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The Arctic: we don’t know as much about environmental change in the far north as we'd like to think

December 8, 2018 in Natural Sciences

The region is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth and its polar bears and melting glaciers have become a key symbols of climate change. But the Arctic, it seems, is not as well researched as you might think.
Somalia conflict and famine: the causes are bad governance, not climate change

October 22, 2017 in Society & Culture

Famine and drought can either be prevented, or the impact minimised, if institutions and mechanisms of good governance are in place.

Hakim Abdi, Lund University

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Damsel in distress or sexy sidekick? The representation of women in video games has changed

February 16, 2019 in Society & Culture

The representation of women in video games has been under debate, and this may have caused more nuanced female characters.

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