Eddie Hall is a strongman legend and scientists recently looked at how he has developed such immense strength and power.
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Centralising power in a president is more likely to foster personalised, corrupt governance that is democratically unaccountable.
Watching oversized athletes lift huge boulders or pull trucks might appear bizarre to many but it’s a sport more ‘regular’ athletes are turning to.
For our societies to survive, we must take action to figure out the psychology behind an attraction to tyrants — or we will be led in the future by fear-mongering, war-mongering tyrannical liars.
Africa’s democracies have grown stronger during a period in which the world is backsliding on democracy.
Many citizens are searching for certainty and control in uncertain times. But that means too many are spurning democracy and being seduced by fake news and political strongmen. Democracy needs our help.
The ideals of liberal democracies are under threat – and not just in the US and Russia.
At at time of rising hatred and nationalism, Jimmy Carter’s speech – a sermon that cautioned against excess, offers a counterexample.
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Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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Associate Professor of History, Asbury University
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Canada Research Chair, Organizational Behaviour & Human Performance, McMaster University
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Assistant Professor of Business, Redeemer University
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Assistant Professor, Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior, Neoma Business School
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Mount Royal University
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Post-doctoral researcher and advanced sports dietitian, Deakin University
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Associate professor of public law, The University of Melbourne
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Kinesiology, Strength and Conditioning, Loughborough University
