By Rosa Campbell, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, King's College London
In 1976, a Playboy model turned feminist sex-researcher called Shere Hite did hundreds of television and radio appearances promoting her book, The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality. She went on Good Night America dressed in a high-necked Victorian white silk blouse, huge faux-pearl earrings and matching necklace, her face framed by a cloud of apricot curls.
The host, Geraldo Rivera, grinning under his 1970s handlebar moustache, asked her to summarise her…
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By Hiroshi Mamiya, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
Cities in Canada are creating bike infrastructure to support active and sustainable transportation. But as bike networks expand, some neighbourhoods tend to benefit more than others, and that raises an important question: Who is benefiting from these investments?
In our recent research, we investigated this question by analyzing the evolution of cycling infrastructure in Montréal, Vancouver and Victoria between 2011 and 2021.
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By Amanda Korstjens, Professor Of Behavioural Ecology, Bournemouth University
Hearing that a new primate species has been named is exciting news for scientists because primates across the world are in decline. According to the IUCN Red list, a global inventory of animal extinction risk, 44.4% of primate species are classed as endangered or critically endangered (versus 13.2% of all mammals).
In most cases when the number of primate species increases, it is because a known species has been upgraded…
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By Ronan Roche, Lecturer, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University
Bing Lin, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Thriving Oceans Research Hub, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
Scuba diving is often presented as a success story for marine ecotourism.
Each year millions of people dive beneath the surface to experience coral reefs first-hand. Scuba diving generates income for coastal communities and helps people understand why…
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
At any given point there are hundreds of thousands of people in the skies travelling by air. For many, these journeys will pass by without consequence. But for some, a routine flight may trigger a health emergency.
Although these events are rare, with the demand and availability of air travel increasing, so too is the likelihood of an in-flight emergency occurring. A study last year showed that one in every 212 flights experiences some kind of in-flight emergency, while in 2013 it only occurred on an estimated…
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By Stefania Vicari, Professor in Digital Media and Society, Loughborough University
Hannah Ditchfield, Research Associate, Digital Media, Loughborough University
Patients sharing their health journeys online are filling vital information gaps, but social media algorithms often bury their most useful posts.
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By Saul Hewish, Teaching Fellow in Theatre Practice, University of Warwick
Sarah Bartley, Co-Programme Leader, MA Applied Theatre; Senior Lecturer, Applied and Community Performance, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama
The informal role of prison philosopher is taken up by incarcerated people across the world. With time on their hands and a proximity to other people, systems of control and narratives of morality, people in prison are well positioned to practice philosophy.
This is the terrain that Dennis Kelly’s six-part BBC television drama Waiting for the Out, released…
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By Michael Cheng, Dean and Professor of Hospitality Management, Florida International University
What happens after a city hosts the world? Miami is about to find out.
In 2026 the city hosted seven FIFA World Cup matches, including a quarterfinal and the bronze final. The city’s broader calendar also featured the College Football Playoff national championship game, the World Baseball Classic and the
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By Israa Ameen Thiab, Pollution Prevention Engineer, Rochester Institute of Technology
Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Professor of Management, Rochester Institute of Technology
Sustainable business practices are often seen as a luxury that only rich countries can afford. And these days, some of the biggest economies, including the U.S., are backtracking on those commitments.
But what if businesses had an incentive to adopt practices that help the environment because it made sense for the bottom line?
We…
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By Ashwini Sehgal, Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
More than one-third of American households rely on natural gas stoves to prepare their meals.
Burning natural gas generates carbon dioxide, which is the main driver of climate change. But cooking on gas stoves is also an under-recognized and important source of indoor air pollution. Combustion of natural gas creates nitrogen…
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