By Luke Danagher, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Limerick
Used carefully, psychopathy research can help the law make better decisions. Used carelessly, it can turn a contested scientific construct into a shortcut for fear.
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By Caroline Cauchi, Reader in Creative Writing, University of Hull
Plenty of adults think of themselves as readers. They remember the books they loved as children, the novels they stayed up late to finish, and the periods of life when reading felt natural and routine. Yet many have not finished a book in months, or even years.
The National Year of Reading 2026 has placed reading firmly back in the public conversation. Across the UK, libraries, literacy organisations, publishers and cultural institutions are working to encourage reading for pleasure and rebuild reading habits.
This renewed…
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By Javier Martín Vide, Catedrático de Geografía Física, Universitat de Barcelona
El Niño is a recurring climate event with impacts across the globe. It has three phases: one cold (known as La Niña), one neutral, and one warm (El Niño).
In 2026, spring in the northern hemisphere took place in a neutral phase, which followed a relatively mild La Niña. Short-term forecast models indicate that by mid-year it is very likely that we will enter an El Niño phase. This El Niño could become very intense towards the end of the year, with talk of a “super-El Niño”. But…
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By Alexander Sergeant, Lecturer in Digital Media Production, University of Westminster
The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan once said that the most tragic thing about masculinity was that it had a symbol. He didn’t have He-Man in mind when he made this comment. He died in 1981, two years before the original cartoon’s debut. But he might as well have. (He was talking about the phallus, if you’re wondering).
It is difficult to think of a more quintessentially Freudian creation than Mattel’s hyperbolically muscular hero: a man who, in the words of his evil nemesis Skeletor in this new remake, draws his power from that “strong, powerful thing hanging between your legs”.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Nigerien military police stand guard outside airbases in Niamey, as supporters of Niger's military junta gather on August 27, 2023. © 2023 AFP via Getty Images The United States delivered US$2.3 million worth of military equipment to Niger’s armed forces, including uniforms, protective gear, and medical supplies on May 26. The US said the assistance will strengthen cooperation against terrorism and disrupt criminal networks while helping Niger secure its borders.Washington has been pursuing closer security ties with Sahel governments, including…
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By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
Katrin Langton, Associate Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education, Deakin University
Suzanne Srdarov, Research Fellow, Media and Cultural Studies, Curtin University
AI toys can tell stories, chat about a child’s interests, play games or even discuss what’s happening in the world today. But they come with risks.
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By Kit Yates, Professor of Mathematical Biology and Public Engagement, University of Bath
Kevin Keegan’s cancer diagnosis and a surprising statistical quirk. What car crashes, shark attacks and workplace safety have in common.
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By Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey, Director of Performance, St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford
Imagine if the only musical artists from the 1980s you had access to were Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson. Others, such as David Bowie, Whitney Houston or George Michael are not available because, we’re told, these artists fail to exhibit the same type of creativity as the other three “geniuses”.
It’s clearly madness, yet this in a nutshell is the gatekeeping situation that exists in classical music today.
Zoom back to the 1780s and the musical landscape was astonishingly diverse,…
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By Javier Bordón, PhD Researcher in International Relations, Lancaster University
The way wealthy migrants and influencers reacted to Iranian attacks can tell us a lot about the image that places like Dubai have carefully cultivated.
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By Jan Vollert, Lecturer, Bioinformatics, University of Exeter
We have always doubted patients who say they are in pain. Now we have a machine to do it for us.
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