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Editor's note
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As her party meets in Birmingham for its annual conference, the stakes could not be higher for Theresa May. Various backbenchers are plotting against her and her only response to the EU’s rejection of her Brexit plan has been to dig her heels in harder. Andrew Scott Crines warns that the prime minister urgently needs to reassert her authority.
The stresses and strains of modern life can leave many feeling down and depressed. But a group of ancient Roman philosophers have some lessons for how to be happy in the 21st century. Among these stoic wisdoms is the idea that while you can’t control many things that life throws at you, you can control how you choose to think about them.
Alzheimer’s disease is believed to be caused by a build up of plaques in the brain, yet drugs that target these plaques have all been ineffective. As a result, drugs companies are abandoning research in this area. Davide Bruno believes they are being too hasty.
And if you’ve spent the weekend trying to crack our logic puzzle, the solution is now available.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top stories
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Andrew Scott Crines, University of Liverpool
At a critical moment for Brexit, the PM and her cabinet urgently need to exude authority – and charm.
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John Sellars, Royal Holloway
What a group of ancient Roman philosophers can teach you about how to live in the 21st century.
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Davide Bruno, Liverpool John Moores University
Trials for new Alzheimer's drugs have been failing a lot, lately. But it may be premature to abandon these drugs altogether.
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Arts + Culture
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Mark Jago, University of Nottingham
No cheating, please.
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Paul Wells, Loughborough University
Depression, addiction and misanthropy in cartoon form.
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Helena Bassil-Mozorow, Glasgow Caledonian University
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's funny, sassy, violent script doesn't make a drama out of the two strong female leads, it normalises them.
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Education
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Chris Rolph, Nottingham Trent University
Why are headteachers from across the country protesting at Westminster?
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Miguel Antonio Lim, University of Manchester
What university rankings mean for students.
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Health + Medicine
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Ellen W. Evans, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Patients undergoing chemotherapy are at particular risk from food poisoning - but they aren't being made aware how critical food safety is at home.
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Hazel Flight, Edge Hill University; John Marsden, Edge Hill University; Sean Creaney, Edge Hill University
If the UK is to break the cycle of reoffending, it needs to meet the basic needs of young people in prison and respect the basic human right of adequate nutrition.
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Environment + Energy
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Bridget Woodman, University of Exeter
Labour should not accept nuclear power as an inevitable part of its climate policies.
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Crispin Halsall, Lancaster University
PCBs were phased out three decades ago. But they're still lingering in the ocean.
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Politics + Society
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Julius A. Amin, University of Dayton
It has been nearly three years since the Anglophone crisis began in Cameroon. The conflict has been vicious and it’s time for world leaders to act not just talk.
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Saloni Kapur, Lancaster University
Despite perceptions of an antagonistic Pakistan-India-Afghanistan dynamic, there are strong institutional foundations for a more cooperative relationship.
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Science + Technology
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Andrew Michael Cooke, Bangor University
How to win the Ryder Cup...with a little help from neuroscience.
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Cities
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Jim Uttley, University of Leeds; Aleksandra Liachenko Monteiro, University of Sheffield; Steve Fotios, University of Sheffield
Street lighting may not actually reduce crime – but it can make people feel safer at night.
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