Shutterstock Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the preparations for a “new normal”, we have continued to observe how disabled people have at best been overlooked and, at worst, deemed expendable. We argue this is due to deeply entrenched ableism – society’s tendency to presume that everyone is able-bodied, thereby marginalisingContinue Reading
The study investigated what role oxytocin had in memory. De Visu/ Shutterstock Oxytocin is often called “the love hormone” because of its role in social bonding, reproduction and childbirth. This hormone may also affect our memory – though in ways that aren’t completely clear. Not only has oxytocin been foundContinue Reading
Delivered, not signed or sealed. Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock England and Wales are currently full of babies that, in the eyes of the state, do not exist. That’s due to a huge backlog in birth registrations, after councils around the country halted the process during lockdown. Birth certificates are only now beginningContinue Reading
Surveillance “really challenges your sense of dignity…” One of the thousands of cameras conducting video surveillance in the streets of Belgrade, Serbia’s capital. Photo by SHARE Foundation, used with permission. This story is based on reporting by Global Voices’ content partner Meta.mk News Agency, a project of Metamorphosis Foundation. A civicContinue Reading
appeared first on Modern Farmer.Continue Reading
“Very soon we will lose everything that belongs to nature” Leopard on Brown Trunk Tree. Image by Pixabay via Pexels. CC0. The wildlife diversity in Sri Lanka is remarkable for an island nation measuring just 65,610 km2 (25,330 sq mi). Despite being crucial to the country’s tourism industry, animals haveContinue Reading
US police forces have been turning to technology to track down Black Lives Matter protestors. Content from social media platforms and affiliated sites has been instrumental in the authorities being able to identify protestors based on photos of their faces, clothes and hair, or on the fact that they postedContinue Reading
Stronger together. Shutterstock Science is at the heart of the fight against COVID-19. While some scientists are busy developing drugs, vaccines and monitoring changes in the virus’s genetic material, others are studying the spread of the virus, informing policies that help to contain the infection. Science also underpins decision-making andContinue Reading
Lucas Photo/Shutterstock Homeless people are being forced to sleep rough to avoid giving up their pets, our recent study found. We conducted an online survey of homelessness accommodation providers in the UK to find out if they accepted pets on their premises. Although 77% of the 117 providers who tookContinue Reading
Rasto SK/Shutterstock Disease outbreaks shape our cities. Public health concerns have influenced some of the most iconic developments in urban planning. London’s sewage systems were developed in response to cholera outbreaks in the 19th century. In the USA at the turn of the 20th century, public parks became a popularContinue Reading
