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Editor's note
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Greenland is larger than Mexico yet the entire territory emits less carbon than a single small coal power plant. Nonetheless, this huge, empty, icy island has an outsized influence on the world’s climate. Nowhere on the planet is warming faster than the Arctic, and Greenland’s melting ice sheets and thawing permafrost will in turn speed up climate change for the rest of us. As wildfires rage nearby, Kathryn Adamson, a glaciologist who works on the wonderfully-named Disko Island, explains.
If you’ve ever tried to argue with somebody who believes in a conspiracy theory, you will know how hard it can be, as facts and rational arguments aren’t very good at changing people’s minds. In a long-read article, Mark Lorch explains how this is down to our rational brains being fitted with not-so-evolved evolutionary hard wiring. But, he argues, there are subtle methods that can help you get your message across.
Meanwhile, a report published today by the Electoral Reform Society on the 2017 UK general election highlights the widespread practice of tactical voting and the large number of votes that are in effect meaningless. The suggestion is clear, says Ben Williams: the first-past-the-post system’s time has passed.
All the best.
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Will de Freitas
Environment + Energy Editor
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Kathryn Adamson, Manchester Metropolitan University
The ice sheet is melting and permafrost is thawing. What's happening in Greenland will speed up climate change across the world.
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Science + Technology
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Mark Lorch, University of Hull
Rational arguments and myth busting often won't help you change the mind of a conspiracy theorist. But there are other ways.
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Politics + Society
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Ben Williams, University of Salford
For the third time in a row, first past the post has delivered confusion rather than stability.
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David Winter, University of Hertfordshire
Mass graves are being dug for hundreds of those killed in a nation once more gripped by grief.
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Karl McLaughlin, Manchester Metropolitan University
A toxic combination of history and social tension makes Spain fertile ground for extremist recruitment.
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Mark McKinty, Queen's University Belfast
The boulevard runs through the heart of the city, drives its tourist economy and acts as a symbol of life in Catalonia.
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Nicola Carr, University of Nottingham
A judge in Belfast has dismissed a challenge to Northern Ireland's ban on same-sex marriage citing it as a 'social policy' issue.
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Zareh Ghazarian, Monash University
Seven MPs are now under a cloud as to whether dual citizenship renders them ineligible to be elected to parliament.
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Arts + Culture
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Jenny Barrett, Edge Hill University
To pitch an alternative timeline, you first have to believe a particular narrative of real history. That's where things can go wrong.
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Shruti Narayanswamy, University of St Andrews
In the midst of the country's struggle for independence, India's film industry became a messenger and ally in the global fight against Britain's enemies
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Andrea Moneta, Nottingham Trent University
Theatre is undergoing a virtual revolution.
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Steffan Thomas, Bangor University
Spotify, Apple Music and the like aren't working for indy artists,
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Business + Economy
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Matthew Wyman, Keele University
Vladimir Putin position in the Kremlin looks more secure than ever, and he has shut down almost all the avenues for a genuine challenge.
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Alexander Tziamalis, Sheffield Hallam University
Inflation has been on the rise since the Brexit vote but, before long, deflation might be a greater concern.
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Heejung Chung, University of Kent
Flexible working reduces the likelihood that women cut their hours or leave the labour market after childbirth.
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Greg Watts, University of Bradford
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Devendra Saroj, University of Surrey
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