By Corinne Brion, Associate Professor in Educational Administration, University of Dayton
While cellphone bans at schools can help students connect more with peers, they can also make students feel less safe and independent.
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By Caleb H. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
The release of more Jeffrey Epstein files has again brought Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his friendship with the convicted paedophile sex offender back into the spotlight.
The tranche of files contains emails between the former prince, his wife Sarah Ferguson, and Epstein, including after…
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By Stephen Roddy, Lecturer, Radical Humanities Laboratory, Future Humanities Institute, University College Cork
Frank Malina was a lot of things. The Texas-born aeronautical engineer co-designed the first jet-assisted take-off (Jato) rocket and the US’s first operational high-altitude rocket. He co-founded and became director of Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory – and along the way, joined a team of rocket engineers who became known as the “suicide squad” for their risk-taking approach.
Malina was also a pacifist and anti-fascist, a card-carrying member of the Communist party, and a painter and pioneer in the field of kinetic art…
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By Eleftheria Kodosaki, Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology, UCL
Sophie Hicks, PhD Candidate in Neurodegeneration & Neuroinflammation, UCL
Imagine diagnosing one of the most challenging neurological diseases with just a quick finger-prick, a few drops of blood and a test sent in the post. This may sound like science fiction, but we are hoping our research could soon help it become a reality.
Our team at the UK Dementia Research Institute’s Biomarker Factory at UCL are part of the global effort working to develop and validate a test for Alzheimer’s disease. We’re…
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By Hillary Burlock, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History, University of Liverpool
When a silver-clad stranger admits she cannot dance at a masquerade ball in the first episode of Bridgerton’s new season, Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) is both entertained and mystified.
“A lady who cannot dance? Is this a part of the character you are playing tonight? A silver ingenue?” he asks Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). A lady of the Ton who is unequipped with the vital accomplishments for the “season”? Unthinkable. Today, we are no longer defined by our ability to dance, but in the world of Bridgerton, dance is central to identity and a signifier of social status.
In…
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By Lee Smith, Professor of Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University
Robert MacKinnon, Clinical Scientist and Deputy Head of School, Anglia Ruskin University
According to the New York Post, our research team has discovered a much-overlooked “superfood”: bamboo shoots. Before you rush out to harvest the ornamental bamboo growing in your garden, there are a few things you should know.
We systematically reviewed all the available evidence on bamboo as a food and its effect on human health. The research base turned out to be surprisingly thin – just 16 studies met our criteria, including four trials in people and four that used cells in a dish.…
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By Michael J. Lansing, Professor of History, Augsburg University
Yohuru Williams, Professor of History, University of St. Thomas
In Minnesota, can constitutional protections withstand the actions of a federal government seemingly intent on aggressively violating the rule of law?
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By Nick Revington, Professeur de logement et dynamiques urbaines, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Emory Shaw, Étudiant au doctorat en Études urbaines, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Mathiaz Lazo Mackay, Étudiant à la maîtrise en Études Urbaines, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Canada is expanding programmes to facilitate home ownership. Yet young households are still struggling to buy. Our research reveals why these policies miss the mark.
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By Florian Bonnet, Démographe et économiste, spécialiste des inégalités territoriales, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
Carlo Giovanni Camarda, Docteur, spécialiste des méthodes de prévision (mortalité, longévité, etc.), Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
France Meslé, Démographe, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
Josselin Thuilliez, Economiste, Directeur de recherche au CNRS, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
For over a century and a half, life expectancy has steadily increased in the wealthiest countries. Spectacular climbs in longevity have been noted in the 20th Century, correlating with the slump in infectious illnesses and advances in cardiovascular medicine.
However, for some years now, experts have been obsessing over one question: when is this slick mechanism going to run out of steam? In several western countries, gains in life expectancy have become so slight, they are practically non-existent.
Some researchers see this as a sign that we are heading toward a ‘biological…
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By Aurélien Feix, Professeur associé, EDHEC Business School
Georg Wernicke, Professeur assistant, HEC Paris Business School
Intervening in the boardroom alone no longer seems to be enough for a good number of CEOs who are becoming increasingly vocal about politics. The most prominent example is Elon Musk, who publicly endorsed Donald Trump during the 2024 US presidential election campaign and later accepted a government role offered to him by the newly elected president. Is Musk an exception, or does his foray into politics reflect a broader trend among CEOs? Could the growing political involvement of business leaders threaten democracy? And could similar dynamics emerge in Europe?
During the 2024 US presidential…
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