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Spotting liars is hard – but our new method is effective and ethical
Guilty? The length of your answer may give it away. Motortion Films/Shutterstock Most people lie occasionally. The lies are often trivial and essentially inconsequential – such as pretending to like a tasteless gift. But in other contexts, deception is more serious and can have harmful effects on criminal justice. FromContinue Reading
What a fear of maths does to children – new research
Neirfy/Shutterstock Maths anxiety is the feeling of tension and fear that many people experience when called on to work out a sum. For children, it can lead to behavioural problems in class, as well as physical symptoms such as butterflies in the stomach and a racing heart. Students with highContinue Reading
Is a scotch egg a meal? I investigated more than 300 council rulings to find out
Cut it in half and it can also count as dessert. Shutterstock England’s regional COVID restrictions pose a Scotch-egg shaped conundrum: where is the dividing line between a “table meal” and a mere snack? The offending provision is Schedule Two, Reg.14(2) of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England)Continue Reading
South Africa vs England: Eoin Morgan Defends Use Of Signals From Team Balcony | Cricket News
Eoin Morgan-led England won the three-match T20I series against South Africa 3-0.© AFP England one-day captain Eoin Morgan said on Thursday that he would continue to make use of signals from the team balcony. Television coverage during the third Twenty20 international against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town onContinue Reading
What Elvis Presley’s televised polio vaccination can tell us about the shortfalls of celebrity-endorsed health campaigns
Elvis Presley received a polio vaccination on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956 neftali/Shutterstock.com If you had tuned into the Ed Sullivan Show on October 28 1956, you would have witnessed an unexpected promoter of public health. Just before he took the stage to gyrate his way through his hitContinue Reading
Second lockdown left women feeling worn out – while men complained of boredom
from www.shutterstock.com Coronavirus restrictions have shaped our daily lives for the past nine months. But the fact that we’ve all learned to live with them doesn’t mean they’re any easier to cope with. A key question as England went into a second national lockdown in early November – and asContinue Reading
‘The asylum process broke my dream … now I have a new one.’ The refugee entrepreneurs
Members of Anqa – a marketplace led by refugee business founders. Frederic Aranda/https://fredericaranda.com, Author provided “This was never my plan. I love my country”. I was sat with Thomas (not his real name) in a bustling community centre where he volunteers with fellow refugees and asylum seekers. Thomas, in hisContinue Reading
BCCI AGM On December 24; Decision On Two New IPL Teams, ICC Representative On Cards, Says Report | Cricket News
The next Annual General Meeting of the BCCI is likely to be held on December 24.© AFP The BCCI will hold its Annual General Meeting on December 24 to discuss the induction of two new IPL franchises besides the appointment of India’s ICC representative and three new national selectors. AlsoContinue Reading
ISL: Hyderabad FC Held By Jamshedpur FC In 1-1 Draw | Football News
Aridane Santana scores past the Jamshedpur FC goalkeeper in their ISL fixture.© Twitter Stephen Eze salvaged a point for Jamshedpur FC with an 85th-minute strike to help his side hold Hyderabad FC to a 1-1 draw in an Indian Super League match on Wednesday. Aridane Santana scored his second goalContinue Reading
3rd ODI: Glenn Maxwell Sees Nothing Wrong In Playing Switch-Hit Shot, Says It’s “Within The Laws” | Cricket News
India vs Australia: Glenn Maxwell talks with Ashton Agar during the third ODI match.© AFP Former Australia captain Ian Chappell may call it “blatantly unfair” but Glenn Maxwell sees nothing wrong in employing the switch-hit, describing it as a “different part” of cricket’s evolution over the years. A switch hitContinue Reading