By David Turner, Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Anglia Ruskin University
The former England rugby union coach, Sir Clive Woodward, once shared an anecdote about an unexpectedly delayed diving contest, after an interloper in fancy dress had jumped in the pool.
Woodward described how some competitors became overly anxious, ill-focused and disturbed, while others stayed calm, continued their preparation, and treated these altered circumstances as part of the challenge. Not surprisingly, the latter divers performed much better when the competition resumed.
In a similar…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A collapsed wall in a residential house following the August 20, 2026 airstrike on a residential compound in Daero neighborhood, Mekelle, Tigray region, Ethiopia. The image was taken the same day by a Mekelle resident. © 2026 Private (Nairobi) – An apparent Ethiopian government airstrike on a residential compound in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on August 20, 2026, should be investigated as a possible war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack wounded 13 civilians, including seven children. The airstrike hit the Daero neighborhood of Mekelle,…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to reports that imprisoned Azerbaijani researcher and peace activist Bahruz Samadov harmed himself during a Supreme Court hearing on 25 September, Natalia Nozadze, Amnesty International’s South Caucasus Researcher, said: “Azerbaijani authorities are obliged to protect and fulfil Bahruz Samadov’s right to health while he remains unjustly imprisoned. While they continue to deny him access […] The post Azerbaijan: Authorities must immediately release activist Bahruz Samadov who cut himself during latest court appearance appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
Bake Off is back and Nigella is judging. We’re also recommending a host of books from non-fiction on British food history to a fiction book about gay Jamaicans.
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By Kendall Medford, Postdoctoral Scholar at the Africana Research Center, Penn State
Haitians have moved to the neighboring Dominican Republic in large numbers over the last century, which has made Creole the second-most widely spoken language there.
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By Cara Giovanetti, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics, University of California, Berkeley
The early universe was kind of like a big game of musical chairs – scientists are figuring out how many particles were able to find ‘seats’ to understand the cosmos.
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By Mark Louie Ramos, Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State
Scientific studies, and news coverage about them, often declare that a study “controlled” for certain variables.
For example, the Washington Post reported on a study of GLP-1 drugs and a hormonal disorder. The article noted that “women on GLP-1s lost more weight than those in control groups.”
A couple months earlier, the Post reported on a…
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By Crystal Cederna, Associate Professor of Public Health, Michigan State University
Teens in southeast Michigan go to school carrying with them far more than backpacks, books and water bottles.
Many are shouldering economic hardship, exposure to adversity and discrimination, family responsibilities, uncertainty about the future and social pressures.
These sentiments were shared with our research teams repeatedly during focus groups we held in Detroit in 2024 and during 2026 community advisory meetings in Flint.
I am a pediatric psychologist,…
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By Fengxiu Zhang, Associate Professor of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Saba Siddiki, Professor of Citizenship and Democracy, Syracuse University
The people of northern Virginia have been living with data centers for many years. But even they are resisting new developments. And they have specific wishes for how to regulate them.
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By Rebecca Smullin Dawson, Associate Professor of Biology, Allegheny College
Mold spores, 90-degree classrooms and aging pipes: An environmental health expert explains why Pennsylvania’s old schools are harder on kids than adults.
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