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A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises

A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises

The world faces an increasing shortage of housing and an escalating climate emergency....

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Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world

Misinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving – and having a real impact on the world

“Fake news” loves a crisis. It’s clear now that false information has played a role...

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Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it

Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to protect it

The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece – in...

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Focus on right now, not the distant future, to stay motivated and on track to your long-term health goals

Focus on right now, not the distant future, to stay motivated and on track to your long-term health goals

It’s a familiar start-of-the-year scene. You’ve committed to a healthier lifestyle...

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How using your phone at work helps to balance your home life – new research

How using your phone at work helps to balance your home life – new research

You might not think twice about using your phone while you’re at work. Maybe you...

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Plants and bookcases in, living rooms and blank walls out: how your Zoom background can make you seem more competent

Plants and bookcases in, living rooms and blank walls out: how your Zoom background can make you seem more competent

Working from home has made job interviews and starting a new role easier in many...

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Expert advice to help young people keep their new year resolutions

Expert advice to help young people keep their new year resolutions

If you have resolved to take better care of your mental health this year, you might...

Online knowledge sharing on the rise in China

Online knowledge sharing on the rise in China

In China, more and more teachers and content creators are sharing online

Xinjiang achieves leapfrog development in opening-up

Xinjiang achieves leapfrog development in opening-up

At the Meilin Global Products, a bonded shopping center in Urumqi, northwest China's...

China's construction industry makes new progress in transformation, upgrading

China's construction industry makes new progress in transformation, upgrading

The construction industry is one of the pillar industries of China's national economy,...

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Switching off from work has never been harder, or more necessary. Here’s how to do it

Switching off from work has never been harder, or more necessary. Here’s how to do it

In the hit dystopian TV series Severance, employees at biotech corporation Lumon...

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Can golf courses help save the planet? Ask a herd of wild pigs

Can golf courses help save the planet? Ask a herd of wild pigs

An Arizona golf course, so picture-perfect it was described as “the Imax of golf”,...

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The curious joy of being wrong – intellectual humility means being open to new information and willing to change your mind

The curious joy of being wrong – intellectual humility means being open to new information and willing to change your mind

Mark Twain apocryphally said, “I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like"

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Hope brings happiness, builds grit and gives life meaning. Here’s how to cultivate it

Hope brings happiness, builds grit and gives life meaning. Here’s how to cultivate it

What is hope? In its simplest form, hope is about the future

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Five Christmas fashion trends we should bring back – and may be found in your wardrobe already

Five Christmas fashion trends we should bring back – and may be found in your wardrobe already

Christmas is a season for partying and dressing up. Sequins, Santa hats and ugly...

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The science of gift wrapping explains why sloppy is better

The science of gift wrapping explains why sloppy is better

They say appearances can be deceiving. In the case of gift giving, they might be...

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