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You don’t have to be a net zero hero – how focus on personal climate action can distract from systemic problems
Shifting the blame for the climate crisis onto individuals hides the larger issue. True progress demands systemic accountability from governments and corporations.
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4 steps to building a healthier relationship with your phone
These four techniques can help you develop a healthier relationship with your phone.
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Canada and Greenland aren’t likely to join the US anytime soon – but ‘GrAmeriCa’ is a revealing thought experiment
A ‘new’ country wouldn’t have many more people or a much higher standard of living – but it would have a lot more natural resources.
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Trump pulls out of WHO and Paris – how did international bodies get through deglobalisation last time around?
Trump pulls out of WHO and Paris – how did international bodies get through deglobalisation last time around?
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In asking Trump to show mercy, Bishop Budde continues a long tradition of Christian leaders ‘speaking truth to power’
A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or even death.
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Disaster evacuations can take much longer than people expect − computer simulations could help save lives and avoid chaos
The LA wildfires stand as a reminder that evacuating fast in the face of a disaster isn’t easy, even when you think you’re prepared.
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The global wildlife trade is an enormous market – the US imports billions of animals from nearly 30,000 species
Alice Catherine Hughes, Professor of Landscape Ecology, University of Hong Kong Andrew Rhyne, Associate Professor of Marine Biology, Roger Williams University Understanding the number and origin of ...
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Engineering the social: Students in this course use systems thinking to help solve human rights, disease and homelessness
As a control systems researcher, I have long felt that control systems – and systems science in general – have much to contribute to solving social ...
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St. Thomas Aquinas’ skull just went on tour − here’s what the medieval saint himself would have said about its veneration
Once, on a road trip in Greece, I stopped with my husband and dad at a centuries-old Orthodox monastery to view its famous frescoes. We were in luck, the porter said: It was a feast day. The relics of ...
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Medical research depends on government money – even a day’s delay in the intricate funding process throws science off-kilter
A member of a grant review panel explains the ins and outs of applying for research funding – and the consequences of when the process suddenly stops.
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Happiness in poorer countries does not follow the typical U-shaped curve − people are often happiest in middle age
In nonindustrialized societies, health, productivity and economic security play much larger roles in determining happiness among aging populations, a new study finds.
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Patrick Doyle’s five best film scores – including his pick of an undiscovered gem
Scottish musician Patrick Doyle is an acclaimed composer of over 60 feature film scores with many attendant accolades, honours and awards. I first met him in 2001 while making a now long-vanished ...