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Research and scientific enquiry can reveal much about human society, from ethics and religion to education and economics, while societal decisions about which areas of research to prioritise steer the direction of science. Follow the latest developments as we examine the interplay between science, politics, and policy.

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Ig Nobel prizes 2024: The unexpected science that won this year

From drunk worms to mammals that breath through their anuses, founder Marc Abrahams on the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes, for research that "makes people laugh, then think"

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Ig Nobel prizes 2024: The unexpected science that won this year

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends new superhero drama Supacell

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Netflix handout still: Supacell. SUPACELL is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

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A podcast explores how sport is drawing the line between men and women

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends Systemic: How racism is making us ill

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends Systemic: How racism is making us ill

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Is digital technology really swaying voters and undermining democracy?

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Is digital technology really swaying voters and undermining democracy?

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WAR GAME STILL 4 Credit: Thorsten Thielow | Shown in photo: (L to R) Simulation note taker, Elizabeth Neumann, Lou Caldera, Wes Clark, Steve Bullock, Linda Singh, Gwen Camp, David Priess, Pete Strzok

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An unusual documentary follows a simulated attempted coup in the US

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How shrinking populations could help to save our planet

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How shrinking populations could help to save our planet

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Should Ukraine capture a Russian nuclear power plant?

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Russian-occupied Ukrainian nuclear plant at risk, warn former workers

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Uncovering recent hidden grave sites in Mexico with satellite data

Researchers in Mexico are using satellite data to find covert graves – these could hold the remains of some of the thousands of people who have gone missing in the country over the past two decades

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THE DECAMERON. (L to R) Tony Hale as Sirisco, Karan Gill as Panfilo, Lou Gala as Neifile, Douggie McMeekin as Tindaro, Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Misia, Zosia Mamet as Pampinea, Tanya Reynolds as Licisca, and Amar Chadha-Patel as Dioneo in Episode 103 of The Decameron. Cr. Giulia Parmigiani/Netflix ?? 2023

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The Decameron review: 14th-century romp is a veiled satire of today

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends: Rutger Bregman's Humankind

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×îÐÂÂ鶹ÊÓƵ recommends: Rutger Bregman's Humankind

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London UK - Jun 22 2024: People protest against the conservative government at the Restore Nature Now March for environmental protection. Organisations present included the RSPB, W; Shutterstock ID 2479235175; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Voters everywhere back green policies. Politicians should take note

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Why humanity’s survival may depend on us becoming a tribe of billions

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