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Vanishing data in the U.S. undermines good public policy, with global implications
The Canadian Data Rescue Project is supporting U.S. data rescue efforts, and setting up preventative measures for Canadian ...
Consolation, community, national identity: what is lost when pubs close – and how they can be saved
For many, pubs are a sort of bellwether for wider anxiety about social and generational change. The loss of pubs speaks to ...
Taurine could power your energy drink – and maybe cancer cells too. Here’s what you need to know
Many energy drinks contain some combination of three familiar stimulants: caffeine, found naturally in coffee, tea and cacao; ...
What Trump’s decision to send more weapons to Ukraine will mean for the war
The change in Trump’s approach may also mean that the $US8 billion (£6 billion) of frozen Russian assets in the US (and ...
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t
Fundamentalists don’t necessarily examine evolution and then reject it; they tend to start with the conclusion that it must ...
England’s redesigned banknotes will reveal how the country sees itself
The Bank of England has announced a redesign of its banknotes and invited the public to suggest new themes that might feature ...
Why the Sycamore Gap tree provoked such strong emotional reactions – a psychologist explains
The fall of the Sycamore Gap tree was more than a loss of natural beauty. It was, for many, a symbolic attack on permanence, ...
How to give children the freedom to play all across the city – not just in playgrounds
Places where children commonly used to play, such as streets and local neighbourhoods, have been transformed into car-only spaces where traffic and parking take priority. Likewise, city spaces ...
Why the Nazis stole a fragment of the Bayeux tapestry
The Nazis’ obsession with European art should be understood as central to Hitler’s genocidal regime and its efforts toward global domination.
Aux sources de la démocratie : penser le « commun » avec Alcméon, Héraclite et Démocrite
Notre démocratie est en crise, comment la réinventer ? Premier volet de notre série consacrée aux philosophes et à la ...
Gilles Brougère
Gilles BROUGERE, professeur émérite de sciences de l'éducation à l'université Sorbonne Paris Nord est membre d’EXPERICE, ...
Qui est le capybara, cet étonnant rongeur qui a gagné le cœur des internautes
Cet étonnant rongeur d’allure flegmatique est devenu la coqueluche des réseaux sociaux. Mais qui est-il vraiment ?