The Conversation UKflipped into POLITICS & SOCIETYDominic Cummings Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson have lost control of the fear factor The Conversation UK - Matthew Flinders and Dan Degerman and Matthew Thomas Johnson Fear has a bad reputation. Nobody wants to live in a society of fear; it’s an emotion to be avoided. As such, the role of the modern state is driven …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKDominic Cummings Dominic Cummings: powerful people are the most likely to break the rules – even if they make them The Conversation UK - Andre Spicer A very large number of people in the UK have been complying with coronavirus lockdown rules and staying at home, according to recent study. That, in …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKChina The world needs pharmaceuticals from China and India to beat coronavirus The Conversation UK - Rory Horner The biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, known as “big pharma”, are American and European. The top five are Pfizer (US), Roche, Novartis …
The Conversation UKflipped into POLITICS & SOCIETYChina China's new coronavirus recovery strategy explained The Conversation UK - Jane Duckett and Holly Snape and Hua Wang and Yingru Li When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered his annual report to China’s national legislature on May 22, his focus was firmly on COVID-19. His …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKBusiness Coronavirus won't kill globalisation – but a shakeup is inevitable The Conversation UK - Jun Du and Agelos Delis and Mustapha Douch and Oleksandr Shepotylo The COVID-19 pandemic is now expected to trigger the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Many argue it could unravel globalisation …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKHealth (UK) 3D printed drugs could be a godsend for those on multiple pills a day – and potentially life-saving The Conversation UK - Saumil Vadodaria As the population ages and rates of chronic disease rise, an increasing number of people are taking multiple pills for several conditions, often at …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKRights & Freedoms Scotland's Children Bill: why the law needs to protect the rights of the child when parents separate The Conversation UK - Fiona Morrison and Kay Tisdall Divorce and separation affects many families, and following a breakup, most make their own arrangements about where children will live and how their …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKCulture (UK) How the movie industry is fighting lockdown The Conversation UK - Sarah Atkinson and Helen W. Kennedy It’s a tough time for the global film industry, for which the pandemic represents a disruption of seismic proportions. All movie production spaces …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKIndia India: a year after Narendra Modi's re-election the country's democracy is developing fascistic undertones The Conversation UK - Indrajit Roy As Narendra Modi and his supporters mark a year since his re-election as India’s prime minister in May 2019, they can already point to achievements …
The Conversation UKflipped into ENVIRONMENT & ENERGYClimate Change We found 2˚C of warming will push most tropical rainforests above their safe 'heat threshold' The Conversation UK - Aida Cuní Sanchez and Martin Sullivan As they photosynthesise and grow, tropical forests remove enormous amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, reducing global warming. However, forests …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKHealth (UK) Cycling and walking to work lowers risk of cancer, heart disease and death – new research The Conversation UK - Richard Patterson and Anthony Laverty As many countries ease their lockdowns and more people return to work, there’s an effort to limit the use of public transport to avoid further spread …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKWorking From Home Working from home: Twitter reveals why we’re embracing it The Conversation UK - Fiona Carroll and Mohamed Mostafa and Simon Thorne The effects of coronavirus on the economy already appear bleak. Unemployment and government borrowing are soaring and a recession seems …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKAngela Merkel How politicians talk about coronavirus in Germany, where war metaphors are avoided The Conversation UK - Dagmar Paulus Many political leaders around the world have reached for the imagery of conflict to describe the coronavirus pandemic. In France, President Emmanuel …
The Conversation UKflipped into SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYDepression Coronavirus: how to beat anxiety when going back to work The Conversation UK - Olivia Remes At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, people’s anxiety levels shot up. Daily reports were coming in about the number of new deaths, there was …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKCulture (UK) Dead Sea Scrolls: how we accidentally discovered missing text – in Manchester The Conversation UK - Joan Taylor We really didn’t mean to find any missing texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The 2,000-year-old scrolls were found in the Qumran caves next to the Dead …
