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Attending, debating or simply following COP26? Here’s why you should be reading science fiction.
Ecolabelled seafood fetches higher prices in supermarkets, giving retailers and producers the incentive to up their sustainability game.
The creation of social media accounts based on fictional models raises pointed questions about race, representation and commodification.
From celebratory calypsos to more critical reggae tracks, Black British music has had a huge influence on the evolving sound of football.
Field trials of genetically edited crop plants are to be allowed in England under new government proposals.
A love of mathematics could help sports stars solve problems on court.
An astronomer’s guide to all the colours of the sky.
One of the greatest science fiction writers, Asimov’s work has had a lasting effect thanks to his prescient takes on technology, climate collapse and humanity’s future.
It’s a painful irony that a multi-billion pound industry, purporting to mirror real life is essentially erasing women’s stories from our screens.
Despite its cutting-edge image, Japan has a soft spot for the decidedly 20th-century machines.
Tipping the scales away from work may not be the wisest way to recalibrate your work-life balance.
CLOs are said to be far safer than the derivatives that nearly brought down the global banking system in 2007 – but the cracks are beginning to show.
The law can give under-16s the right to consent to medical treatment, even without their parents’ approval.
Going vegan has been found to bring health benefits, but it can also impact your friendships.
It could be the first steps towards a Star Trek-style holodeck.
Data from the UK Musician’s Union shows that half of their members have experienced sexual harassment at work.
Interviewees describe ‘scrimping and saving’ to make ends meet.
The mind is a powerful thing – it can generate both symptoms of illness and symptoms of healing. Here’s what this could tell us about consciousness.
Food waste is responsible for 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Law, University College Cork; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy, Kingston University
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Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Political Geography, Department of Geography, Newcastle University
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Professor of organisational theory & Director of the Centre for Social Ontology, Digital Chair., GEM; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of Dundee
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