By Graham Finlayson, Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Leeds
Catherine Gibbons, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Leeds
Jason Halford, Professor of Biological Psychology and Health Behaviours, University of Leeds
It’s the ultimate win-win that food scientists have been seeking for over a century. But replacing the sweet stuff turns out to be much harder than anyone imagined.
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By Amnesty International
The ongoing siege of Bamako is having unacceptable consequences for civilians’ freedom of movement and may lead to serious violations of their rights to food security, health and life, Amnesty International said today, as it called on the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM) armed group to respect international humanitarian law and […] The post Mali: GSIM must observe international humanitarian law and ensure safety of civilians as Bamako is under siege appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Commenting on Amnesty International’s designation of Ivan Safronov – a former journalist from Russia sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment on “high treason” charges – as a prisoner of conscience, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The Russian authorities have not presented credible evidence that Ivan Safronov committed high treason. They […] The post Russia: Journalist Ivan Safronov jailed for 22 years on trumped-up treason charges is a prisoner of conscience appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A placard reads "Civil Code Is Step Back" during a peaceful protest to urge MPs to refine the draft of the new Civil Code taking into account amendments proposed by human rights activists, in Mariinsky Park, Kyiv, Ukraine, May 5, 2026. © 2026 Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform via Reuters Ukraine’s parliament on April 28 advanced a bill to make sweeping reform of the national civil code, which raises significant human rights concerns.The draft, which was adopted in the first reading, does not include same-sex partnerships in the definition of “marriage.” A recent landmark ruling…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Succes Masra, president of the Chadian opposition party Les Transformateurs, outside the party headquarters in N'Djamena, April 8, 2021. © 2021 Marco Longer/AFP via Getty Images One year after Chadian authorities arrested and later sentenced Succès Masra, the prominent opposition leader and former prime minister, his continued imprisonment on politically motivated charges underscores the government’s intolerance of dissent.Masra, leader of the opposition party Les Transformateurs (The Transformers), was arrested at his residence in N’Djamena early on…
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By Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
The leading parties that have dominated British politics for decades are badly wounded, and nationalism is also rising in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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By David W. Stowe, Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
William Billings has been largely forgotten, except among music historians. But he was the country’s first notable composer, penning protest songs against Great Britain.
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By Parth Vaishnav, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Systems Climate + Energy, University of Michigan
Miki Tsuchiya, Ph.D. Candidate, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed a $1 fee on all Uber, Lyft and other rideshare trips in the city to help fund public schools.
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By Katrine L. Wallace, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois Chicago
To stop the spread of infectious diseases, governments need information and other resources that countries around the globe share through international organizations.
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By Ashique KhudaBukhsh, Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
When you ask a large language model a question, the reply may include falsehoods, and if you challenge those statements with facts, the AI may still uphold the reply as true. That’s what my research group found when we asked five leading models to describe scenes in movies or novels that don’t actually exist.
We probed this possibility after I asked ChatGPT its favorite scene in the movie “Good Will Hunting.” It noted a…
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