But it may be innocent… Li Li, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University Known as the water tower of Asia, the Tibetan Plateau is where the mighty Yellow, Yangtze and Mekong rivers begin as tiny trickles. The plateau is also sometimes referred to … Continue reading Creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis
And that’s bad for patients and therapists Elizabeth Cotton, Cardiff Metropolitan University There is a mental health crisis in England, with rates of depression doubling since the COVID pandemic began. Strategies of “speaking up”, mindfulness sessions at work, and national “happiness” … Continue reading Mental health services in the England are being ‘Uberised’
John Fea, Messiah College A devout evangelical Christian friend of mine recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing lepers and touched them without fear of getting leprosy,” he said. This story … Continue reading Cherry-picking the Bible and using verses out of context isn’t a practice confined to those opposed to vaccines – it has been done for centuries
Claire Madigan, Loughborough University and Henrietta Graham, Loughborough University Between the ages of 20 and 55, most adults gain between 0.5 and 1kg a year, which could see some people become overweight or obese over time. This weight gain isn’t … Continue reading Ten small changes you can make today to prevent weight gain
Emily Zobel Marshall, Leeds Beckett University “Cunning better than strong” is a Jamaican proverb; a message of survival and resistance that urges us to use our brain rather than our brawn to overcome oppressors. It’s a proverb that is encapsulated … Continue reading Remembering the Black abolitionists of slavery in Yorkshire
Susan Broomhall, The University of Western Australia and Joy Damousi, The University of Melbourne On the 500th anniversary of his death, our series Leonardo da Vinci Revisited brings together scholars from different disciplines to re-examine his work, legacy and myth. … Continue reading How Leonardo da Vinci made a living from killing machines
Idoia Salazar, Universidad CEU San Pablo La era de la inteligencia artificial (IA) ya ha llegado. Un mundo cada vez más traducido a datos que gestionan unas herramientas de software con potentes capacidades analíticas y de predicción, y cada vez … Continue reading Cuando ver ya no es suficiente para creer
An autonomous robot may have already killed people – here’s how the weapons could be more destabilizing than nukes James Dawes, Macalester College Autonomous weapon systems – commonly known as killer robots – may have killed human beings for the first … Continue reading Killer Robot has made its first human kills.
Harry Wells, University of Leeds; Nora Ward, National University of Ireland Galway, and Ramiro D. Crego Imagine driving through a lush, green landscape in France or Germany and spotting a herd of elephants roaming freely. As absurd as that might … Continue reading Rewilding: conservationists want to let elephants loose in Europe – here’s what could happen
Christopher Lyon, McGill University; Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds; Andrew P. Beckerman, University of Sheffield; Ariane Burke, Université de Montréal; Bethany Allen, University of Leeds; Chris Smith, University of Leeds; Daniel J. Hill, University of Leeds; Erin Saupe, University of … Continue reading Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans
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