A century ago, early British nudists had to fight for the right to publish naked photos – the similarities with social media today are striking.
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Violent performance is the Taliban’s language. If we view them as savage, backward or misogynistic, the opportunity to learn how to face them is missed.
Western medicine has always split the mind and the body. Long COVID reveals just how damaging this approach has been.
Livelihoods which communities have relied on for centuries are being criminalised by heavy-handed state restrictions.
We discovered that the 12 largest petrochemical companies announced 88 new projects between 2012 and 2019: new and expanded facilities that will likely operate for decades, ramping up carbon emissions.
What’s behind Gen Z’s appetite for tarot and spells? 16th century debates about witchcraft help explain why the occult has become viral on TikTok.
What does communism 2.0 mean for democracy?
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction when it comes to the magicians of the Victorian era.
James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. He dedicated his life to fighting injustice.
Attending, debating or simply following COP26? Here’s why you should be reading science fiction.
When people think about how AI might ‘go wrong’, most probably picture malevolent computers trying to cause harm. But what if we should be more worried about them seeking pleasure?
A seismic network was put in place after the 2010 quake but, despite recording two ‘strong motions’ before August 14, no alerts went out.
Over 130 hours of conversations with older people reveal the truth of what it’s like to get old and how to cope with loneliness.
A universal vaccine has been described as the ‘holy grail’ – but how close are we to getting one?
The battle against gender-based violence never ends but the work of the women who set up the first refuges in the 1970s deserves wider recognition.
Voices on the extremes don’t represent society.
The cinematic legacies of Operation Crossroads, the first peacetime nuclear tests, fundamentally shaped how we view the mushroom cloud.
Now is not the time for rocket men to abandon spaceship Earth.
First-hand family accounts and photographs trace the difficulties and traumas of giving birth and looking after a baby during a pandemic.
A record-breaking Soviet miner from 1935 embodied a system of values that is central to contemporary work cultures today.
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Reader in Education with Psychology and Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath
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Chargée de recherche CNRS, Géographe et politiste spécialiste des frontières et migrations, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Plymouth
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Winchester
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey
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Professor of Neurology, UCL
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Associate Professor, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor in Modern History, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Social History, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Winchester
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Professor of Modern History, University of Bristol