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On April 22, thousands of scientists around the globe marched to defend the role of science, research and facts against repeated attacks from US President Donald Trump’s administration.
To mark Trump’s first 100 days in office, The Conversation Global invited scientists from around the world to explain that climate change is real, and how it’s impacting lives where they live.
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Bill Nye the Science Guy leads a crowd of scientists in the April 22 2017 March on Science in Washington, DC.
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Maty Konte, United Nations University; Joice Ferreira, Federal University of Pará; Sandrine Maljean-Dubois, Aix-Marseille Université ; Shobhakar Dhakal, Asian Institute of Technology
Scientists from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe take on the White House with facts from the ground they stand on.
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Politics + Society
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Cristóbal Bellolio, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Former president Ricardo Lagos, who is revered for standing up to the dictator Augusto Pinochet, says goodbye to public life.
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Aftab Alam, Aligarh Muslim University
In India, a series of vicious attacks by 'cow vigilantes' signals that Hindu extremism is on the rise.
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Business + Economy
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Danielle Resnick, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The harassment of informal food vendors by national and municipal governments remains a major impediment to improving the resilience of the urban poor in African cities.
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Health + Medicine
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Rebekah Boynton, James Cook University; Anne Swinbourne, James Cook University
Many people with phobias are understandably reluctant to face their fears. But gradual exposure using virtual reality headsets can help with everything from a fear of spiders, heights or flying.
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