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Editor's note
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In the wake of Friday’s “bucket bomb” incident in London, Donald Trump suggested that cutting access to the internet might form part of the solution to the global terror threat. Is he right or is he simplifying the issue just a little? A group of US academics provide their take on the debate.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats are meeting in Bournemouth this week for their annual conference after an election that failed to deliver the renaissance supporters had hoped for. So what’s the future for what was once the third party of British politics? It’s all about the long game, argues Ben Williams.
News too from our colleagues in Canada, where the government of British Columbia is moving towards a ban on hunting grizzly bears as trophies. The decision is causing a debate so fierce, it has even the biggest beasts running for the woods.
Some animals are in greater danger from each other than us humans. A new study shows certain bees will rise up and kill their queen if she doesn’t keep them happy by producing the right kind of offspring. Others are a bit more co-operative. After research revealed that the African hunting dog has a very special democratic process involving sneezing to vote on a group decision, we looked at some of the other ways animals negotiate.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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The great Canadian bear row
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Grizzly trophy-hunting is at the heart of a ferocious debate in North America.
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Courtney Hughes, University of Alberta; Lindsey Dewart, University of Alberta
A bitter debate has erupted over the British Columbia government's recent decision to end grizzly bear trophy hunting. Here are the pros and cons of stopping the hunt.
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Politics + Society
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Thomas Holt, Michigan State University; Joshua D. Freilich, City University of New York; Steven Chermak, Michigan State University
Efforts to kick extremists off the internet can't succeed and might even have the unintended side effect of bolstering support for radical groups.
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Ben Williams, University of Salford
The annual conference in Bournemouth is a much needed opportunity to regroup.
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Seb Eskauriatza, University of Birmingham
It seems the culprits in a "cash-for-kills" scheme that claimed thousands of lives might find a way to wriggle out of the peace process.
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Science + Technology
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James Gilbert, University of Hull
New research shows stingless bees will assassinate their queen if she makes the wrong royal match.
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Jan Hoole, Keele University
Democracy is not just for humans.
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Nick Achilleos, UCL
Cassini may be gone but the data it left behind could help reveal how long Saturn's day is and how its magnetic field is generated.
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Business + Economy
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Homa Zarghamee, Barnard College; Samuel Bowles, Santa Fe Institute; Wendy Carlin, UCL
To get them back, Economics 101 courses need to address real problems.
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Dan Finn, University of Portsmouth
Means-tested benefits are designed to ensure a minimum standard of living for Britain’s poorest families.
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Environment + Energy
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John Vogler, Keele University; Marit Hammond, Keele University
To deliver climate justice we must focus on vulnerable people not countries.
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Steve Fuller, University of Warwick
Digital and animal cultures pose a profound challenge to the law’s recognition of human uniqueness.
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Health + Medicine
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Jacqueline Hamilton, University of York
Most people know that second-hand smoke is dangerous, but evidence that third-hand smoke is dangerous too is growing.
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Barry Godfrey, University of Liverpool; Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, University of Tasmania
A new study highlights the stark difference in living conditions experienced by old- and new-world working-class adults in the Victorian era.
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