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astronomy and outer space
A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

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The probe, Chang’e 4, is symbolic of the growth of the Chinese space program and the capabilities it has amassed

Islamophobia
Can Online anti-Muslim Hate Speech be Combated? There's an App for that

Can Online anti-Muslim Hate Speech be Combated? There’s an App for that

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By Bertie Vidgen and Taha Yasseri | – In a landmark move, a group of MPs recently published a working definition of the term Islamophobia. They defined it as “rooted in racism”, and as “a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness”. In our latest working paper, we wanted to better […]

Holocaust
Quantifying the Holocaust: Measuring murder rates during the Nazi genocide

Quantifying the Holocaust: Measuring murder rates during the Nazi genocide

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Hitler “ordered all action speeded up.”

Islamophobia
Facebook's 'Virtual Coercive' Implicated in Rohingya Genocide

Facebook’s ‘Virtual Coercive’ Implicated in Rohingya Genocide

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Is access to Facebook a pillar of free speech if the platform can be harnessed for the purpose of eliminating an entire population?

Ethnicities
America's Generation Gap: Aging White People v. Diverse Millennials

America’s Generation Gap: Aging White People v. Diverse Millennials

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Rising “racial generation gap” between white people over 65 and young people of color.

Afghanistan
What Trump Ousting of SecDef Mattis Means for Russia, Syria & Afghanistan

What Trump Ousting of SecDef Mattis Means for Russia, Syria & Afghanistan

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By Scott Lucas | – The last adult in the Trump White House playground has gone – and the president is throwing his toys around. James Mattis, as defence secretary, was one of three retired generals in the Trump administration whose hope was to contain an ill-informed, temperamental, and unpredictable president. Now they’re all gone: […]

Coal
The Fossil Fuel Era is Coming to an End, but the Lawsuits are Just Beginning

The Fossil Fuel Era is Coming to an End, but the Lawsuits are Just Beginning

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Efforts to phase out fossil fuels will have to ramp up considerably — and quickly

Christianity
Can we Make Christmas Sustainable?

Can we Make Christmas Sustainable?

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What would Jesus Want?

Yemen
Why you Need to Understand Yemen's Houthi Rebels

Why you Need to Understand Yemen’s Houthi Rebels

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The Houthi insurgency began in the early 1990s, spurred by Zaydi resistance to growing Wahhabi influence in the north.

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