By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Waleed Abu al-Khair, prominent lawyer and human rights activist, speaks to Human Rights Watch over Skype from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on September 19, 2013. © 2013 Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Saudi authorities should immediately release Waleed Abu al-Khair, an award-winning Saudi human rights defender and lawyer, 17 human rights groups including Human Rights Watch said today, on the 10th anniversary of his arrest. He is serving a 15-year prison sentence due to his peaceful human rights activism. “This grim anniversary of Waleed Abu al-Khair’s arrest undermines Crown…
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By Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
The high-profile Indian startup is under pressure from rivals at home and is also preparing to list on the stock exchange.
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By Matyáš Moravec, Gifford Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, University of St Andrews
Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein’s theory of relativity, for example, suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block that contains all of space and time simultaneously – with no special “now”.
What’s the future to one observer, is the past to another. That means time doesn’t flow from past to future, as we experience it.
This clashes…
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By Jack Hardwicke, Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Sport, Nottingham Trent University
Christopher Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Sports Science, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University
Katie Taylor, Lecturer in Sociology of Sport, Nottingham Trent University
Women’s increased participation in high-impact sports is often seen as cause for celebration – but this progress comes with costs to brain health
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By Alison Bishop, Lecturer in Positive Psychology Coaching, University of East London
Retirement can be an exciting but also scary prospect for many. How you fill your time is totally up to you, but with so many choices it can be a bit daunting. But it’s important to make sure you keep active, physically and mentally.
Hobbies can increase wellbeing by boosting brain function, enhancing social skills and improving fine motor skills. A…
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By Manil Suri, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Here’s a game: Tell a friend to give you any number and you’ll return one that’s bigger. Just add ‘1’ to whatever number they come up with and you’re sure to win.
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By Kristin Scaplen, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Bryant University
Studying the human brain is difficult because of its vast and intricate network of neural connections. The fruit fly offers a simpler but similar model that researchers can more easily map.
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By Boyoung Seo, Assistant Professor of Business, Indiana University
States have experimented with taxes based on price, weight and potency, but competition is heating up as more states legalize and the market matures.
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By Jacob A. Waddingham, Assistant Professor of Management, Texas State University
Jeff Chandler, Assistant Professor Of Management, University of North Texas
Marcus Wolfe, Associate Professor of Management, University of North Texas
The next time you’re searching through Airbnb listings, you may find there’s more to consider than just amenities and price.
To stand out from the competition, some Airbnb hosts tout their personal values – such as integrity, empathy and conscientiousness – in listings for their properties. This sort of display has been called “virtue signaling.” Although the phrase can be derisive, we’re using it here as a neutral description of a business tactic: Virtue signaling happens when a business entity communicates to a…
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By J. Carlee Purdum, Research Assistant Professor, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
Georgia’s inmate fire crews respond to hundreds of calls in surrounding counties every year. Without them, there might not be a responder, but they aren’t universally loved – and they don’t get paid.
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