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Narcissistic leaders: even children fall for their superficial charms
We live in an age of narcissistic leadership. Around the world, we are witnessing the rise and fall of narcissistic leaders – people who hold grandiose views of themselves, who believe laws and regulations don’t apply to them, and who crave the respect and admiration of their followers. Could narcissisticContinue Reading
Lockdown study finds undiagnosed mental health crisis among new mothers
Shutterstock New mothers experienced worryingly high rates of depression and anxiety during the first lockdown, our new research has revealed. One of the major contributing factors to them feeling this way was the psychological impact of social distancing measures. Our study examined the psychological and social experiences of over 600Continue Reading
Joe Biden’s first foreign policy speech – an expert explains what it means for the world
Delivering his first major foreign policy speech since taking office on January 20, US president Joe Biden has sent a strong signal to the rest of the world that they will see a very different America on his watch. In a wide-ranging address at the US State Department in Washington,Continue Reading
Mars missions from China and UAE are set to go into orbit – here’s what they could discover
How times have changed since the Apollo era. Within the space of a few days, two space missions from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), respectively, are set to reach Mars. The UAE’s Hope mission will go into orbit around Mars on February 9. The next day, the ChineseContinue Reading
COVID vaccine weekly: developing boosters for new mutations
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock There’s now another dimension to the race to get people vaccinated. The coronavirus is mutating, potentially making current vaccines less effective against it. This isn’t a catastrophe – the vaccines still work. But preliminary data suggests their ability to protect against certain variants of the virus is now weaker.Continue Reading
Who’s the boss? Even children pick narcissists as their leaders
We live in an age of narcissistic leadership. Around the world, we are witnessing the rise and fall of narcissistic leaders – people who hold grandiose views of themselves, who believe laws and regulations don’t apply to them, and who crave the respect and admiration of their followers. Could narcissisticContinue Reading
Donald Trump spying allegations: more likely useful idiot than Putin’s agent
The question of Donald Trump’s relationship with the Kremlin has surfaced once again, this time in a new book by veteran US journalist Craig Unger. The book, American Kompromat, claims that the former US commander-in-chief was cultivated as a Russian intelligence asset for more than four decades. It’s not theContinue Reading
BAN vs WI, 1st Test: Bowlers Revive West Indies Against Bangladesh On Day 3 | Cricket News
The West Indies claimed three quick wickets in the second innings, to restore some parity in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Friday. The hosts on the third-day stumps reached 47-3, stretching their 171-run first-innings lead to 218 after bowling out the West Indies for 259 runs earlierContinue Reading
Not recommending the AstraZeneca vaccine for the elderly risks the lives of the most vulnerable
Regulators in Europe are at odds over whether the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine should be given to the elderly. In the UK, the vaccine has been approved for use in adults aged 18 and up, but France, Germany, Sweden and Austria say the vaccine should be prioritised for those under the ageContinue Reading
Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data
Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, famously declared: “this is for everyone”. Today, his invention is used by billions – but it also hosts the authoritarian crackdowns of antidemocratic governments, and supports the infrastructure of the most wealthy andContinue Reading