By Tim Fowler, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Bristol
Esther Dermott, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Bristol
Just because something is prohibited doesn’t take away the need for parents to have conversations with their children about it.
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By Kit Yates, Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement, University of Bath
Warning this article contains spoilers about the new Amazon Prime series Young Sherlock.
I’ve read the whole Sherlock Holmes canon multiple times over. I love how Holmes uses analytical reasoning to unravel problems that look mysterious, but ultimately prove to have simple explanations. So I was excited when I saw Guy Ritchie’s Young Sherlock appear on Amazon Prime. My excitement was quickly tempered when I started watching, though.
A key part of the plot relies on mathematics. Holmes…
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By Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, Associate Professor & Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law, Dalhousie University
Janet Macharia, Teaching Fellow & Coordinator, National Partnerships at the Strathmore Law School, Strathmore University
African countries face unfair trade rules, delayed decisions and weak support, leaving them exporting raw goods and losing out economically.
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By Robert W Jones, Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies, University of Leeds
It is a truth, though not one universally acknowledged, that a country house possessed of spacious grounds must be in want of a large fortune. A film or television company might offer one, or at least an honourable provision.
The forthcoming marriage of Harewood House in west Yorkshire to Netflix, is much like any other in this respect. The union will produce a new version of Pride…
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By Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Biological Psychology, Loughborough University
Scientists have been quietly building a case that what you eat in midlife shapes your brain decades later. Here’s what the evidence actually shows.
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By Amnesty International
To mark the start of the 23 March-2 April meeting of the 356th Session of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Governing Body, which will consider a formal complaint filed by African trade unions against the Saudi Arabian government concerning persistent and widespread violations and abuses of migrant workers’ rights contrary to its obligations under various […] The post Global: ILO member states must not give in to Saudi demands for dismissal of migrant labour complaint appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People march in an opposition rally to protest the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, October 18, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo Next week, the United Nations Human Rights Council will vote on a resolution to renew the mandates of the Group of Independent Experts on the Situation in Belarus and the special rapporteur on Belarus. As Belarusian authorities continue to commit grave rights violations in the country and persecute Belarusians in exile, these mandates are vital to addressing the unrelenting rights crisis in Belarus and help provide a prospect…
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By Lurion De Mello, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Macquarie University
It’s highly unlikely Australia will end up with no diesel. But if what is available becomes extremely expensive, the whole economy – and all of us – will feel it.
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By James Watson, Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
Carly Cook, Lecturer Head, Cook Research Group; School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
Michelle Ward, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
Ruben Venegas Li, Research fellow, School of Environment, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland
We’ve committed to protect 30% of our lands and waters by 2030. But our endangered species are still struggling, according to four environmental scientists.
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By Philomena Murray, Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Australia has long had an awkward relationship with the European Union. But after years of often fraught negotiations, the two have finally come to an agreement.
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