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Insights editors choose their top long reads of the year.
The journal of a Pre-Raphaelite writer might help explain today’s turn to spiritualism.
The story of how a teenage princess launched one of the first global charity campaigns.
A century ago, early British nudists had to fight for the right to publish naked photos – the similarities with social media today are striking.
Violent performance is the Taliban’s language. If we view them as savage, backward or misogynistic, the opportunity to learn how to face them is missed.
Western medicine has always split the mind and the body. Long COVID reveals just how damaging this approach has been.
Livelihoods which communities have relied on for centuries are being criminalised by heavy-handed state restrictions.
We discovered that the 12 largest petrochemical companies announced 88 new projects between 2012 and 2019: new and expanded facilities that will likely operate for decades, ramping up carbon emissions.
What’s behind Gen Z’s appetite for tarot and spells? 16th century debates about witchcraft help explain why the occult has become viral on TikTok.
What does communism 2.0 mean for democracy?
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction when it comes to the magicians of the Victorian era.
James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. He dedicated his life to fighting injustice.
Attending, debating or simply following COP26? Here’s why you should be reading science fiction.
When people think about how AI might ‘go wrong’, most probably picture malevolent computers trying to cause harm. But what if we should be more worried about them seeking pleasure?
A seismic network was put in place after the 2010 quake but, despite recording two ‘strong motions’ before August 14, no alerts went out.
Over 130 hours of conversations with older people reveal the truth of what it’s like to get old and how to cope with loneliness.
A universal vaccine has been described as the ‘holy grail’ – but how close are we to getting one?
The battle against gender-based violence never ends but the work of the women who set up the first refuges in the 1970s deserves wider recognition.
Voices on the extremes don’t represent society.
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Professor of Modern History, University of Bristol
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Professor of Social History, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Winchester
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Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Work, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Sustainable Development and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), University of Surrey
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Professor of Psychology in Epidemiology, UCL
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Professor Emeritus of Molecular Neurobiology at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of Oxford
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Visiting Researcher,, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Associate Professor, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Neurology, UCL
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Lecturer in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Sociology, University of York
