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People with damaged frontal lobes often need help with daily life. The problem is, they think they're fine.
When it comes to the geological record, airbrushing out humans' impact on the environment makes little sense.
New observations show we don't really understand the universe's expansion.
Elon Musk may be disappointed by recent studies threatening his plans to go to Mars, but planetary scientists are breathing a sigh of relief.
Youth workers try to use a 'window of opportunity' to help young victims of violent crime get out of a cycle of violence.
¿Qué desafíos conlleva ser un nómada digital? ¿Cómo afecta a nuestra libertad?
Go beyond the corporate jargon to really understand the freedom and challenges that come with being a digital nomad.
An expert crunches the numbers to reveal just how bleak Britain's bus crisis has become.
Oleg Sentsov's trial was a farce, but the world continues to ignore his plight.
The Anthill 27: Confidence.
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A podcast about confidence – from how it works in our brains and whether it can get us ahead at work to how confidence tricksters fool people into falling for their scams.
From car mechanics to coffee shops, the railway arches have long provided refuge from inner city rent hikes for small businesses.
The Earth is losing more and more biodiversity every day, and we should all be worried
There are many indications that old age is at its limits.
Given that so many people have a strong opinion about identity politics, it is surprising how few of us have a clear idea on what it actually is.
It's hard to measure the value of a tree, but scientists equipped with lasers have come one step closer.
Neanderthals used spears as hunting weapons by throwing or thrusting, according to a new study.
Daily routine affects how much polluted air we breathe.
The Colombian government has learned the hard way that simply explaining a complex deal to people won't win them over.
An initiative to address a skills gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics may be actually narrowing the pool of students who consider a career in STEM.
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Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL
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PhD Candidate, UCL
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL
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PhD Researcher, Anthropology, UCL
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Research fellow, UCL
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Teaching Fellow in Biodiversity and Environment Research, UCL
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Research Associate, UCL
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PhD Candidate, UCL
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Researcher in Urban Transport Governance at the Centre for Transport Studies, UCL
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Associate Professor, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
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Professor of Global Change Science at University of Leeds and, UCL
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Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, UCL
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Reader in Astrophysics, UCL
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Lecturer in the Comparative Culture of Russia and Eastern Europe, UCL
