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The future of Sydney is under constant scrutiny. But before we consider creating a ‘third city’ in Sydney’s west, we should ensure we get the current infrastructure up to international standards.
Studies show that cinnamon can lower blood lipids in people with diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
Pikiran itu tidak ada sebelum kita memikirkannya.
The government’s increasing focus on ‘extremism’ may be promoting rather than preventing violence.
Citizen science isn’t just about charity – new research shows there are some quite unexpected benefits for participants.
October 2017 was Mexico’s deadliest month on record.
We no longer perform surgery on babies without drugs, but a new study shows that we may be underestimating how much pain babies feel when they are under stress.
Museums are not apolitical, and they are not entirely scientific. As such, they don’t really represent reality.
Cosmologists who were hoping to be the next Einstein have had to bin their theories.
Nous imaginons souvent que c’est notre conscience qui nous pousse à réaliser ou refréner nos actions. Mais si ce n’était pas ce qui guidait l’esprit humain ?
Make that winter dram an intellectual one.
A new study suggests skilled storytellers may have greater reproductive success than others.
And will the aviation sector implement vital lessons learned from Icelandic disruption in 2010?
Thousands queued to buy the report by William Beveridge that would lay the foundations for Britain’s modern welfare state.
Human heart transplantation is 50 years old.
Children with an irregular bedtime performed worse on cognitive tests, had worse behaviour and were more likely to be obese than others.
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It’s going to be difficult for UK government-backed autonomous vehicle projects to compete with Silicon Valley – unless they have something neat under the bonnet.
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Pain is something everyone experiences. This episode of The Anthill podcast explores how and why it works in our brains, what kinds of drugs are being developed to reduce pain, and whether or not robots of the future should be built so that they experience pain.
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Chair of Academic Clinical Orthopaedics, UCL
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Lecturer in Law, UCL
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies, UCL
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Emeritus Professor, Institute of Education, UCL
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Head of Digital Economy Research, UCL
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Professor of the Sociology of Gender and Education, Institute of Education, UCL
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Associate Professor and the Deputy Programme Director of Digital Humanities in the Department of Information Studies, UCL
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Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and Founding Director of the UCL IIPP, UCL
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Honourary Lecturer, Department of History, UCL
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Associate Professor (Reader) in Finance and Accounting, UCL
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Researcher, Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow and Alzheimer's Research UK David Carr Fellow, UCL
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Visiting Professor of Practice at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL
