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GDP only measures economic growth – not inequality, poverty or unpaid work like elder care. So researchers in the Netherlands developed a new way for governments to see how people are actually doing.
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Bagaimana kita bisa menghadapi COVID-19 ini saat sudah menjadi endemik bergantung dengan seberapa bagus vaksin dan penanganannya.
There is now a broad consensus in Israel on meeting the Palestinians with strength, which makes them no longer an election priority.
There will be 17 parties in the 150-seat parliament – and the radical right holds more of them than ever.
Next, researchers want to grow the tear glands of a crocodile – seriously.
The paws of assistance dogs are cleaner than the soles of their users’ shoes.
The 1991 Gulf War was seen as the start of an age of peace, but paved the way for much future conflict.
Treatment rates are still low in many developing countries.
Los estudios de inteligencia animal en las granjas plantean cuestiones éticas sobre cómo tratar a estos seres vivos.
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Your local ducks (and other wild birds) will thank you.
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PhD Candidate in Social and Behavioural Sciences, Utrecht University
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Postdoctorante, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor of Governance, Utrecht University
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Assistant professor, Utrecht University
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Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations, Utrecht University
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Professor of Physics, Utrecht University
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Sustainability Lawyer, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor, Conflict Studies, Utrecht University
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Professor of Comparative Social Policy in relation to Social Inequalities, Utrecht University
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Climate Model Specialist, Utrecht University
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Teaching Fellow, Utrecht University
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Professor of Catalysts and Energy Storage Materials, Utrecht University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Physics, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Utrecht University
