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Jeremy J. Baumberg, a nano-scientist at the University of Cambridge, is the author of The Secret Life of Science: How Science Really Works and Why it Matters.

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What Is Threatening Science?
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What Is Threatening Science?

Sep 11, 2018 Jeremy J. Baumberg identifies three trends that are undermining effective scientific research and development.

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Managing the Next Gold Rush
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Managing the Next Gold Rush

Sharon E. Burke warns of the environmental risks posed by deep-sea mining for increasingly in-demand minerals.

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The Fall and Rise of Public Heroism
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The Fall and Rise of Public Heroism

Robert Skidelsky says the revival of an old-fashioned virtue could spell trouble for undemocratic regimes around the world.

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Inside the Hong Kong Protests
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Inside the Hong Kong Protests

Sławomir Sierakowski

The Communist Party of China would like the mainland Chinese population and the rest of the world to believe that the ongoing, sometimes violent protests in Hong Kong pose a threat of "terrorism." But the truth is that China has only itself to blame for pushing the city's idealistic youth into the streets once again.

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Planetary Thinking
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Planetary Thinking

Erik Berglöf says the climate crisis demands a new, truly multidisciplinary approach to research and academic analysis.

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Latin America’s Missing Middles
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Latin America’s Missing Middles

Jaana Remes & Homi Kharas say new digital technologies could boost the region's flagging economic growth and make it more inclusive.

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The Real Obstacle to Climate Action
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The Real Obstacle to Climate Action

Kemal Derviş & Sebastián Strauss argue that a rapid green transition must be accompanied by social policies to compensate the losers.

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Is Britain Becoming a Failed State?
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Is Britain Becoming a Failed State?

Chris Patten

Failed states used to be largely the preserve of the developing world, where the institutions of democracy do not have deep roots. But given the extent to which the Brexit campaign has undermined Britain's institutions through lies, it is reasonable to worry that the country will soon come to resemble a tinpot dictatorship.

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Trump’s War on Evidence
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Trump’s War on Evidence

Anne O. Krueger warns that the administration's attacks on public-sector agencies will have far-reaching economic costs.

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