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Society, Politics & Law
Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?
Research suggests that - far from taking the anxiety out of dating - apps like Tinder introduce a new set of worries.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do planes survive lightning strikes?
As planes carry us through the sky, they can - and do - come under attack from lightning strikes. Good design keeps us safe, though, in the City In The Sky.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do planes take off?
They're massive, and heavy. And yet they fly in the air. City In The Sky gets to grips with the physics of flight.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Why do planes get dumped in the desert?
Our series City In The Sky travelled to Arizona to see a plane come to its final destination.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How was the Moon made, and when did it happen?
Dave Rothery shares some new thinking about our nearest neighbour.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
If you've got a story about science, you'll want to get it read. The first step is getting an editor to want to publish it... but how do you persuade the gatekeepers to open up?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Who's to blame for the rapid spread of fake news in social media site Facebook?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Methods in Motion: A view from a train
What has physics ever done for psychology? Paul Stenner, Professor of Social Psychology, investigates the history of movement in Physics, and considers what it means for Social Science.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What do safe drinking guidelines mean?
The professor charged with Public Understanding of Risk tries to make sense of the latest rules for safe alcohol consumption.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Can engineering help improve patient safety?
New research from Cambridge suggests that better, clearer, consistent design of tubes and liquids could save lives.
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Society, Politics & Law
Attacked but not hacked: How secure was the US election?
Fears that hackers might try and alter figures at the ballot boxes were unfounded - but that doesn't mean the US democratic process didn't come under exteme strrain, believes Richard Forno.
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Society, Politics & Law
Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Two shocks to the political system, but neither, says Eric Kaufmann, were driven by personal economic circumstances.