By Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
If the US wants to protect young people from misinformation and foreign influence, focusing on TikTok is barking up the wrong tree.
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By Lee John Curley, Lecturer in Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University
Twelve jurors have now been selected and sworn in for Donald Trump’s high profile trial in New York, the first criminal trial of a former president.
Initially 500 jurors were evaluated, with 96 being invited to the courtroom. From this, more than half were dismissed after they claimed they could not be impartial. On day…
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By Andrew Urquhart, Professor of Finance & Financial Technology, ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading
Bitcoin, the largest and most talked about digital asset, has been on a rollercoaster of a ride since its launch in January 2009. With a market capitalisation that reached a high of more than US$1.4 trillion (£1.125 trillion) this February and volatile swings since, bitcoin has attracted lots of attention recently.
Now a hotly anticipated recurring event that happens roughly every four years is taking place: the bitcoin halving. This could…
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By Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
Liz Truss’s 49 days as UK prime minister will probably be best remembered for her 2022 “mini budget”. Her plan for £45 billion of unfunded tax cuts led to economic panic, caused chaos on the financial markets, and she was forced to…
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By Ben Soodavar, Researcher, Department of War Studies, King's College London
How far the violent exchanges between Israel and Iran will escalate may well hinge on how strong the two sides’ leader need to appear to their own people.
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By Martin Bauer, Associate Professor of Physics, Durham University
A giant of particle physics, Peter Wade Higgs, passed away at his home in Edinburgh on April 8 2024, having lived to 94 years. His unparalleled legacy, epitomised by the discovery of the Higgs boson, continues to profoundly shape the future of particle physics like no other discovery before it. This is the story of his legacy.
When Higgs was born in 1929, our understanding of matter was completely…
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By Alister Hart, Chair of Academic Clinical Orthopaedics, UCL
As someone who started marathon running in mid-life, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the challenge to start running at an older age. But as an orthopaedic surgeon who has replaced thousands of worn-out hips and knees throughout my career, I also know just how much exercise actually helps the joints.
Hobbling around my orthopaedic hospital after my first marathon actually led me to do research on runners. After conducting 1,000 MRI scans of the joints of mid-life exercisers (both runners and cyclists) and “couch potatoes”, I now better understand…
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By Adam Taylor, Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, recently died, aged 62.
Doctors predicted that the twins (who were joined at the skull and shared 30% of their brain) would not live past the age of 30. But the twins defied expectations and managed to live long and successful lives.
The twins made headlines in 2007 when George came out as transgender.
Conjoined twins are incredibly rare, accounting for about one or…
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By Fabio Silva, Senior Lecturer in Archaeological Modelling, Bournemouth University
Amanda Chadburn, Member of Kellogg College, University of Oxford and Visiting Fellow in Archaeology, Bournemouth University
Erica Ellingson, Professor in Astrophysics, Emeritus, University of Colorado Boulder
When it comes to its connection to the sky, Stonehenge is best known for its solar alignments. Every midsummer’s night tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising Sun in alignment with the Heel stone standing outside of the circle. Six months later a smaller crowd congregates…
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By Robert Taub, Director of Music, The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
With his highly original melodic gift, Gershwin blended jazz and classical elements to create the iconic and enduring Rhapsody in Blue.
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