By Javier Rivas, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Bath
Alfredo Cortell, Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
If you’ve ever wondered how farming spread far and wide, our research on past human societies offers one explanation: contact between different groups often drives change.
In a recent paper, together with our colleagues Enrico R. Crema, Stephen Shennan and Oreto García-Puchol among others, we used a mathematical model to analyse what happens when communities with different cultures interact.
We used a model from predator-prey equations that usually describe how animal populations compete. Our…
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By Maxime Massey, Docteur en Sciences de Gestion & Innovation - Chercheur affilié à la Chaire Improbable, ESCP Business School
Philippe Naccache, Professeur Associé, INSEEC Grande École
Sylvain Bureau, Professeur - Directeur Chaire Improbable by Galeries Lafayette, ESCP Business School
The case of the start-up can be seen as an example of how a ‘pirate organization’ operating in legal limbo transitions to a more established company.
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By Philippa Saunders, Professor of Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh
Andrew Horne, Director of the Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh
Francesca Hearn-Yeates, PhD Researcher, Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh
Endometriosis affects nearly 200 million people worldwide. This chronic condition is characterised by tissue resembling the lining of the womb growing outside of the uterus.
This common condition has devastating impacts on patients’ wellbeing. It causes chronic pain (particularly during their periods), infertility and symptoms similar to irritable bowel syndrome, including bloating, constipation, diarrhoea and pain during bowel movements.
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
Thinktank More in Common recently published an MRP (multi-level regression with post-stratification) poll which appears to show that if there was a general election in the near future, Reform would win 180 seats. According to the analysis, Labour and the Conservatives would win 165 seats each and the Liberal Democrats 67. The modelling suggests that Labour could lose 246 seats including 153 to Reform and 64 to the Conservatives.
More in Common claims that this is not a prediction…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
And while Anzac Day brought a temporary truce in campaigning, the political leaders united to condemn neo-Nazi disruption at a dawn service in Melbourne.
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By Shüné Oliver, Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Jaishree Raman, Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear the brunt of malaria cases in the world. In this region 11 countries account for two-thirds of the global burden.
World Malaria Day is marked on 25 April. What progress has been made against the disease, where are the gaps and what’s being done to plug them?
As scientists who research malaria in Africa, we believe…
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By Koldo Casla, Senior Lecturer, Essex Law School, University of Essex
The right to social security is enshrined in several international agreements on human rights. But the UK’s system – even before the disability benefits cuts announced earlier this year – falls way below these standards.
For a new report published today, Amnesty International asked…
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By Thompson Gyedu Kwarkye, Postdoctoral Researcher, University College Dublin
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing productivity and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. It powers self-driving cars, social media feeds, fraud detection and medical diagnoses. Touted as a game changer, it is projected to add nearly US$15.7 trillion to the global economy by the end of the decade.
Africa is positioned to use this technology in several…
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By Balkan Diskurs
Legal experts warned that the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina is violating its legal obligations by not applying the Criminal Code that refers to the prohibition of genocide denial.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
With just eight days until the May 3 federal election, and with in-person early voting well under way, Labor has taken a seven-point lead in a national YouGov poll and an 11-point lead in a Morgan poll. An exit poll of early voters is also encouraging for Labor.
A national YouGov poll, conducted April 17–22 from a sample of 1,500, gave Labor a 53.5–46.5 lead, a 0.5-point gain for Labor since the April 11–15 YouGov…
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