By Sibo Chen, Associate Professor, School of Professional Communication, Toronto Metropolitan University
Calling Ksi Lisims a “nation-building” project masks unresolved questions about who benefits, who bears the risks and how the project fits into a rapidly changing global liquefied natural gas market.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the arrest of journalist Anis Alamgir, who was detained on 15 December under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) after a complaint was filed against him and four others for allegedly spreading propaganda in favour of the Awami League, Amnesty International’s Rehab Mahamoor, said: “Anis Alamgir’s arrest continues an alarming trend of individuals being targeted […] The post Bangladesh: Journalist targeted with anti-terror legislation must be released appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michael Spence, President & Provost, UCL
There is a gap between the affection of graduates for universities and the relative scepticism of those that have not attended higher education.
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By Quynh Hoang, Lecturer in Marketing and Consumption, Department of Marketing and Strategy, University of Leicester
Switching off can be surprisingly expensive. Much like the smoking cessation boom of the 1990s, the digital detox business – spanning hardware, apps, telecoms, workplace wellness providers, digital “wellbeing suites” and tourism – is now a global industry in its own right.
People are increasingly willing to pay to escape the technology they feel trapped by. The global digital detox market is currently valued at around…
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By James Beale, Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology, University of East London
Across the UK and far beyond, a quiet shift in midlife exercise is underway. A decade ago, the cultural image of midlife fitness was the Lycra-clad cyclist speeding along suburban roads. Now, a different scene has emerged: women in hats and tow-floats stepping into freezing lakes at dawn – especially through the winter.
Outdoor swimming participation has risen sharply worldwide, and women make up a striking proportion of regular year-round swimmers. To many observers, this seems counterintuitive. Why would busy women in midlife choose cold water as their weekly reset?
A…
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By Thomas White, Lecturer in China and Sustainable Development, King's College London
Andreas Baas, Professor of Aeolian Geomorphology, King's College London
Han Cheng, Senior Research Scholar, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Dust storms regularly affect northern China, including its capital Beijing. In recent years, Chinese scientists and officials have traced the source of the dust storms to its neighbour Mongolia.
Much of the dust over Beijing in the spring of 2023, for example, originated from parts of Mongolia, seemingly driven by the warming and drying of the climate in the region.
Mongolia’s…
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By Wasim Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Hull
Emma Kavanagh, Reader in Sport Psychology, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University.
Mariann Hardey, Professor of Digital Culture, Business and Computing, Durham University
A criminal court recently pored over the social media posts of the ex-footballer Joey Barton and found them to be “grossly offensive”. So much so that he was handed a suspended prison sentence, ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work in the community and pay more than £20,000 in costs.
We also examined Barton’s comments on female footballers and pundits as part of our research into harmful online rhetoric against women and girls in sport.
Our…
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By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University
For many families at Christmas, the one time of year when everyone finally ends up in the same room, suggesting a game is often the best strategic move for a fun evening. At its best, this sparks an hour of genuine connection. At its worst, it revives old rivalries faster than you can say “draw four” or break into your favourite victory dance.
Games endure at Christmas because they offer structure. They give people a shared activity that’s not work or chores. Psychologists have long noted that shared play strengthens social bonds through joint…
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By Harriet Fletcher, Lecturer in Media and Communication, Anglia Ruskin University
Based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid is a dark, sexy and satisfying thriller with plenty of twists to enjoy along the way.
Millie (Sydney Sweeney) applies for a job as a housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family. We first meet her as she pulls up to the grand Winchester house in her run-down car – a gated mansion with echoes of the sinister and mysterious Manderley in Hitchcock’s Rebecca. What secrets might be contained behind…
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By Alaina Vandervoort Burns, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles
The delusions of people with thought disorders have had consistent themes of persecution for decades. But new technology provides fresh material for the content of delusions.
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