The Conversation UKflipped into ENVIRONMENT & ENERGYCoral Reefs Coral reefs that glow bright neon during bleaching offer hope for recovery – new study The Conversation UK - Jörg Wiedenmann and Cecilia D'Angelo Ocean heatwaves cause vast coral bleaching events almost every year due to climate change, threatening reefs around the world. The high water …
The Conversation UKflipped into BUSINESS & ECONOMYBusiness Meet the struggling gold miners who are missing out on the boom in the precious metal The Conversation UK - Sara Geenen and Boris Verbrugge In Mukungwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of young men and women live in makeshift huts. They have no access to sanitation or health …
The Conversation UKflipped into POLITICS & SOCIETYGold Meet the struggling gold miners who are missing out on boom in the precious metal The Conversation UK - Sara Geenen and Boris Verbrugge In Mukungwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of young men and women live in makeshift huts. They have no access to sanitation or health …
The Conversation UKflipped into BUSINESS & ECONOMYBusiness How the US government seized all citizens' gold in 1930s The Conversation UK - Chris Colvin and Philip Fliers With global financial markets in disarray, many investors are turning to classic safe havens. Gold is trading above US$1,750 (£1,429) per troy ounce, …
The Conversation UKflipped into BUSINESS & ECONOMYBusiness I'm a bit of a modern-day alchemist, recovering gold from old mobile phones The Conversation UK - Sandra Wilson In the kitchen drawer, most of us have a few old mobile phones and tablets. But few probably realise just how much precious metal they contain. Did …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKBusiness Countries went on a gold-buying spree before coronavirus took hold – here's why The Conversation UK - Drew Woodhouse The global economy was flashing danger signs long before the pandemic. For one thing, many countries were clamouring to get hold of as much gold as …
The Conversation UKflipped into BUSINESS & ECONOMYStock Markets Why gold prices go up and down – five charts The Conversation UK - George Skiadopoulos The price of gold has reached almost US$1,760 (£1,438) per troy ounce in recent days. This is causing euphoria among long-term gold investors, who …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKBusiness The Gold Series: five essential briefings on the world's favourite precious metal The Conversation UK - Steven Vass Gold has always bewitched mankind. It glows like mysterious sunshine, and never tarnishes or corrodes. It bends to a hammer, turns liquid in a kiln, …
The Conversation UKflipped into POLITICS & SOCIETYPolicing How lockdown has redefined public order policing The Conversation UK - Aidan O'Sullivan Not so long ago, public order policing was all about managing potential crowd trouble in public spaces. It involved ensuring that big gatherings of …
The Conversation UKflipped into ARTS & CULTURECulture (UK) Why people believe that religious faith will save them from disease The Conversation UK - Rebecca Yearling From the Black Death and AIDS to COVID-19, whenever societies have suffered outbreaks of disease, there have always been those who are quick to seek …
The Conversation UKflipped into ARTS & CULTURECulture (UK) How George Orwell justified killing German civilians in the second world war The Conversation UK - Tim Luckhurst During the second world war, Britain’s national daily newspapers usually supported the government’s portrayal of the national war effort as …
The Conversation UKflipped into HEALTH & MEDICINEHealth (UK) Coronavirus: can nurses refuse to work if they don't have adequate PPE? The Conversation UK - Paul Joseph Nurses have warned that a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic is putting their lives at risk. Some have …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKAuthoritarianism How Central Asia’s authoritarian regimes have used coronavirus to their advantage The Conversation UK - Saltanat Janenova and Jonathan Fisher The authoritarian Central Asian state of Tajikistan admitted to its first cases of COVID-19 in late April. This followed a World Health Organization …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKHealth (UK) Coronavirus: BAME deaths urgently need to be understood, including any potential genetic component The Conversation UK - Ana Valdes The difference in COVID-19 death rates between white people and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in the UK is shocking. One recent …
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKCulture (UK) How crime dramas expose our anxieties about those on the frontline The Conversation UK - Barry Richards Being a parent and a police officer is a dangerous mix, or so crime dramas continuously tell us. In particular danger, it seems, are the children of …
