voters choose between two unappealing candidates?

...studied decision-making – including voting – for decades. However, researchers usually give respondents at least one appealing option to choose from. This led us to wonder: What do voters do when they consider all of the options bad? Do they fall back on party affiliation, or simply toss a coin? This question is especially appropriate in the current presidential...
Fake news during COVID-19
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news during COVID-19

...studies more rapidly available. Normally, it might take weeks or months before a paper passes peer-review, but many recently published papers on COVID-19 and/or SARS-Cov-2 have been published within days. It is great that journals want to quickly share results, but the short or seemingly absent peer-review process has resulted in several published studies with flawed...
Introduction to differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differential equations

...studies in mathematics and other mathematically rich subjects such as physics and engineering. Topics covered include mathematical typesetting, number theory, conics, statics, geometric transformations, calculus, differential equations, mathematical language and proof, dynamics, eigenvalues and eigenvectors and combinatorics. It also helps develop the abilities to study...
Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit

...studying and some are working. Up until now, they have been entitled to the same rights as any other EU citizen. That includes access to healthcare in any EU member state and access to certain child benefits. They also have the right to support when seeking work or for housing. But what happens to these hundreds of thousands of people when their home country is no longer...
Oil majors told to adapt or die
Nature & Environment

Oil majors told to adapt or die

...study says. The 2008 financial crisis made investors nervous about putting their money into large, high-risk, long-term projects – such as Arctic oil exploration. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 – when millions of barrels of oil were discharged into the Gulf of Mexico – escalated industry costs and further environmental concern about the activities of the...
Solving the care crisis with public investment
Society, Politics & Law

Solving the care crisis with public investment

...Studies), and co-chair for policy on the Women’s Budget Group. In this video he explores the benefits that may come from a care-led recovery. These include: • employment generation • reduction of the gender employment gap • contribution to a healthier, better educated and more productive population • creation of a greener, more resilient and caring economy....
Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two
Society, Politics & Law

Dropping the population bomb - 50 years of BBC environmental broadcasting, part two

...study trip to Iceland for a few lucky ones. So the programme makers in this case are casting around for approaches that might stop people switching channels, but also support them in mobilising action and better understanding the fundamental underlying issues. So there’s plenty to learn from still and plenty to enjoy in the archives. There are of course the simple...