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Patrice Désilets made his name as the creator of Assassin’s Creed, a series of video games known for their detailed and accurate depictions of Renaissance Italy or crusader-era Jerusalem. His latest project puts the player in charge of an ape in Africa 10m years ago, and challenges them to evolve into a Homo erectus. He drew from the work of human evolution expert Mark Maslin to develop the game – and, Maslin writes, the results are extremely exciting.
One of the biggest questions that preoccupies astronomers is how fast our universe is expanding. James Geach explains a method he and his colleagues have developed to help provide the answer.
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Mark Maslin, UCL
As a human evolution researcher, I was very excited to work with the creator of the Assassin's Creed games.
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G299 was left over by a Type Ia supernova.
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James Geach, University of Hertfordshire
The rate of the universe's expansion is in dispute. But a new kind of measurement offers hope.
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Health + Medicine
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Frederick Wekesah, African Population and Health Research Center
Societal pressures make it hard for people living in low-income areas to change their ways.
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David Benton, Swansea University; Hayley Young, Swansea University
People often avoid fruit juice due to its sugar content and low fibre, but it still contains lots of good chemicals our bodies need.
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Arts + Culture
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Susan Watkins, Leeds Beckett University
The author has returned to Gilead, 35 years after the original novel was published.
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Harriet Dempsey-Jones, UCL
Ultra-clear maps of individual toes were found in the brains of two foot painters – these are not found in typically developed humans.
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En français
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Mame Thierno Cissé, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; Gabrielle Le Tallec, Université Paris 13 – USPC
Au Sénégal avec 22 langues locales codifiées, la diffusion des textes internationaux pose la question de savoir dans quelle(s) langue(s) les populations doivent être informées.
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Camille Malafosse, UNSW
Les villes, premier point d’accueil des migrants, demandeurs d’asile et réfugiés sont-elles habilitées à agir contre les incohérences de la politique migratoire européenne ?
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En español
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Paloma Román Marugán, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
El sufragismo y las cuotas han hecho mucho por el avance femenino en política. Pero en el resto de ámbitos, el techo de cristal sigue siendo una realidad.
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Juan Miguel Rey Pino, Universidad de Granada; Antoni Baena Garcia, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Las campañas de comunicación de los nuevos productos de consumo de nicotina utilizan la innovación tecnológica y el glamur para promocionarlos y desviar la atención del consumidor.
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