By Saverio Eric Spagnolie, Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a small object, such as a berry or raisin.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Tuesday’s budget will show there has been an improvement of $10.5 billion in the bottom line. The update forecasted a deficit of $1.1 billion for 2023-24.
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By Helen Vassallo, Associate Professor of French and Translation, University of Exeter
Anne Whitehead, Professor of Modern & Contemporary Literature, Newcastle University
Edward Sugden, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, King's College London
Hyunseon Lee, Professorial Research Associate at Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies, SOAS, University of London
Lucyl Harrison, PhD Candidate, School of Humanities, University of Hull
Rafael Mendes Silva, PhD Candidate, Latin American Studies, Trinity College Dublin
From a longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 21.
Not a River by Selva Almada, translated by Annie McDermott
In Not a River, the final instalment in Selva Almada’s “trilogy of men”, past and present collide in a nightmarish sleepwalk towards inevitable violence. Two men take Tilo, the son of their friend Eusebio, on a fishing trip along…
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By Marco Adria, Lecturer in Media and Technology Studies, University of Alberta
New technologies have always informed and changed our religious experiences. Listening to early radio broadcasts in the 1880s was experienced by many as religious because radio voices seemed to come from some other dimension. Séances became wildly popular at the time because it was thought by some that radio had opened a door to the spirit world.
Today, religion is experiencing new transformations. The information-rich, image-laden character of the internet can provide new ways to…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, December 21, 2023. © 2023 Aaron Favila/AP Photo President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a “super body” to promote human rights protection in the Philippines.On paper, the Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination looks impressive, and its stated purpose is admirable. But as constructed, the body will have little authority to address the serious rights abuses facing the country.At best, the special committee is a coordinating mechanism among its…
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By Carol Opdebeeck, Senior Lecturer, Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
Being arrested, getting a divorce, losing your job – all of these things are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
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By Natalie Braber, Professor, Linguistics, School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University
There is a continuing lack of representation within the UK legal profession, which means a worrying lack of diversity among judges too.
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By Larisa Yarovaya, Director of the Centre for Digital Finance, Associate Professor in Finance, University of Southampton
The platform’s own userbase could get into loggerheads with the company – particularly a certain investor community by the name of WallStreetBets.
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By Natalia Kucirkova, Professor of Reading and Children’s Development, The Open University
During the COVID lockdowns, schools and universities worldwide relied on education technology – edtech – to keep students learning. They used online platforms to give lessons, mark work and send feedback, used apps to teach and introduced students to programs that let them work together on projects.
In the aftermath of school closures, the market for edtech has kept on growing. The value of the sector is projected to rise to US$132.4 billion globally by 2032 (£106 billion).
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By Caitríona Walsh, Lecturing in Film Music & Piano, University College Cork
A master of slide guitar, Ry Cooder brings the film to life with an atmospheric soundtrack that speaks profoundly to the imagery and story.
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