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Teachers less likely to take phones away from white, privileged children
For many children today, before they even start school they are already digitally literate. They know how to use a phone, make videos and take photographs. This is to be welcomed given government research has found that 82% of all advertised openings require some level of digital skills.
The ethics of the 4 day work week. It's not just about the hours
“We should work to live, not live to work,” declared Britain’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell last month, as he announced the British Labour Party would reduce the standard working week to 32 hours, without loss of pay, within 10 years of winning office.
People should have to work les…
Antibiotic resistance: researchers have directly proven that bacteria can change shape inside humans to avoid antibiotics
Katarzyna Mickiewicz receives funding from European Research Council. This work was funded by a European Research Council (grant number 670980) to J.E. The contribution of L.D., R.P., J.H. and P.D.A. to this work was supported by the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre awarded to the Newca…
Teeth 'time capsule' reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years
Geochemical analysis of four teeth shows they exclusively breastfed infants for about 6-9 months, before supplementing breast milk with varying amounts of solid food until they were 5-6 years old. The balance between milk and solid food in this period varied cyclically, probably in response to s…
Non-thermal plasma: new technology could kill 99.9% of the deadly germs in the air
You can live without food for three weeks and without water for up to three days. But you can’t live without air for more than three short minutes. It’s not just the abundance of air that matters – the quality is essential, too. Unfortunately, air can be contaminated with dangerous germs known a…
Why the US has higher drug prices than other countries
Simon F. Haeder is a Fellow in the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Program, a national leadership development program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to equip teams of researchers and community partners in applying research to solve real community problems.
Spending on…
On the Supreme Court, difficult nominations have led to historical injustices
Contentious or politically driven Supreme Court nominations are not new. But US history shows that many of those contested nominees who were confirmed would go on to author controversial opinions.
Far from being unusual, the hurried and partisan Supreme Court confirmation process for Bre…