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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.
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Society, Politics & Law
What missing lander means for Europe’s quest to find life on Mars
Loss of the Mars lander from its recent probe is disappointing, but the search for life on Mars goes on.
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Society, Politics & Law
How did Trump win the White House?
There are five factors which took Trump to Pennsylvania Avenue, believes Anthony J. Gaughan
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Science, Maths & Technology
Brady’s Rogue Reagent?
Why are schools inviting the bomb squad to explode chemicals in their cupboards? The OU's Nick Power explains.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Fast Reactors and Thorium
The special topics for Week 1 of Understanding Nuclear Energy are fast reactors and thorium.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Explainer: What is autophagy?
The discovery of the mechanism for autophagy by Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - get the lowdown on what autophagy is in this guide.