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The Primacy of the Individual, Bah Humbug!

Have you put on weight lately? Are you dating someone who knows a friend or two of yours? Are you a little happier or sadder and cannot figure out why? According to authors Nicholas A. Christakis,MD,...

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Closing the Gap Between Climate Change Science and Public Opinion

The global policy community seems unlikely to take drastic steps with regard to climate change any time soon. Politicians remain hesitant about taking action, although scientific consensus on climate...

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Weekly Wire: the Global Forum

These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week. iRevolution#UgandaSpeaks: Al-Jazeera uses Ushahidi to Amplify Local Voices in Response to...

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What Kind of Science Do We Need for the Aid and Post-2015 Agenda?

Spent an intriguing evening last week speaking on a panel at the wonderful Royal Society (Isaac Newton and all that), on the links between the post-2015 agenda and science. The audience was from the...

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Quote of the Week: Mary Midgley

“In spite of the huge differences between cultures, all that we know about human behavior shows that it can be understood only by reference to people’s own thoughts, dreams, hopes, fears and other...

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Quote of the Week: Mary Midgley

"There is this increasing faith that physical science is the answer to all our terrible questions. I want to fight against the whole idea that it is where you go to for enlightenment.” - Mary Midgley,...

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Weekly wire: The global forum

These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.  Projecting progress: Reaching the SDGs by 2030 Overseas Development Institute This month the United...

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