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07Jul/22

Boris Johnson: a terminal case of hubris syndrome

July 7, 2022PoliticsAmerican people of German descent, Boris Johnson, British MPs, British people, Conservative Party, Creative Commons, David Owen, English people, Government of the United Kingdom, International Democrat Union, Labour Party, Margaret Thatcher, Matthew Flinders, Politics by country, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tom Bower, United Kingdom, university of sheffieldche

As Boris Johnson barricades himself in Number 10, apparently unwilling or unable to listen to the advice of close party colleagues who are calling on him to resign, how can we understand this bizarre melodrama?

As I watched Johnson’s appearance in front of the House of Commons Liaison Committee on the afternoon before his showdown with key members of his cabinet, I couldn’t help but wonder if there was a deeper malady at play. It was as if an existential disconnect had settled across the comfortingly boring committee room.

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04Jul/22

Higgs boson: ten years after its discovery, why this particle could unlock new physics beyond the standard model

July 4, 2022ScienceBoson, Chicago, Creative Commons, Elementary particle, François Englert, Geneva, Higgs boson, Large Hadron Collider, Martin Bauer, Mass, Natural sciences, Particle physics, Peter Higgs, Physical sciences, Physics, Quantum field theory, SHUTTERSTOCK, Standard Model, Stephen Jones, Switzerlandche

Martin Bauer, Durham University and Stephen Jones, Durham University

Ten years ago, scientists announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, which helps explain why elementary particles (the smallest building blocks of nature) have mass. For particle physicists, this was the end of a decades-long and hugely difficult journey – and arguably the most important result in the history of the field. But this end also marked the beginning of a new era of experimental physics.

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01Jul/22

Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed

July 1, 2022HealthcareArticles, Cognitive neuroscience, Creative Commons, Emotions, Empathy, Human behavior, Moral psychology, Patricia Riddell, Psychology, Psychopathy, SHUTTERSTOCK, The Art of Happinessche

Patricia Riddell, University of Reading

Imagine you have an interview for a new job tomorrow. Some people might think about what kind of questions they will be asked so that they can prepare, or imagine the interview going well. For others, the thought of an interview will cause them to toss and turn all night thinking of every worst case scenario possible – no matter how outlandish these may be. If you’re someone who has a tendency to do the latter, you are prone to catastrophising.

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01Jul/22

How your brainwaves could be used in criminal trials

July 1, 2022CrimeAcademic disciplines, Articles, Computer to plate, Creative Commons, Crime, Criminal justice, Criminal law, Eyewitness identification, Eyewitness testimony, India, Kevin Strickland, Legal error, Michel Funicelli, Miscarriage of justice, Mistaken identity, New Zealand, P300, Peter Rosenfeld, Police lineup, Teesside University, Thomas Raynard James, United Kingdom, United States, Witnessche

Michel Funicelli, Teesside University

American Kevin Strickland was exonerated after spending 42 years in prison for being wrongfully convicted of a triple murder in November 2021. His 1978 conviction was based on mistaken identification of an eyewitness. The eyewitness later said that police pressured her into identifying Strickland, and attempted to have her testimony recanted but failed. She died in 2015.

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27Jun/22

Workers’ rights: how a landmark UN decision on safety and health will actually affect employees

June 27, 2022LegalArticles, Child labour, Cook Islands, Creative Commons, Decent work, Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, Economy, Human activities, Huw Thomas, Industrial and organizational psychology, International labour law, International Labour Organization, Labor, Labor rights, Labour law, Occupational safety and health, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Nations Development Group, University of Bristol, Working conditionsche

Huw Thomas, University of Bristol

In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century”, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference. This is the first extension of workers’ human rights in almost 25 years and it means governments must now commit to respect and promote the right to a safe and healthy working environment.

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25Jun/22

Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

June 25, 2022HealthcareAbortion in Pennsylvania, Abortion in the United States, Abortion law, Abortion-rights movements, Anthony Kennedy, Boston University, Case law, Casey, Creative Commons, David Souter, Dobbs, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Donald Trump, Edward R. Utley, Elena Kagan, Hodges, Joe Biden, Judicial activism, Law of the United States, Linda C. McClain, mifepristone, misoprostol, Nicole Huberfeld, Obergefell, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Roe, Roe v. Wade, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day, Sexual revolution, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States, Types of abortion restrictions in the United States, United States, United States law, United States Supreme Court cases, Wadeche

Linda C. McClain, Boston University and Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court.

The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down on June 24, 2022 – has far-reaching consequences. The Conversation asked Nicole Huberfeld and Linda C. McClain, health law and constitutional law experts at Boston University, to explain what just happened, and what happens next.

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