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It has undoubtedly been a game-changer for entrepreneurial finance, but researchers are discovering new inequalities and risks for investors.
The Orange Problem, 2019, Acrylic on panel, 72 x 72 cm. © Robert Pepperell 2019.
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When we look at art we may not all see the same thing. It all depends on what happens in our brains.
Brexit is dominating headlines.
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The political class is tearing itself to pieces, and journalists are making sure we can read all about it. But beyond Westminster, why would people care about things they can do nothing about?
Shortlived alliance.
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As US national security advisor, John Bolton was too much of a warmonger for Donald Trump.
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A no-deal Brexit means the immediate imposition of import duties and various controls on UK-EU trade.
Peter Longstaff, one of the participants in the study.
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Ultra-clear maps of individual toes were found in the brains of two foot painters – these are not found in typically developed humans.
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It may not be such a bad habit after all.
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The former deputy prime minister has been outmanouevered by his government partners –but he thrives in opposition.
The memorial to the Kindertransport refugees, Liverpool St Station, London.
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The Kindertransport saved thousands of Jewish children from the Nazis before World War II. But planned reforms to UK asylum policy are putting refugee children at risk.
Exports and manufacturing output is down.
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After a decade of nearly uninterrupted growth, the German economy is stuttering.
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The use of big data by companies, even when perfectly legal, can harm people.
Wales v England in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Gaming the system risks destroying the credibility of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
An Araucaria juts out of Brazil’s misty Atlantic Forest.
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Humans have never known a world without the Araucaria. But rising temperatures and changing rainfall mean that the extinction of these majestic trees may be just a generation or two away.
Mountains above Munnar, a hill town in Kerala, India.
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The Western Ghats are a global biodiversity hotspot, but urgently need better legal protection.
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A strong speaker is never going to win friends. Bercow had a different goal.
Many opposition candidates were banned from elections to Moscow’s Duma.
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United Russia lost a third of its seats in the Moscow Duma – what does this mean for Vladimir Putin?
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What the science says about working out in extreme temperatures.
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A battery’s power comes from a chemical reaction that happens inside the cell.
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The link between testosterone and empathy is complicated. We don’t have all the answers yet.
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Your ability to recognise faces may have some connection to your extroversion, empathy levels and anxiety.
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How can the internet accommodate more and more users every day?
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Beehive designs haven’t changed since the 1940s.
WeWorks have popped up in major cities around the world.
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Fundamentally, WeWork’s finances do not look good. It is still a long way from profitability.
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The PM was meant to talk about recruitment but ended up rambling about Brexit.
Enough.
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As protests continue in Mexico about violence against women, some have blamed macho culture. But that may do more harm.