By Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, University of Exeter
Words are powerful things. In 2015, with the help of a friend versed in the classics and two psychologist collaborators, I coined the term “aphantasia” to refer to the absence of a mind’s eye. We borrowed Aristotle’s word for the mind’s eye, “phantasia”, adding the prefix “a” to denote its absence. The term was needed because we had encountered 21 people who, so far as they knew, had never been able to visualise things. Since then I have heard from over 10,000 people who recognised this feature of their psychological makeup in our description – and from several thousand at the opposite…
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By Amanda Cahill-Ripley, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
Despite the groundbreaking adoption of a UN security council resolution demanding a immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the war continues. The reaction from Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to the passing of the resolution has been…
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By Amnesty International
Authorities in Saudi Arabia must immediately release 12 football fans detained solely for reciting a folkloric chant commemorating the birth of Imam Ali, a figure revered by Shia Muslims, at a football match in January 2024 and publishing a video of it on social media, said Amnesty International, ahead of their upcoming trial session on 28 […] The post Saudi Arabia: Detained football fans could face up to five years in prison for chanting during match appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Two night-time drone strikes by the Malian army on 17 March killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in Amasrakad, Gao region, and left more than a dozen people injured, according to eyewitness accounts gathered by Amnesty International. A communiqué issued by the Malian army described the strikes, as […] The post Mali: Drone strikes killed 13 civilians including seven children in Amasrakad appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Arzu Geybullayeva
All eyes are on the CHP's Ekrem İmamoğlu, who has been in office for five years and AKP's Murat Kurum, the former Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In 2024, we’re seeing a pragmatic, determined, managerial prime minister trying to reinforce the anchors of the ship of state ahead of the May budget.
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By Antoine Pécoud, Professeur de sociologie, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord Mélodie Beaujeu, Consultante et chercheuse, affiliée à l'Institut Convergences Migrations, Sciences Po
The argument is a familiar one: African citizens are unaware of the risks tied to the perilous journey across the Mediterranean and the West must therefore enlighten them.
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By Elea Giménez Toledo, Científica titular del Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS - CSIC), Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS - CSIC)
It is often remarked that Spanish should be more widely spoken or understood in the scientific community given its number of speakers around the world, a figure the Instituto Cervantes places at almost 600 million. However, millions of speakers do not necessarily grant a language strength in academia. This has to be cultivated on a scientific, political and cultural level, with sustained efforts from many institutions and specialists. The scientific community should communicate in as many languages…
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By Constance Gikonyo, Corporate Law Lecturer, University of Nairobi
Kenya’s banking industry has in recent years been in the crosshairs of national, regional and international watchdogs, given the country’s role as a financial hub in eastern Africa.…
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By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
Although the NDIS Review set out a five-year timeframe for reform, many of the items within this bill are needed to modify the NDIS Act and to allow for changes to take place.
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