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Redesigning the UK’s windfall tax on energy companies could help it to bring in more money for public spending.
The world’s longest running cohort study reveals risk factors for dementia. Families of athletes with early-onset dementia tell their stories. Could viruses cause Alzheimer’s? Listen to the Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia podcast series.
The best way to cut air pollution is to burn less fossil fuel.
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Ruth Itzhaki has spent more than 30 years researching whether certain common viruses play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s. But for years her research was greeted with hostility.
For many environmentalists, overpopulation is a real concern. But the planet will benefit more from tackling overconsumption by rich countries.
Netanyahu looks to be back in power, but his new far-right coalition partners are likely to make his life difficult.
A podcast and long read series exploring new research into the brain and dementia.
As calls for greater freedom grow, the author examines how secularism might work in Iran.
Sebuah studi tentang tweet yang diposting pada tahun 2019 menemukan bahwa cuitan tentang konservasi gajah tidak selaras dengan ancaman terbesar yang sebenarnya terhadap satwa ini.
Russians find it hard to envisage a Russia after Putin.
Official estimates indicate that meat consumption is falling in the UK – but not all of the data agrees.
How long does the licence fee have left?
Partout sur la planète, la mortalité a augmenté du fait du Covid en 2020… Mais 2021, la situation a évolué de façon très différente selon les pays. Pourquoi certains s’en tirent-ils mieux ? Réponses.
Would an advanced AI try to take over the world? If it uses a common approach called ‘reinforcement learning’, the answer is almost certainly yes.
From more accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.
Office work feels draining for a reason. Your brain builds up toxic chemicals when you concentrate for a long time.
Life expectancy rose in western Europe in 2021 but fell further in US and eastern Europe.
A study of tweets posted in 2019 found that tweets about elephant conservation didn’t align with the actual greatest threats to the animals, creating the risk that funding could be misdirected.
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Associate Professor in Law and Public Policy, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher Fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Professor of English and World Literatures, University of Oxford
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Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Senior Fellow in Forest Governance and Leader of Ecosystems Governance Group, University of Oxford
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Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Russian Literature (Emerita), University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Researcher in English Literature, University of Oxford
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Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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DPhil Candidate, Department of Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Researcher, Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS), Deputy Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford
