Feb. 12, 2019 – The Earth’s magnetic shield booms like a drum when it is hit by strong impulses, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London. As an impulse strikes the outer boundary of the shield, known as the magnetopause, ripples travel along its surface which then get reflected back when they […]
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Sophie Harman: Trump’s shutdown tactics should remind health experts they need new tools to thrive in the post-expert era
Jan. 24, 2019 – Professor Sophie Harman from the School of Politics and International Relations has written an opinion piece for The Independent in which she argues that global health experts need new tools and political savvy to manage the post-expert world exemplified by Trump’s presidency. Donald Trump must be loving the shutdown. Free to roam […]
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‘Lower status’ people more likely to share wealth than ‘higher status’ people
July 2, 2018 – The social experiment involved a series of economic games in which people played with other people for real money. The games involved participants deciding how much money they kept and how much they gave to a group pot. The money in the pot was always shared out to the players. Participants […]