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Discovery: Thirty years after Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its impact on science and culture remains as strong as ever
Based on Michael Crichton's novel by the same name, Jurassic Park told the story of an ambitious theme park that used resurrected dinosaurs as its at…
2 years, 8 months ago
The bacteria and microbes in your gut can affect your body and mental health, and engineering them promises new forms of treatment
The human body is a complex organism, made up of trillions of cells. But not all of them are human. About half of them are fungi, microbes and bacter…
2 years, 8 months ago
How fine dining in Europe and the US came to exclude immigrant cuisine
The history of restaurants, food and, especially, fine dining, is deeply tied to the history of immigration to the U.S. and French cultural power in …
2 years, 8 months ago
Debunking migration myths: the real reasons people move, and why most migration happens in the Global South
Around the world, borders between countries are getting tougher. Governments are making it more difficult to move, especially for certain groups of v…
2 years, 8 months ago
How protest movements use feminine images and social media to fight sexist ideologies of authoritarian regimes
Modern protest movements, like the ongoing protests in Iran, often center around women who have been killed or harmed by agents of authoritarian gove…
2 years, 8 months ago
Crowdsourcing new constitutions: how 2 Latin American countries increased participation and empowered groups excluded from politics
Over the past few decades, countries across Latin America have witnessed a surge in demands by its people for increased political participation and r…
2 years, 9 months ago
Beauty procedures from manicures to cosmetic surgery carry risk and the potential reward of a better life
Making yourself more beautiful can result in tangible, material rewards. Pretty privilege, as it is called, can lead to greater access to money and s…
2 years, 9 months ago
Governments and environmental groups are turning to international courts to combat the impacts of climate change
A number of activist groups, mostly from developing nations already facing the realities of a changing climate, are taking a new legal approach to cl…
2 years, 9 months ago
Improving how the IMF does business could help billions of people worldwide
In countries across the Global South, the launch of IMF programs often sparks considerable concern. This is because of the IMF’s reputation: during t…
2 years, 9 months ago
The solutions needed to address climate change already exist – Fear and Wonder podcast
One of the key findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis Report is that there are solutions available right now, a…
2 years, 10 months ago