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How daylight saving time can mess with financial markets

November 27, 2019

Antonios Siganos, University of Glasgow A number of studies show that daylight savings time harms people’s decision making processes due to the disturbance it has on their circadian rhythm or …

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How we plan for animals in emergencies

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019

Ashleigh Best, University of Melbourne Residents evacuate themselves and their animals to a park in Old Bar, NSW, Saturday, November 9, 2019. AAP Image/Darren Pateman Animals are desperately vulnerable to …

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Should all Nobel Prizes be canceled for a year?
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Should all Nobel Prizes be canceled for a year?

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

Brian Keating, University of California San Diego A postage stamp printed in Norway showing an image of Alfred Nobel, circa 2001. catwalker/Shutterstock.com If you ever meet someone who claims to …

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One Cardiac Arrest. Four 911 Callers. And a Tragic Outcome.
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One Cardiac Arrest. Four 911 Callers. And a Tragic Outcome.

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019

by Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio  June 4, 5 a.m. EDT Rhode Island’s 911 operators are unprepared to handle cardiac arrest calls, and Rena Fleury, 45, lost her life. ProPublica is a …

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India must stop deforesting its mountains if it wants to fight floods
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India must stop deforesting its mountains if it wants to fight floods

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

Gayathri D Naik, SOAS, University of London Mountains above Munnar, a hill town in Kerala, India. Santhosh Varghese / shutterstock Floods are now an annual nightmare in many parts of …

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Why forecasting floods should be a global collaborative effort
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Why forecasting floods should be a global collaborative effort

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

Andrea Ficchì, University of Reading Flooded houses in Buzi, Mozambique after tropical cyclone Idai struck. INGC (Mozambique) & FATHUM The number of people exposed to the risk of floods is …

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Militant unionists are striking out: here are 4 things unions can do to stay relevant
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Militant unionists are striking out: here are 4 things unions can do to stay relevant

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019

Mihajla Gavin, University of Technology Sydney John Setka, the controversial union official who Labor leader Anthony Albanese wants expelled from the party, is known for wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with …

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Childhood cancer claims 7 million years of life in poorer nations
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Childhood cancer claims 7 million years of life in poorer nations

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019

By Inga Vesper Developing countries bear more than four-fifths of the global burden of childhood cancer — the equivalent of 7 million years of healthy life lost — because of …

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Proposed California Law Would Punish Companies for Failing to Limit Harm to the Planet’s Forests
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Proposed California Law Would Punish Companies for Failing to Limit Harm to the Planet’s Forests

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

by Abrahm Lustgarten  Aug. 7, 5 a.m. EDT The legislation could affect everything from what paper gets used in state offices to what gets served in California cafeterias. ProPublica is a …

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Why drug cheats are still being caught seven years after the 2012 London Olympics
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Why drug cheats are still being caught seven years after the 2012 London Olympics

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019

Jack Anderson, University of Melbourne Uzbek wrestler Artur Taymazov (centre) was recently stripped of his gold medal from the 2012 Olympics due to retrospective drug testing. He also lost his …

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