Thirtieth celebration of the June 4, 1989 massacre on Tiananmen Square, taking place in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on June 4, 2019, with the presence of Hong Kong activists on stage. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission. This article by Brian Hioe was originally published onContinue Reading
It's fun, affordable, portable and good for your health. VGstockstudio/ Shutterstock While many of us may remember skipping as something we did as children, the pastime has regained popularity during the pandemic as a way of keeping fit. Not only is jumping rope a fun, affordable and portable form ofContinue Reading
Activists wage a fight for abortion rights on Twitter A woman communicates on her smartphone. Photo via MaxPixel / Creative Commons Zero – CC0. In Namibia, amid the fourth wave of feminist uprisings in the technology age, activists flocked to social media platforms like Twitter to organize an online campaignContinue Reading
Jenov Jenovallen/Shutterstock By now, we are all familiar with guidance on how to reduce your risk of contracting coronavirus: wash your hands, wear a mask, social distance. But here’s another important piece of advice: don’t vape. Smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for more severe forms ofContinue Reading
What will be Britain’s place in the world after Brexit? Since the publication of the UK government’s research and development (R&D) roadmap, one part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s answer to this question has become far clearer: the future of the UK is, apparently, as a “science superpower”. At firstContinue Reading
Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock Returning to work after having a baby is highly taxing under normal circumstances, but it’s especially tough now. Returning parents currently face a triple whammy of readjusting to work, sorting out childcare and coping with pandemic-related restrictions that weren’t there when they went on leave. It’s a lotContinue Reading
Proponents of the diet claim slowly increasing calorie intake can boost your metabolism. Syda Productions/ Shutterstock While there are many debates about which type of diet is best for weight loss and health, it’s often not the weight loss which is the biggest challenge, but rather avoiding weight regain afterwards.Continue Reading
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Marish/Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact across the entire population, but one group likely to have been disproportionately affected is people with eating disorders. There are an estimated 1.3 million people in the UK living with an eating disorder. Our research has been exploring exactly how theContinue Reading
Shutterstock/ManoejPaateel The great COVID-19 vaccine race is on. Pharmaceutical companies around the world are going head to head, while governments scramble to get priority access to the most promising candidates. But a richest-takes-all approach in the fight against the deadliest pandemic in living memory is bound to be counter productive,Continue Reading
