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Shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off bring in hundreds of millions and spread British cultural influence to the world.
More and more of us are computing on The Cloud. Do we know what we’re doing?
British pilots have been involved in airstrikes against Islamic State, despite a parliamentary veto.
Apple’s ability to develop the potential of good ideas should have existing streaming businesses worried.
In our ever more secular society, why does atheism still get a bad rep?
The Australian government’s commitments to protecting the reef means it avoids the embarrassing classification - for now.
Thanks to the efforts of Lord Ashcroft, we’ve got a much better idea of where the marginal seats really lie.
British weather let you down? Watch a livestream of the solar eclipse from the University of Nottingham.
The internet and social media has turned a private death into a very public one.
Can the serious atmosphere of court, standing in the dock facing a be-wigged judge and barristers, be carried over into the world of video-conferencing? Skype of the Bailey, if you will. This is what the…
The latest atrocity committed by Islamic State – the burning to death of a captured Jordanian pilot – has dutifully been relayed to us in gory detail, with part of the media coming across as little more…
Only a tenth of education reforms carried out around the world since 2008 have been analysed by governments for the impact they have on children’s education. A new report by the Organisation for Economic…
Across the world, workers in many firms have started using social networks to transform their internal communications. Now, tapping into this, Facebook has created Facebook at Work. Much like the original…
They may be the arbiters of the world’s most gentlemanly sport, but cricket umpires provided by the home team are still more likely to be biased than neutral umpires, according to a new study that analysed…
In a rare conservation success story, research has shown that numbers of wild large carnivores in the continent have been steadily increasing and a third of the European mainland now has at least one kind…
The dominance of a “golden triangle” of universities in the latest research assessment exercise has renewed concerns that other universities may get less government research funding in future. The results…
As the year draws to a close, here’s a brief update on what happened in 2014 and what’s next for The Conversation. Perhaps most significant event was our launch into the US in October, with a team of nine…
The Philae lander is due to break away from the Rosetta spacecraft, which is currently in orbit around a comet 30 light minutes (600 million km) from Earth. It is planned that Philae will touch down on…
Efforts to explain Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general have generally focused on how they are both a new form of money as well as a challenge to existing forms of money. Cryptocurrencies are novel…
The 24th Ig Nobel prizes were announced on September 18. The prizes annually award scientific research that “first makes people laugh and then makes them think.” The ceremony was food-themed including…
Plans to remove controls on the number of students in England from autumn 2015 could see more universities turning to recruit students from the European Union, according to a new think-tank report. Nick…
It’s no secret that yoga can aid mental well-being. What is more, it can help soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new research. Some of the most damaging consequences of…
Did watching 101 Dalmatians instill you with a burning desire to fill your home with dozens of monochrome puppies? A new study suggests that may often be the case. The research suggests that all those…