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The sovereign citizen movement's spread around the world
Police in Australia are continuing a huge manhunt in the mountains for Dezi Freeman, a man accused of killing two police officers and injuring a thir…
1 year ago
How China is weaponising the history of WWII
As China invited world leaders to a vast military parade marking the end of the second world war on September 3, President Xi Jinping said China is "…
1 year, 1 month ago
The secret ingredients for creative flow
If you’ve ever experienced a state of creative flow, perhaps when writing, playing music, or even gardening, you’ll know that it feels like everythin…
1 year, 1 month ago
LSE IQ: is AI destroying the planet?
AI is transforming the world around us, offering increased productivity and promising to tackle difficult problems like global warming. But behind th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Teaching animals irrelevant skills can reveal the secrets of cognition
Scientists can get animals to do the strangest things. They’ve taught goldfish to drive cars, primates to perform calculations with Arabic numerals a…
1 year, 1 month ago
How the world got hooked on plastic
Countries around the world are meeting in Geneva in August to negotiate a global plastics treaty aimed at curbing plastic pollution. The last round o…
1 year, 1 month ago
How Rupert Murdoch helped to build brand Trump
Donald Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch, alongside the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones and others, for libel after the Journal published an article al…
1 year, 2 months ago
Israel’s secret deal to build a nuclear arsenal
Israel has never officially confirmed or denied having nuclear weapons and has never signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Instead, even as ev…
1 year, 2 months ago
What will batteries of the future be made of?
The majority of the world’s rechargeable batteries are now made using lithium-ion. Most rely on a combination of different rare earth metals such as …
1 year, 2 months ago
An enduring anti-fascist legacy in Italy
Across Europe, far-right movements are gaining ground. By normalising nationalist rhetoric and challenging democratic institutions, these parties ra…
1 year, 2 months ago