By Tory Young, Associate Professor in Department of English Literature, Anglia Ruskin University
Alison Donnell, Professor of Modern Literatures in English, University of Bristol
Jenni Ramone, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
Leigh Wilson, Professor of English Literature, University of Westminster
Stevie Marsden, Lecturer in Publishing, Edinburgh Napier University
Tim Jarvis, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Anglia Ruskin University
When the Booker prize was first launched in 1969, its aim was to get more people reading and to stimulate discussion about contemporary literature. Now, we all know reading is at an all time low but there really has never been a better time to reignite your love of fiction and to discover (or rediscover) your love of reading. And, this year’s shortlist is really a testament to the breadth of stories available out there.
There’s poetic historic fiction with May we Feed the King about a reluctant…
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By Calli Tzani, Reader in Psychology, Cyberpsychology Research Network Co-Director and ADM Forensic Editor, University of Huddersfield
Maria Ioannou, Professor of Psychology, Cyberpsychology Research Network Co-Director, MSc Investigative Psychology Director, University of Huddersfield
Social media doesn’t necessarily reflect who you are, but it may intensify particular personality traits and confirm or even persuade you that your worst behaviour is justified.
We are addressing that imbalance, with our framework, the Algorithmic Trait Amplification, or ATA, with particular regard to narcissism.
Narcissism runs on a spectrum. At the far end is narcissistic personality disorder, a clinical diagnosis. But many people have milder narcissistic traits – a strong need for admiration,…
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By Philip Mannion, Professor of Palaeobiology, UCL
My colleagues and I discovered a new species of extinct crocodile from a fossil found in the same rocks used to carve the Great Sphinx of Giza.
Today, there are only two species of the long-snouted gavial crocodile, both of which are endangered: Gavialis gangeticus and Tomistoma schlegelii. They are found only in freshwater environments on the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
However, the fossil record…
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By Eliza Bechtold, Programmes Manager and Research Fellow, the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
During the campaign for the midterm elections, we’ve heard some seriously incendiary rhetoric from Republican leaders, including Donald Trump, against the Democratic candidate for the senate seat of Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed.
The US president has called El-Sayed a “jihadist” and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a designated foreign terrorist…
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By George Kladakis, Lecturer in Finance, University of St Andrews
Alexandros Skouralis, Lecturer in Finance & Real Estate, University of Reading
Recent elections in Brazil and Israel have yielded different political outcomes. In Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s narrow and ultimately surprise victory in a presidential runoff vote has kept him in office.
In Israel, meanwhile, an inconclusive election result has left uncertainty over the formation of the next government. These outcomes are likely to have an effect on the stability of the financial systems in both countries.
Historically,…
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By Zudin Puthucheary, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
Once a supplement favoured mainly by fitness fanatics, creatine has quickly become one of the most widely used dietary add-ons in the world.
While its advantages for strength and athletic performance are supported by evidence, it’s increasingly being recommended for its mental…
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By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
The 45 other paintings in Hokusai’s Mount Fuji series, an exhibition featuring rotund humans, another about home and two books bringing women’s lives to fore.
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By Kathleen J Fitzgerald, Teaching Associate Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Repeatedly talking about consent with teenagers and young adults is necessary to help them understand the risks of sexual assault.
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By Lili Mei Granda Argianas, Ph.D. Student in Physics, Washington University in St. Louis
Generations of young Philadelphians experienced science firsthand by wandering through Dinosaur Hall, examining dozens of wildlife dioramas or visiting the butterfly garden.
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By Alex H. Poole, Associate Professor of Information Science, Drexel University
An information science scholar analyzed statements by 17 presidents and found that Trump has rarely spoken of libraries at all – and when he has, he’s dismissed their importance.
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